Question

The passage emphasizes that approximately fifty per cent of the farming population in Japan _____.

• A. is not satisfied with current farming policies.
• B. prefers town life to village life.
• C. engages in a secondary occupation in the winter.
• D. plans to give up farming and go into construction work.
• E. were poor people.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

engages in a secondary occupation in the winter.

Option C is correct. It states that fifty percent of the farming population in japan engage in a secondary occupation in the winter.

Supporting Statement: At present, about half of Japan's farmers must add to their incomes with winter jobs.

The other options are incorrect as they do not provide the appropriate information.