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UPSC Prelims 2026 CSAT, question 32

Topic: Reading comprehension

Directions · Q31 to Q32

Directions for the next 2 (two) items :
Read the following passage and answer the items that follow. Your answers should be based solely on the passage.

Passage · Q31 to Q32

India is starting to deploy AI for critical use cases such as weather forecasting, pest detection and control, and crop yield optimisation. However, penetration is limited to a small subset of tech-savvy farmers. In the US and in Europe, generative AI tools have started offering precision farming at scale, integrating large datasets to provide real-time agronomic insights. For at-scale integration and accessibility of AI tools in India, it would be helpful to develop Indian languages-based AI tools for smallholder farmers, partner with AgTechs to create affordable AI solutions, and disseminate AI-based advisory services through government programmes.

Q32

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.

  1. (a) 1 and 3 onlyCorrect answer
  2. (b) 1, 3 and 4
  3. (c) 2 and 4
  4. (d) 3 only

Solution.

Answer: (a) 1 and 3 only

  1. Statement 1 is incorrect: the passage states that current AI penetration is limited to a small subset of tech-savvy farmers, not that they will drive future AgTech companies.
  2. Statement 2 is correct: the passage explicitly states that disseminating AI-based advisory services through government programmes would be helpful.
  3. Statement 3 is incorrect: the passage states that generative AI tools have started offering precision farming at scale in the US and Europe, not that they have replaced traditional agricultural practices.
  4. Statement 4 is correct: the passage notes that AI tools in the US and Europe are already integrating large datasets to provide real-time agronomic insights.

Trap: The question asks which statements are not correct, so Statements 1 and 3 give option (a).