Directions: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives given. The last millennium, the century to which we have said goodbye, has witnessed…
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Directions: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives given.
The last millennium, the century to which we have said goodbye, has witnessed remarkable progress in every branch of Science and Technology. Our planet became a global village due to the ongoing information revolution. The biological revolution has placed in our hands the power to alter the blue prints of life. Similarly; there has been spectacular progress in the perfection of weapons of human destruction. However, the fact is that our socio-cultural and ethical evolution has not kept pace with the revolution in science.
The last millennium, the century to which we have said goodbye, has witnessed remarkable progress in every branch of Science and Technology. Our planet became a global village due to the ongoing information revolution. The biological revolution has placed in our hands the power to alter the blue prints of life. Similarly; there has been spectacular progress in the perfection of weapons of human destruction. However, the fact is that our socio-cultural and ethical evolution has not kept pace with the revolution in science.
What has empowered us to change the patterns of life?
- Biological revolution
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Readily available means of transport
- Spectacular successes in technology
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - Biological revolution
The passage says the biological revolution “has placed in our hands the power to alter the blue prints of life”. Technology and weapons are mentioned for other achievements, and transport is not mentioned at all.
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