There is more bad news on food front. It now appears certain that there will bea shortfall of about 9 million tonnes in the food production in the current kharif season, which in turn means five million tonnes less than the production achieved in the last kharif season. However, rice procurement may only be partially affected since West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh have had sufficient rainfall while Punjab, the mtyor contributor to the central pool is less dependent on rainfall. Still, the overall availability of rice may go down by more than four million tonnes. There may be worst news ahead. In the last year, there was a deficit production of rice by five million tonnes.

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1.	There is more bad news on food front. It now appears certain that there will bea shortfall of about 9 million tonnes in the food production in the current kharif season, which in turn means five million tonnes less than the production achieved in the last kharif season. However, rice procurement may only be partially affected since West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh have had sufficient rainfall while Punjab, the mtyor contributor to the central pool is less dependent on rainfall. Still, the overall availability of rice may go down by more than four million tonnes. There may be worst news ahead. In the last year, there was a deficit production of rice by five million tonnes.
A.	Probably true
B.	Probably false
C.	Definitely false
D.	Definitely true
Answer» D. Definitely true

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