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1) The cotton yield has drastically come down in this Kharif season due to pink bollworm and floods. Very few cotton farmers, who got water facility, managed the loss. 2) Adilabad cotton farmers are continuously being exploited by private traders who are offering them a price that is lower than the minimum support price of Rs 5,450 per quintal. 3) Private cotton traders are exploiting gullible farmers at the cotton markets despite District collector Divya Devarajan’s efforts to see that cotton farmers get a good price for their cotton produce. 4) To check over-exploitation of water in the dark zone areas of the state, the Haryana government has decided to extensively promote micro irrigation by providing incentives to the farmers. 5) Farmers are not getting good price even when there is good demand for cotton in the international market.

Five statements are given below labelled 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.
A The cotton yield has drastically come down in this Kharif season due to pink bollworm and floods. Very few cotton farmers, who got water facility, managed the loss.
B Adilabad cotton farmers are continuously being exploited by private traders who are offering them a price that is lower than the minimum support price of Rs 5,450 per quintal.
C Private cotton traders are exploiting gullible farmers at the cotton markets despite District collector Divya Devarajan’s efforts to see that cotton farmers get a good price for their cotton produce.
D To check over-exploitation of water in the dark zone areas of the state, the Haryana government has decided to extensively promote micro irrigation by providing incentives to the farmers.
E Farmers are not getting good price even when there is good demand for cotton in the international market.
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