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Directions (Q. 1-15):
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while
answering some of the questions.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while
answering some of the questions.
The outside world has pat answers
concerning extremely impoverished countries, especially those in Africa.
Everything comes back, again and again, to corruption and misrule. Western
officials argue that Africa simply needs to behave itself better, to allow
market forces to operate without interference by corrupt rulers. Yet the
critics of African governance have it wrong. Politics simply can’t explain
Africa’s prolonged economic crisis.
The claim that Africa’s corruption is the basic source of the problem does not
withstand serious scrutiny. During the past decade I witnessed how relatively
well-governed countries in Africa such as Ghana, Malawi, Mali and Senegal,
failed to prosper, whereas societies in Asia perceived to have extensive corruption, such as Bangladesh,
Indonesia and Pakistan, enjoyed rapid economic growth.
concerning extremely impoverished countries, especially those in Africa.
Everything comes back, again and again, to corruption and misrule. Western
officials argue that Africa simply needs to behave itself better, to allow
market forces to operate without interference by corrupt rulers. Yet the
critics of African governance have it wrong. Politics simply can’t explain
Africa’s prolonged economic crisis.
The claim that Africa’s corruption is the basic source of the problem does not
withstand serious scrutiny. During the past decade I witnessed how relatively
well-governed countries in Africa such as Ghana, Malawi, Mali and Senegal,
failed to prosper, whereas societies in Asia perceived to have extensive corruption, such as Bangladesh,
Indonesia and Pakistan, enjoyed rapid economic growth.
What is the explanation? Every
situation of extreme poverty around the world contains some of its own unique
causes, which need to be diagnosed as a doctor would a patient. For example,
Africa is burdened with malaria like no other part of the world, simply because
it is unlucky in providing the perfect conditions for that disease; high
temperatures, plenty of breeding sites and particular species of
malaria-transmitting mosquitoes that prefer to bite humans rather than cattle.
situation of extreme poverty around the world contains some of its own unique
causes, which need to be diagnosed as a doctor would a patient. For example,
Africa is burdened with malaria like no other part of the world, simply because
it is unlucky in providing the perfect conditions for that disease; high
temperatures, plenty of breeding sites and particular species of
malaria-transmitting mosquitoes that prefer to bite humans rather than cattle.
Another myth is that the
developed world already gives plenty of aid to the world’s poor. Former US
Secretary of the Treasury, Paul O’Neil expressed a common frustration when he
remarked about aid for Africa: “We’ve spent trillions of dollars on these
problems and we have damn near nothing to show for it.” O’Neil was no foe of
foreign aid. Indeed, he wanted to fix the system so that more US aid could be
justified. But he was wrong to believe that vast flows of aid to Africa had
been squandered. President Bush said
in a press conference in April 2004 that as “the greatest power on the face of
the earth, we have an obligation to help the spread of freedom. We have an obligation to feed the hungry.” Yet how
does the US fulfil its obligation? US aid to farmers in poor countries to help
them grow more food runs at around $200 million per year, far less than $1 per
person per year for the hundreds of millions of people living in subsistence
farm households.
developed world already gives plenty of aid to the world’s poor. Former US
Secretary of the Treasury, Paul O’Neil expressed a common frustration when he
remarked about aid for Africa: “We’ve spent trillions of dollars on these
problems and we have damn near nothing to show for it.” O’Neil was no foe of
foreign aid. Indeed, he wanted to fix the system so that more US aid could be
justified. But he was wrong to believe that vast flows of aid to Africa had
been squandered. President Bush said
in a press conference in April 2004 that as “the greatest power on the face of
the earth, we have an obligation to help the spread of freedom. We have an obligation to feed the hungry.” Yet how
does the US fulfil its obligation? US aid to farmers in poor countries to help
them grow more food runs at around $200 million per year, far less than $1 per
person per year for the hundreds of millions of people living in subsistence
farm households.
From the world as a whole, the
amount of aid per African per year is really very small, just $30 per
sub-Saharan African in 2002. Of that modest
amount, almost $5 was actually for consultants from the donor countries, more
than $3 was for emergency aid, about $4 went for servicing Africa’s debts and
$5 was for debt-relief operations. The rest, about $12, went to Africa. Since
the “money down the drain” argument is heard most frequently in the US, it’s
worth looking at the same calculations for US aid alone. In 2002, the US gave
$3 per sub-Saharan African. Taking out the parts for US consultants and
technical cooperation, food and other emergency aid, administrative costs and
debt relief, the aid per African came to a grand total of 6 cents.
amount of aid per African per year is really very small, just $30 per
sub-Saharan African in 2002. Of that modest
amount, almost $5 was actually for consultants from the donor countries, more
than $3 was for emergency aid, about $4 went for servicing Africa’s debts and
$5 was for debt-relief operations. The rest, about $12, went to Africa. Since
the “money down the drain” argument is heard most frequently in the US, it’s
worth looking at the same calculations for US aid alone. In 2002, the US gave
$3 per sub-Saharan African. Taking out the parts for US consultants and
technical cooperation, food and other emergency aid, administrative costs and
debt relief, the aid per African came to a grand total of 6 cents.
