A group of six friends - Jack, Kimberly, Lee, Melissa, Nick Olivia - go out to eat at a restaurant. They are seated evenly around a circular table based on the following conditions: Melissa does not sit next to Jack. Jack sits next to Olivia or Nick, but not both of them. Kimberly sits next to Nick. If Olivia sits next to Jack, then she doesn't sit next to Lee. As a result of implementing an experimental farming system that combined aggressive new fertilization, deep irrigation, and speculative pesticides, the yield on crops at a farm in central California grew consistently and considerably over the past six years. However, yields this year unexpectedly plummeted, causing the farm's owners considerable financial difficulties. Which of the following statements, if true best explains the unexpected drop in yield.

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সঠিক উত্তর: । ব্যাখ্যা: Option ঙ directly links the previous consistent growth to a plausible cause for the current decline: nutrient exhaustion. Other options are less directly related: ক talks about market size, not yield। খ mentions other farms, but doesn’t explain why this particular farm’s yield dropped। গ mentions past droughts, but the drop this year needs a more direct explanation। ঘ refers to a different system on a different crop — not directly relevant। (Option E is the best explanation.)