Read the following passage and answer the question that follows. Your answers to these items should be based on the passage only.

There are reports that some of the antibiotics sold in the market are fed to poultry and other livestock as growth promoters. Overusing these substances can create superbugs, pathogens that are resistant to multiple drugs and could be passed along humans. Mindful of that, some farming companies have stopped using the drugs to make chickens gain weight faster. Since Denmark banned antibiotic growth promoters in the 1990s, the major pork exporter says it is producing more pigs - and the animals get fewer diseases.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the critical message conveyed by the passage given above?

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UPSC Civil Services Exam Official 10 Oct 2021 Prelims CSAT

Answer 1

The correct answer is Antibiotics should only be used to treat diseases.

Key Points

Options 1 and 2 are out of the context, cannot be a message drawn from the passage, doesn't focus on avoiding consumption or plant-based diet.
Option 3 ban on total antibiotics is extreme in nature, this doesn't specify that antibiotics be banned on farming animals alone.
Option 4 is the most suitable message that can be drawn from the given passage.