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A drug that is highly effective in treating many types of infection can,at present,be obtained only from the bark of the ibora , a tree that is quite rare in the wild. It takes the bark of 5000 trees to make one kilogram of the drug. It follows, therefore, that continued production of the drug must inevitably lead to the ibore's extinction. Which of the following,if true, most seriously weakens the arguments above ?
Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answers to this item should be based on the passage only. Many farmers use synthetic pesticides to kill infesting insects. The consumption of pesticides in some of the developed countries is touching 3000 grams/hectare. Unfortunately, there are reports that these compounds possess inherent toxicities that endanger the health of the farm operators, consumers and the environment. Synthetic pesticides are generally persistent in environment. Entering in food chain they destroy the microbial diversity and cause ecological imbalance. Their indiscriminate use has resulted in development of resistance among insects to insecticides, upsetting of balance in nature and resources of treated populations. Natural pest control using the botanical pesticides is safer to the user and the environment because they break down into harmless compounds within hours or days in the presence of sunlight. Plants with pesticidal properties have been in nature for millions of years without any ill or adverse effects on the ecosystem. They are easily decomposed by many microbes common in most soils. They help in the maintenance of biological diversity of predators and human health hazards. Botanical pesticides formulated from plants are biodegradable and their use in crop protection is a practical sustainable alternative. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. Synthetic pesticides should never be used in modern agriculture. 2. One of the aims of sustainable agriculture is to ensure minimal ecological imbalance. 3. Botanical pesticides are more effective as compared to synthetic pesticides. Which of the assumptions given above is/are correct?
Jaskirat said to Rajat that he got a blood test done for Malaria. Rajat said 'there are a lot of mosquitoes in my house these days, but I did not get malaria." Why do you think that Rajat did not get Malaria and Jaskirat did?
Bark of which plant yields famous drug of malaria?