PASSAGE 8 (Questions 6-10)

Directions: In the below given passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. Five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

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 It is for this reason that adequate __(6)__ need to be in place to ensure consumer safety. But an __(7)__ rejection of genetically modified food would be __(8)__ to the country's food security. Given the huge deficit between demand and production, there is an urgent need to adopt a __(9)__ approach to agriculture. Brazil serves as a good example. Over the last, 40 years, the South American nation has scripted an agricultural revolution in the dry plains of the country by providing basic inputs on a large scale and vigorously adopting GM crops. There is no reason why India can't __(10)__ this. Storage and delivery is the other side of the problem that can be significantly mitigated by policy decisions that allow for greater FDI in retail. Scientific innovations combined with a farsighted farm-to-fork agriculture strategy, are the answer to India's growing food needs.

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Select the appropriate word for blank 6.