Passage

About 15 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from agricultural practices. This includes nitrous oxide from fertilizers; methane from livestock, rice production, and manure storage; and carbon dioxide (CO2) from burning biomass, but this excludes CO2 emissions from soil management practices, savannah burning and deforestation. Forestry, land use, and land-use change account for another 17 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions each year, three quarters of which come from tropical deforestation. The remainder is largely from draining and burning tropical peatland. About the same amount of carbon is stored in the world’s peatlands as is stored in the Amazon rainforest.

QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Comprehension

Prelims 2016

Which among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?

Select an option to attempt

Explanation

Option A is incorrect. The passage does not specifically advocate for organic farming to replace mechanized and chemical-dependent agricultural practices but focuses more on modifying land use practices to mitigate climate change.

Option B is correct. The passage emphasizes the need for modifying land use practices, including addressing deforestation and peatland burning, as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which is necessary to mitigate climate change.

Option C is incorrect. The passage does not suggest that there are no technological solutions but instead highlights the importance of land-use changes, which could be facilitated through technological and policy solutions.

Option D is incorrect. Although tropical areas play a significant role in carbon sequestration (especially the Amazon rainforest and peatlands), the passage does not primarily focus on them as chief sites but emphasizes the overall importance of modifying land-use practices globally.

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