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 is the most striking feature of the last millennium?
- Remarkable progress in science and technology
- Planet as global village
- Rapid growth of world population
- Scientific revolution and socio-cultural evolution
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - Remarkable progress in science and technology
The opening sentence says the last millennium witnessed remarkable progress in every branch of science and technology; the global village and other points follow from that. Population growth is not mentioned.
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