Verbal Ability - Comprehension - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Comprehension - Section 9 (Q.No. 4)
Directions to Solve
Mahatma Gandhi believed that industrialisation was no answer to the problems that plague the mass of India's poor and that villagers should be taught to be self-sufficient in food, weave their own cloth from cotton and eschew the glittering prizes that the 20th century so temptingly offers. Such an idyllic and rural paradise did not appear to those who inherited the reins of political power.

4.
Mahatma Gandhi's views opposed industrialisation of villages because
it would help the poor and not the rich
it would take away the skill of the villagers
it would affect the culture of the Indians
it would undermine self-sufficiency and destroy the beauty of life of the villager
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
14 comments Page 1 of 2.

Krish said:   8 years ago
I think the correct answer is option D.
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Rakesh tayade said:   4 years ago
Option D is correct. I too agree.
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Layaa said:   1 decade ago
The passage mentions 'self-sufficiency', and 'idyllic' meaning picturesque/beauty, so why can't the answer be D ?

Paritosh said:   1 decade ago
It should be D only. 'skill of the villagers' is not mentioned in passage.

Santhosh c n said:   1 decade ago
The correct and is B only. "Weave their own cloth" refers to one of the skill of the village people.

King Khan said:   9 years ago
The given answer is definitely wrong.

The Correct answer is D.

Gowtham said:   8 years ago
Idyllic means extremely happy.

So, it would destroy the happy life of a villager OPTION-D.

Claire said:   8 years ago
Mahatma Gandhi believed that and that villagers should be taught to be self-sufficient in food, weave their own cloth from cotton, ie, they should be taught these skills. So B is correct.

Kartik said:   8 years ago
The Answer is D.

Ramesh said:   7 years ago
The correct answer is D.


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