IBPS PO 2011 · Question 187 of 237

Directions: In each of the following questions, a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent. Poverty is the state of majority of world's people and nations. Why is this?Have they been lazy, made poor decisions, and been solely responsible for their own plight? What about their governments? Have they pursued policies that actually harm successful development? Such causes of poverty and inequality are no doubt real. But deeper and more global causes of poverty are often less discussed. Behind the increasing inter-connectedness promised by globalisation are global decisions, policies and practices. These are typically influenced, driven or formulated by the rich and powerful. These can be leaders of rich countries or other global actors such as multinational corporations, institutions and influential people. In the face of such enormous external influence, the governments of poor nations and their people are often powerless. As a result, in the global context, a few get wealthy while the majority struggles.

1. AIs it enough to blame poor people for their own predicament?Correct
2. BWhat is the government doing about it?
3. CAre the wealthy ones in the nation even aware of this?
4. DThe government has already taken measures to eradicate the same.
5. EThe huge gap between the rich and the poor in the nation is now narrowing.