CAT 1998 — VARC Question 37
Direction: Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow.
The dominant modern belief is that the soundest foundation of peace would be universal prosperity. One may look in vain for historical evidence that the rich have regularly been more peaceful than the poor, but then it can be argued that they have never felt secure against the poor; that their aggressiveness stemmed from fear; and that the situation would be quite different if everybody were rich.
It can be inferred from the above passage that
Answer & solution
a lot of aggression in the world stems from the desire of the haves to defend themselves against the have-nots.
- B
universal prosperity as a foolproof measure of peace can no longer be accepted.
- C
Both (a) and (b)
- D
Neither (a) nor (b)
The passage states that the rich have never felt secure against the poor and their aggressiveness stemmed from fear of the poor. (b) refutes the conclusion in the argument.