Question

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given. Certain words/phrases are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
What does the phrase 'their ranks will swell but their tread will no longer shake the Earth as it once did' convey in the context of the passage?

• A. While many countries will try and achieve the same rate of growth as BRICS they will not succeed.
• B. The growth of BRICS countries has changed the world's economy in ways that any further growth will not have such a disruptive effect on the world economy
• C. Developing countries have strengthened their fiscal systems in such a way that they will not be shaken to such an extent again.
• D. Poverty may increase as the gap between the rich the poor increase but it will never reach the same levels as prior to the crisis.
• E. Citizens in advanced countries became much better off than those in emerging economies.

Answer 1

The correct option is B The growth of BRICS countries has changed the world's economy in ways that any further growth will not have such a disruptive effect on the world economy

The given phrase means that the growth of BRICS countries has changed the world's economy in ways that any further growth will not have such a disruptive effect on the world economy.