Governments throughout the world act on the assumption that the welfare of their people depends largely on the economic strength and wealth of the community. Under modern conditions, this requires varying measures of centralized control and the help of specialized scientists such as economists and operational research experts. Furthermore, it is obvious that the strength of a country’s economy is directly bound up with the efficiency of its agriculture and industry, and that this in turn rests upon the efforts of scientists and technologists of all kinds. It also means that governments are increasingly compelled to interfere in these sectors in order to step up production and ensure that it is utilized to the best advantage. On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the SIX that follow.
1. According to the author, the function of the government of a country is to ….
(A) Ensure the progress of science in all directions
(B) Encourage mainly agricultural production
(C) Redistribute the wealth of the community
(D) Promote economic growth and proper utilization of resources.
2. Government needs the help of ….
(A) Scientists engaged in theoretical research only (B) Scientists who belong to different disciples
(C) Social scientists only
(D) scientists with a wide general knowledge.
3. The author states that a country’s economy is…
(A) Strengthened by the contribution of science to agriculture and industry
(B) Entirely dependent on its agriculture
(C) chiefly based on the efficiency of its industry (D)Closely related to the industry of its people.
4. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage? (A)Environmental science is the most important of science
(B) The community as a whole is dependent on industry
(C) The government is unnecessarily interfering with science and technology
(D) Science and technology are increasingly coming under the control of the government
5. Find out the meaning of ‘involved’ from the passage.
(A) Abut
(B) affix
(C) link up
(D) bound up 6. What’s meant by ‘a thing that is accepted as true’ in the passage
(A) Acceptance
(B) receipt
(C) assumption
(D) welcome.1
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