UPSC Prelims 2026 · CSAT
Question 32: Reading Comprehension
Which of the following statements is/are not correct?
- 1.Tech-savvy farmers will drive the AgTech companies of the future.
- 2.The development of advisory services by the government programmes for the use of AI tools in agriculture would be helpful.
- 3.In the US and Europe, AI tools have replaced traditional agricultural practices.
- 4.The integration of large datasets for use in real-time agronomic analysis is already a reality.
Select the answer using the code given below.
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).
The 'not correct' statements are those the passage does not support. Statement 1 is unsupported: tech-savvy farmers are described only as the small group now reached, and AgTech firms appear as partners. Statement 3 overstates: tools in the US and Europe have begun to offer large-scale precision farming, which is not the same as replacing older practice. Statement 2 is correct, since the passage advises spreading AI advice through government schemes. Statement 4 is correct, since combining big datasets to give instant field-level insight is described as already under way in the US and Europe. So 1 and 3 are not correct.
- 1. Not supported: tech-savvy farmers are only today's small user group; AgTechs are partners.
- 2. Correct: spreading AI advice through government schemes is recommended.
- 3. Not supported: AI tools have started offering precision farming, not replaced traditional practice.
- 4. Correct: combining big datasets for instant insight is already under way in the US and Europe.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (c) and (d) go: each of them leaves 1 out.
What you needed to know: Not supported: tech-savvy farmers are only today's small user group; AgTechs are partners.
- Then, if you were sure statement 4 is correct, (b) goes: it includes 4.
What you needed to know: Correct: combining big datasets for instant insight is already under way in the US and Europe.
Only (a) is left. You didn’t need statements 2 or 3.
This follows UPSC’s provisional key; the final key could change it.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Right: 1 and 3 are the statements the passage does not support.
- (b) Wrong: 4 is supported, so it is a correct statement.
- (c) Wrong: 2 and 4 are correct statements.
- (d) Wrong: 1 is also not supported.
Only the provisional key (27 May 2026) was found; the final key replaces it when found.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026, General Studies Paper II (CSAT), Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.