Read the following passage and answer questions from questions 46 to 50: The…

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Read the following passage and answer questions from questions 46 to 50: The conceptions and treatment of poverty were quite different before 1940. In colonial times the concern with poverty was conditioned by the belief that even if the natives could be somewhat enlightened by the presence of the coloniser, not much could be done about their poverty. It was because their economic development was pointless. The natives’ capacity for science and technology, the basis for economic progress, was seen as nil. However, within Asian, African and Latin or Native American societies, vernacular societies had developed ways of defining and treating poverty that accommodated visions of community, frugality, and sufficiency. It is true that massive poverty in the modern sense appeared only when the spread of market economy broke down the communities. As a result, it deprived millions of people from access to land, water and other resources. With the consolidation of market economy, systemic issues became inevitable. It is important to know the break that occurred in the conceptions and management of poverty first with the emergence of capitalism in Europe, and later with the advent of development in the Third world. The first break is described in terms of the advent in the nineteenth century of systems for dealing with the poor, based on assistance provided by impersonal institutions. Philanthropy occupied an important place in this transition. The transformation of the poor into the assisted had a profound consequence. The modernisation of poverty invariably affected vernacular relations. According to the passage, what idea did capitalistic development introduce?

Answer: A. Modernised povertyConceptIn literal reading comprehension, identify the exact relationship stated in the passage. Keep related details separate from the term that directly…

  1. A.

    Modernised poverty

  2. B.

    Impersonal institutions

  3. C.

    Third world

  4. D.

    Vernacular relations

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Correct answer: A

Concept

In literal reading comprehension, identify the exact relationship stated in the passage. Keep related details separate from the term that directly completes the questioned statement.

Application

The closing statement presents capitalistic development as introducing the idea of modernised poverty. Therefore, “modernised poverty” completes the statement.

Cross-check and contrast

  • Modernised poverty is the idea linked to capitalistic development in the closing statement.

  • Impersonal institutions are described as providers of assistance to the poor during the nineteenth-century transition.

  • The Third World is where the later advent of development is discussed.

  • Vernacular relations are described as being affected by the modernisation of poverty.

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