Read the following passage and answer the question that follows: Political…
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Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Political freedom and economic justice are two sides of democracy; both are essential. We should lay stress on the improvements of the economic conditions of the people as well as on liberty and freedom. No society can claim to be democratic if it does not permit political liberty, freedom of conscience, freedom of choice between parties, and opportunities of peaceful and orderly changes of Government.
In the context of the international situation, there are many misunderstandings. We can build peace even on the basis of misunderstandings. When once peace is built, misunderstandings will diminish.
We, in our country, are now engaged in the enterprise of effecting a social and economic revolution. The word ‘revolution’ need not scare us. It does not mean barricades and bloodshed. It means only speedy and drastic changes. We are interested not only in our objectives but in our methods; not only in what we achieve but in how we achieve. Through peaceful, constitutional processes we won our independence and integrated our country; and now we are striving to raise the material standards of our people. Even if we meet defeat in our attempt to replace force by persuasion, the politics of power by the politics of brotherhood, we are convinced that the defeat will be only temporary, for goodness is rooted in the nature of things: kindness and love are as contagious as unkindness and hate.
Economic standards of people could be raised by
Answer: C. Politics of Brotherhood — CONCEPTIn literal comprehension, the answer must follow an explicit relationship stated in the passage. A replacement construction such as ‘replace X by Y’…
- A.
Force
- B.
Politics of power
- C.
Politics of Brotherhood
- D.
Politics of exclusion
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Correct answer: C
CONCEPT
In literal comprehension, the answer must follow an explicit relationship stated in the passage. A replacement construction such as ‘replace X by Y’ identifies X as the rejected means and Y as the preferred means.
APPLICATION
The passage first says that the country is striving to raise people’s material standards. It then describes the method as replacing force with persuasion and the politics of power with the politics of brotherhood. The preferred approach among the offered values is therefore the politics of brotherhood.
CONTRAST
Force belongs to the rejected side of the passage’s first contrast.
Politics of power belongs to the rejected side of the second contrast.
Politics of exclusion is not presented as the constructive method in the passage.
CROSS-CHECK
The parallel structure pairs force with persuasion and the politics of power with the politics of brotherhood; in each pair, the latter is the desired method.
RESULT
Economic standards could be raised through the politics of brotherhood.