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DIRECTIONS: In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


Agriculture in India has been facing many issues fragmented land holding, _(a)_ water table levels, deteriorating soil quality, _(b)_ input costs, low productivity. Add to this vagaries of the monsoon. Output prices may not be _(c)_. Farmers are often forced to borrow to manage expenses. Also, many small farmers not eligible for bank credit borrow at _(d)_ interest rates from private sources.


When nature rides roughshod over debt-ridden farmers in the form of erratic monsoon and crop failures, they face _(e)_ options. Indebtedness is a key reason for the many farmer suicides in the country.


Loan waivers provide some relief to farmers in such situations, but there are debates about the long-term effectiveness of the measure. Critics demand making agriculture _(f)_ by reducing inefficiencies, increasing income, reducing costs and providing protection through insurance schemes. They point out that farm loan waivers are at best a _(g)_ solution and entail a moral hazard even those who can afford to pay may not, in the expectation of a waiver. Such measures can _(h)_ credit discipline and may make banks wary of lending to farmers in the future. It also makes a sharp dent in the finances of the government that finances the _(i)_ But farmers can decide the fortunes of political parties, and politicians are _(j)_ antagonising them.

Mark the correct option for blank _(b)_.
Options:
A) rising
B) raising
C) arising
D) riding
Solution:
Ex: Rising input costs would be best suited in the context of listing problems related with farming.

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