Which of the following assumptions is/are valid?

Agricultural productivity has marched ahead in the West because of the economies of scale facilitated by the adoption of AI tools.
Affordable AI tools rendered available in local languages can help AI-based solutions reach more and more small farmers.
Though penetration is as yet low, critical application areas deploying AI tools are already in use in India.

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Which of the following assumptions is/are valid?

Agricultural productivity has marched ahead in the West because of the economies of scale facilitated by the adoption of AI tools.
Affordable AI tools rendered available in local languages can help AI-based solutions reach more and more small farmers.
Though penetration is as yet low, critical application areas deploying AI tools are already in use in India.

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Accepted Answer

2 and 3 only

Explanation: Evaluate each statement against the passage: Statement 1 is Invalid: The passage mentions AI tools have started offering precision farming in the West, but does not claim agricultural productivity "marched ahead" because of AI—this causal link is unsupported. Statement 2 is Valid: The passage explicitly recommends developing Indian language-based AI tools and affordable solutions to enable "at-scale integration and accessibility" for smallholder farmers. Statement 3 is Valid: The passage clearly states "India is starting to deploy AI for critical use cases" like weather forecasting and pest detection, though penetration remains limited. Therefore, only statements 2 and 3 are valid, making Option 4 the correct answer.

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