What according to the passage is the ‘unwelcome form of the globalization’? 1. Globalization of the diseases 2. Elusive goal of globalization 3. History of fatal diseases 4. Selective use of antibiotics Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- (a)1 only
- (b)2, 3 and 4
- (c)3 only
- (d)1 and 4
Correct — A, 1 only. The phrase asks for an 'unwelcome form of globalization' — something that has itself become globalized in a harmful way. Only statement 1, 'globalization of the diseases', fits: as trade and travel connect the world, diseases too spread across borders, which is the undesirable side of globalization. Statement 2 ('elusive goal') is an abstract judgement, not a form; statement 3 is the 'history' of diseases, not their globalization; statement 4 ('selective use of antibiotics') is a medical practice, not a form of globalization. So 1 alone qualifies.
- (b)2, 3 and 4 — None of these three is a 'form of globalization': a goal, a history and an antibiotic practice do not describe something becoming global.
- (c)3 only — The 'history of fatal diseases' is background, not the globalization that the phrase labels unwelcome.
- (d)1 and 4 — 1 is correct, but 4 (selective use of antibiotics) is a treatment practice, not a form of globalization, so the pair is wrong.
Reading comprehension — detail/inference: match the exact phrase in the stem ('unwelcome form of globalization') to the one option that literally is a form of globalization; reject options that are goals, histories or practices.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
In a passage, 'the darker side of connectivity' most likely refers to which one?
- (a)faster communication
- (b)the rapid cross-border spread of misinformation and disease
- (c)cheaper travel
- (d)growth of trade
Answer(b) the rapid cross-border spread of misinformation and disease — the 'darker side' names the harm that connectivity also carries.
- practice — not a real PYQ
If a passage calls something an 'unwelcome by-product of progress', it means the thing is:
- (a)a planned goal of progress
- (b)an undesirable side-effect that comes along with progress
- (c)the main aim of progress
- (d)unrelated to progress
Answer(b) an undesirable side-effect that comes along with progress.