Directions (For the next five items): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow, keeping in mind the contents of the passage alone :
Passage:-
Africa is on the move. At least 20 million (i) __________ live outside the continent, a three-fold increase since 1990. Europe accounts for about half of African (ii) __________ outside Africa, but its share has steadily declined since 1990. America, China, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have all seen surges in their African-born populations. It may seem otherworldly to predict that this will continue, given the fierce backlash against (iii) __________ across the West. Notwithstanding pushback, African (iv) __________ is an unstoppable force that will long outlast today's populists and help define the 21st century. Demography is one cause. It is well-known that in the developed world the number of people of working age will decline, exacerbating labour shortages. What is less widely appreciated is that emerging countries that are associated with exporting people, such as Mexico and the Philippines, are also getting older and the richer — meaning smaller shares of their populations will, in future, wish to emigrate in search of work. I
Africa, by contrast, the working-age population is forecast to increase by around 700 million people by 2050. Another cause is economics. Many African countries are entering a phase in their development in which people are still poor enough to wish to leave but, for the first time, rich enough to be able to travel long distances. African countries create only around a fifth of the number of formal jobs required to absorb their expanding workforce.
1. All rich western nations have been seeing an increase in emigration from Africa over the past few decades.
2. Over the past thirty-five odd years, the number of African origin people living outside Africa has gone up by a factor of three.
3. The fierce resistance to labour incursion into the West will temper emigration from Africa in the 21st century.
Select the answer using the codes given below :
To determine which sentence(s) is/are correct with respect to the passage, let's evaluate each statement individually based on the information provided in the passage.
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Statement 1: "All rich western nations have been seeing an increase in emigration from Africa over the past few decades."
- The passage mentions that Europe accounts for about half of African-born individuals outside Africa but does not explicitly state that all rich western nations have seen an increase in emigration from Africa.
- This statement is too broad and not fully supported by the passage, which highlights trends in certain regions rather than a universal trend across all western nations.
- Conclusion: Statement 1 is not correct based on the passage.
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Statement 2: "Over the past thirty-five odd years, the number of African origin people living outside Africa has gone up by a factor of three."
- The passage clearly states, "At least 20 million live outside the continent, a three-fold increase since 1990."
- This matches the information given in the passage regarding the increase in the number of African origin people living outside Africa.
- Conclusion: Statement 2 is correct based on the passage.
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Statement 3: "The fierce resistance to labour incursion into the West will temper emigration from Africa in the 21st century."
- The passage mentions that despite the "fierce backlash against migration across the West," African migration is "an unstoppable force" and will "help define the 21st century."
- Thus, the passage suggests that resistance will not temper emigration as implied by the statement.
- Conclusion: Statement 3 is not correct based on the passage.
Based on the analysis above, only Statement 2 is correct according to the passage.
Important Questions from Reading Comprehension
Why, according to the writer can't people be motivated to use a resource prudently?
1. They feel that others may overuse the resource
2. It is possible to substitute the resource
3. Abundance of the resource availability
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
When do people use resources exhaustively?
The self-interest of people affects the use of renewable resources
People rooted in a locality
Which among the following is closest in meaning with the word 'deplete'?
