Question : Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Big dams received a big push from politicians and bureaucracy pouring enormous amounts of borrowed money in the early years of Independence. There has however been hardly any attempt at questioning the extent of damage caused or in evaluating whether the promises of food, water and prosperity for all have actually been realised. The diversion of rivers and construction of a long system of canals in a densely populated country like India will involve displacement of people on a colossal scale and the people affected are never likely to agree with such measures. All over the world, community reaction is to prevent construction of large dams. Preserving rivers in free-flow condition is considered ecologically necessary and the construction of large dams is now legally prohibited in Sweden and also in parts of USA. The technical challenges to be faced in redrawing the geography of the country are many and full of dangerous consequences and the mad rush in pursuit of such a chimera will prove disastrous. The cost of the project is so stupendous that any water made available will cost so much that governments will have to be forever subsidizing farmers. What long-term impact this massive borrowing will have on the economy is difficult to foresee.
Question:
What is the central idea of the passage?
Option 1: Social and econonmic impact of the dams.
Option 2: Dams in the long run proved to be bane more than boon, moreover the social impact of the dams over rides the economic their economic impact.
Option 3: Many big countries like USA are following the footsteps of Sweeden and are banning the construction of dams.
Option 4: Dams have proven to be bane rather than boon in the long run.
Correct Answer: Dams have proven to be bane rather than boon in the long run.
Solution : The correct answer is option 4
,'Dams have proven to be bane rather than boon in the long run.'
Explanation:
The passage's central idea should express the passage's thematic idea.
- The passage as a whole is about dams and their effects on a country.
- As a result option, 4 is the correct answer.
