Reading Comprehension

OA is

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1) A

2) D

3) B

4) D
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explanation :

1) The structure of the passage is important. The author starts with a general statement about its being difficult to get people to recognize "an evil". He goes on to say "for instance" and then talks about imprisonment. His last paragraph starts with the word "but" and introduces the idea of poverty as something we tolerate. He would probably go on to show how poverty is an evil that we don't recognize, but ought to do something about.

2)The author apparently believes that there is an alternative to imprisonment and therefore does not think that law and order would break down in the absence of strong punishment.

3)The author makes his case mainly by recourse to discussion of a way of preventing chicken pox which he describes as closely parallel to our response to burglary. If the type of evil that chickenpox represents is not at all similar (analogous) to the evil that burglary represents, his case falls flat.

4)The last sentence tells us that the word "inconsistent" is appropriate. (The poor are both "undeserving" and "blessed".)

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IMO E D C E