Reading Comprehension

I am having hard time to answer the primary purpose of passage. I am able to zero in on two answers
What is the best approach to get this type of question correct

In recent years, teachers of introductory courses in Asian American studies have been facing a dilemma nonexistent a few decades ago, when hardly any texts in that field were available. Today, excellent anthologies and other introductory texts exist, and books on individual Asian American nationality groups and on general issues important for Asian Americans are published almost weekly. Even professors who are experts in the field find it difficult to decide which of these to assign to students; nonexperts who teach in related areas and are looking for writings for and by Asian American to include in survey courses are in an even worse position.

A complicating factor has been the continuing lack of specialized one-volume reference works on Asian Americans, such as biographical dictionaries or desktop encyclopedias. Such works would enable students taking Asian American studies courses (and professors in related fields) to look up basic information on Asian American individuals, institutions, history, and culture without having to wade through mountains of primary source material. In addition, give such works, Asian American studies professors might feel more free to include more challenging Asian American material in their introductory reading lists, since good reference works allow students to acquire on their own the background information necessary to interpret difficult or unfamiliar material.

1 The author of the passage is primarily concerned with doing which of the following?

(A) Recommending a methodology
(B) Describing a course of study
(C) Discussing a problem
(D) Evaluating a past course of action
(E) Responding to a criticism

c
whats wrong with a. the author discusses the problem in 1st Para and recommends in 2nd para
Please help

I think it should be discussing a problem. Please let me know if it is correct ?

@ greatsaint you are correct

The answer is discussing a problem. He is not recommending anything , Author just states it would be better to have one volume references.

Let me give it a try:

(A) Recommending a methodology
--> He is not recommending a methodology. He does say that encyclopedias or dictionaries may help students etc. but he does not come up with a methodology.
(B) Describing a course of study
--> He is not describing how the course should be run.
(C) Discussing a problem
--> He is discussing a problem here. What's the problem? More textbooks entering the market but none which is comprehensive. Students/Teachers having a hard time.
(D) Evaluating a past course of action
--> Irrelevant.
(E) Responding to a criticism
--> He is not responding to any criticism. Again, irrelevant.