Question

Science and technology have relieved mankind of?

• A. humiliating experiences.
• B. hard, boring work.
• C. difficulties in life.
• D. unpleasant situations.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

hard, boring work.

This passage speaks about various ways in which science and technology have benefited us. The phrase that completes the sentence "Science and technology have relieved mankind of..." is in option B. Option B is correct as it means the same as "degrading drudgery" from the line "have relieved mankind of degrading drudgery". Drudgery means dull work, or boring work. Option A is incorrect because the line from the passage does not speak about experiences, but work, as mentioned in "degrading drudgery", degrading means humiliating but it doesn't talk about experiences, which are general, it talks about humiliating and dull work. Option C is incorrect because science and technology do not relieve mankind of difficulties in life, but it gives man the ability to face those difficulties and improve the quality of life as in "strive to reach the quality of human greatness". Option D is incorrect because man can't be relieved from unpleasant situations due to science, this idea is not suggested in the passage as well.