Xavier Aptitude Test 2017 Paper

Question : 9 of 97

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Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows: Worldwide, tomato is one of the most important crops. Because this crop can be adapted for cultivation in vari ous environments ranging from tropical to alpine regions, its cultivation area is now expanding worldwide into not so productive regions. On the other hand, traditional culti vation areas, the most favourable for tomato cultivation with warm and dry climate, are contracting. Every year, traditional cultivation areas lose 2 million hectares (ha) of land to environmental factors such as salinity, drought, and soil erosion.
Which of the following is the correct inference based on the above passage?

In recent years, per hectare production of tomato has increased worldwide.
In recent years, per hectare wastage of tomato has increased worldwide.
In recent years, per hectare production of tomato has decreased worldwide.
In recent years, per hectare wastage of tomato has decreased worldwide.
In recent years, per hectare production of tomato has remained the same worldwide.

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