Question

Read the passage given below and pick the option that best fits the question that follows

A village must have some trade; and this village has always been full of virility and power. Obscure and happy, its splendid energies had found employment in wresting a livelihood out of the earth, whence had come a certain dignity, and kindliness, and love for other men. Civilization did not relax these energies, but it had diverted them; and all the special qualities, which might have helped to heal the world, had been destroyed. The family affection, the affection for the commune, the sane pastoral virtues - all had perished. No villain had done this thing: it was the work of ladies and gentlemen who were rich and often clever.

Civilization mainly destroys:

• A. the ability to create employment.
• B. family affection and pastoral virtues.
• C. medical facilities for the rural people.
• D. agricultural trade.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

family affection and pastoral virtues.

The third sentence says that civilization destroyed the special qualities that helped heal the world. The fourth sentence lists the qualities which were destroyed by civilization: the family affection, pastoral virtues, and affection for the commune. Hence, B is the correct answer.

Other options are incorrect.