Question

Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions. Certain words/phrases are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Which of the following statements would weaken the argument made by the author in the given paragraph?

• A. A newspaper article reported an improvement in the lifestyle of millions of people after loans were made easy to avail not only to the wealthy but to all sections of society.
• B. A man along with his family was forced to live on streets after he lost all of his life's earning to buy lottery tickets.
• C. Profit earned from credit card companies have become an essential component in the economy of a growing nation.
• D. Last year's recession was mainly due to losses incurred by companies offering loans as a large number of their clients turned out to be defaulters.
• E. None of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is A A newspaper article reported an improvement in the lifestyle of millions of people after loans were made easy to avail not only to the wealthy but to all sections of society.

A newspaper article reported an improvement in the lifestyle of millions of people after loans were made easy to avail not only to the wealthy, but to all sections of society.