Read the following passage and answer the question. The last millennium, the century to which we have said goodbye, has witnessed remarkable progress in every branch of Science and Technology. Our…
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Read the following passage and answer the question.
The last millennium, the century to which we have said goodbye, has witnessed remarkable progress in every branch of Science and Technology. Our planet has become 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 mass 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 has become 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 mass destruction. However, the fact is that our socio-cultural and ethical evolution has not kept pace with the revolution in science.
What has made our planet a "global village"?
- Liberalisation and free markets
- Information revolution
- Evolution in socio-cultural values
- Biological revolution
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - Information revolution
The passage states 'our planet has become a global village due to the ongoing information revolution'. The biological revolution is linked to the blueprints of life, not the global village.
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