Quiz- Reading Comprehension
Directions—(Q. 1 to 10) Read the following passage
carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in
bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
Though it is commonplace to say we live
in a globalised world, less well understood is mat globalization is taking
place in stages. In the first stage as flows of capital and goods were liberated
the benefits of globalization e.g., technological advancements, if lowed
primarily to the developed world. As we enter the current newer age of
mobility, people have begun to move across borders in great numbers in pursuit
of economic security and a better life for themselves and to keep their
families out of poverty. At the turn of the 20th century the United Nations
estimates that approximately three percent of the world's population is on the
move, a similar scale to that witnessed iii earlier eras. Growing economic
inequality together with natural and man made crises prompt emigration. But
this mobility has the potential to chip away at trie vast inequalities that characterize
our time and accelerate progress throughout the developing world. To take an
example, last year migrants sent home $264 billion triple all international aid
combined. The free movement of people helps to underwrite health care,
education and grass roots entrepreneurship across the developing world.
It helps to oil the global economy. When industrialized
nations need to recruit nurses or software programmers developing countries are
often the source. Yet rather than look at how these gains can be harnessed to
reduce poverty, governments have been slow to adapt. The result is burgeoning
illegal immigration, and trafficking, social tension and intolerance, loss of
faith in the government and the empowerment of criminal networks. Until a few
years ago, migrants were paying exorbitant fees to send money home losing about
20% in transaction costs. Today though migrants move freely and easily thanks
to easy access to low cost transport and the internet, affordable and rapidly
advancing telephony and satellite television which keep them in constant touch
with home. Banks easily and wire-lessly transmit hard won and sometimes meager
salaries instantly to their families. The flow of people until now mostly
benefited richer countries and generated worries about brain drain and the
violation of migrant rights in poorer ones. Global fora represent a step in the
effort to harness the power of migration to advance development and increase
our knowledge of how to make the migration equation work for all. Rather than
focus on the negative consequences and recriminations of exploitation by
developing countries such summits provide an opportunity for all nations to
come together and address
these issues in a comprehensive, logical and rational way so that the benefits
of migration are fully realised in both developing and industrialised
countries. Countries may examine how dual citizenship laws can ease the way for
migrants to play a bigger role in development by bringing their capital,
knowledge and networks back home. Such efforts will usher in the third stage of
globalisation where everyone can share in the world's prosperity.
1. What does the fact that
remittances exceeded international aid illustrate ?
1. Migrants misuse
concessions granted to them by the countries where they earn their livelihood
2. Migration can be a
powerful means to bring about the development of the developing world.
3. The amount of aid
from developed countries has decreased significantly
(A) None (B) Only 1 (C)
Both 1 & 2
(D) Both 1 & 3 ` (E)
None of these
2. The author's main
objective in writing the passage is to—
(A) Convince governments
to tighten security measures to restrict migration and therefore the growth of
criminal networks
(B) Criticise developed
countries for unfairly reaping the benefits of globalization
(C) Provide a history of
globalisation and its impact on developed countries
(D) Exhort nations to
make a collective effort to ensure migration results in development of all
countries
(E) Focus only on
technological advancements made by developed countries to the benefit of
migrants
3. Which of the following
has not been an impact of globalisation ?
(A) Increased job
opportunities in developed countries
(B) Facilitation of
technological advancement
(C) Encouraging movement
of citizens away from their native country
(D) Difference in
benefits to developed and developing countries
(E) Sudden reversal of
brain drain
4. What is the objective of
international fora on migration ?
(A) Create an awareness
about the negative aspects of migration
(B) Make the right to
dual citizenship a fundamental right
(C) Devise practical
steps to optimise the benefits of migration
(D) Defuse conflict
between the leaders of developing countries
(E) Control brain drain
by restricting the movement of people across borders
5. Which of the following
is an advantage of migration ?
(A) Labour costs have
diminished
(B) Banks earn high
revenues from transaction fees that they charge migrants
(C) Developed countries
are no longer forced to provide aid to developing countries
(D) It facilitates
entrepreneur-ship at the grass root level in migrants' native countries\
(E) None of these
6. What is/are the
outcome/s of governments ignoring the issue of migration ?
1. Migrants have to face
discrimination
2. Governments remain in
power since locals do not lose their jobs to migrants
3. Growth of criminal
activities like smuggling of human beings
(A) Only 2 (B) Both 1
& 2 (C) Both 1 & 3
(D) All 1,2 and 3 (E)
None of these
7. According to the passage
which of the following has not facilitated migrants' access to their native countries ?
(A) Relaxation of
internet laws 9
(B) Readily available
technology
(C) Advances in
telecommunication
(D) Affordable means of
communication
(E) Economical means of
transport
8. According to the author
why do people migrate?
1. To get very well paid
jobs in developed countries
2. To provide for their
families
3. To obtain dual
citizenship
(A) All 1,2 and 3
(B)
Both 1 and 2
(C) Only 2
(D) Both 2 and 3
(E)
None of these
9. How does the author view
migration ?
(A) As a necessary evil
(B) As a means to reduce
economic inequality
(C) As a threat to
national security
(D) As an excuse for
developed countries to stop aid to impoverished countries
(E) None of these
10. Which of the following
is true in the context of the passage ?
(A) The world is
currently in the final stage of globalisation
(B) The aim of summits
on migration is to curb migration and prevent brain drain
(C) Governments have not
fully exploited the potential benefits of migration
(D) Currently reforms
are needed as international remittances are marginal
(E) The rate of
migration during the 20th century has been unprecedented
Answers:
1. (B)
2. (D)
3. (E)
4. (C)
5.(E)
6. (E)
7. (A)
8. (B)
9. (B)
10. (C)