The US has promised repeatedly
over the decades, as a signatory to global agreements like the Monterrey
Consensus of 2002, to give a much larger proportion of its annual output,
specifically upto 0.7% of GNP, to official development assistance. The US’s
failure to follow through has no political fallout domestically, of course,
because not one in a million US citizens even knows of statements like the
Monterrey Consensus. But no one should underestimate the salience that it has
around the world. Spin as Americans might about their nation’s generosity, the
poor countries are fully aware of what the US is not doing.
over the decades, as a signatory to global agreements like the Monterrey
Consensus of 2002, to give a much larger proportion of its annual output,
specifically upto 0.7% of GNP, to official development assistance. The US’s
failure to follow through has no political fallout domestically, of course,
because not one in a million US citizens even knows of statements like the
Monterrey Consensus. But no one should underestimate the salience that it has
around the world. Spin as Americans might about their nation’s generosity, the
poor countries are fully aware of what the US is not doing.
1. The passage seems
to emphasize that the outside world has
to emphasize that the outside world has
1) correct understanding about the reasonable aid provided
by the USA to the poor countries.
by the USA to the poor countries.
2) definite information about what is happening in
underdeveloped countries.
underdeveloped countries.
3) stopped extending any financial aid to underdeveloped countries.
4) misconceptions about the aid given to the poor nations by
developed countries.
developed countries.
5) None of these
2. According to the
Westerners, the solution to eradicate poverty of African nations lies in
Westerners, the solution to eradicate poverty of African nations lies in
1) Corruption
2) Improving their own national behaviour
3) Misrule
4) Prolonged economic crisis
5) None of these
3. The author has given
the example of Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan in support of his argument
that
the example of Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan in support of his argument
that
1) corruption is the major culprit in the way of prosperity.
2) misgovernance hampers the prosperity of nations.
3) despite rampant corruption, nations may prosper.
4) developed nations arrogantly neglect underdeveloped countries.
5) None of these
4. The author has
mentioned Ghana as a country with
mentioned Ghana as a country with
1) reasonably good governance
2) corrupt leadership
3) plenty of natural resources
4) rapid economic growth
5) None of these
5. The cases of
malaria in Africa are mainly due to
malaria in Africa are mainly due to
(A) high temperature
(B) climatic conditions conducive for breeding
(C) malaria carriers’ liking for human blood in preference to
that of cattle
that of cattle
1) None of these
2) Only B & C
3) Only A & C
4) Only A & B
5) All the three
6. The remark of
former US Secretary of the Treasury, Paul O’ Neil, is according to the author
former US Secretary of the Treasury, Paul O’ Neil, is according to the author
1) A statement of fact
2) Not factually correct
3) An underestimation of US aid
4) A ruthless remark by an arrogant bureaucrat
5) None of these
7. President Bush’s
statement in a Press Conference in April 2004 indicates that
statement in a Press Conference in April 2004 indicates that
1) the aid given by the US to the poor countries is substantial
and sufficient.
and sufficient.
2) the spread of freedom cannot be achieved through financial
aid.
aid.
3) feeding the hungry millions outside the US is not possible.
4) the US, on its own, assumes the obligation of helping the
poor countries.
poor countries.
5) US has spent trillions of dollars on aid.
8. Which of the
following statements is TRUE about US aid to the sub-Saharan African countries ?
following statements is TRUE about US aid to the sub-Saharan African countries ?
1) The US aid meant for per capita African does not reach
the incumbent.
the incumbent.
2) The US aid to African countries is more than that for any
other developing or underdeveloped nation.
other developing or underdeveloped nation.
3) The US aid for farmers in African countries is $200 m per
year.
year.
4) The donor country charges $5 per individual as the consultancy
charges.
charges.
5) US has been contributing more than 0.7% of its GNP for
development assistance.
development assistance.
9. The purpose of the
author in writing this passage seems to
author in writing this passage seems to
1) criticise USA for not providing adequate financial help.
2) make Africans realise their own problems.
3) analyse the actual quantum of aid against the perceived
one.
one.
4) highlight how American leaders are power-hungry
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 10-12):
Which of the following words/groups of words is most nearly the same in meaning
as the word printed in bold as used in
the passage?
Which of the following words/groups of words is most nearly the same in meaning
as the word printed in bold as used in
the passage?
10. OBLIGATION
1) Lip sympathy
2) True empathy
3) Self-pity
4) Conditional responsibility
5) Moral binding
11. SQUANDER
1) Use economically
2) Spend wastefully
3) Siphon judiciously
4) Donate generously
5) Donate with ulterior motive
12. MODEST
1) Humble
2) Sufficient
3) Meagre
4) Sober
5) Unpretentious
Directions (Q. 13-15):
Which of the following words/groups of words is most OPPOSITE in meaning of
the word given in bold as used in the
passage.
Which of the following words/groups of words is most OPPOSITE in meaning of
the word given in bold as used in the
passage.
13. MYTH
1) Reality 2) Mystery 3) Misery
4) Misconception 5) Exaggeration
14. EXTENSIVE
1) Intensive 2) Abominable 3) Inherent
4) Rampant 5) Negligible
15. PROLONGED
1) Immediate 2) Shortened 3) Brevity
4) Short-lived 5) Narrow
Explanations:
1. Refer to 3rd para, 1st sentence.
2. Refer to 1st para, 3rd sentence.
3. Refer to last two sentences of para one.
4. Refer to last two sentences of para one.
5. Refer to the last sentence of para two.
6. Refer to 3rd para 5th sentence.
7. Refer to 3rd para 6th sentence.
8. Refer to 4th para 2nd sentence. All other options quote wrong facts.
9. The author, from the very beginning of the passage, has critised US for not providing adequate aid to African countries and has backed his opinion with various facts and figures throughout the passage.
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