Question

The writer uses the phrase, 'who gets to write about India contingent' in this passage to refer to:

• A. Foreign writers who have written books on India
• B. Critics who have attacked foreign writers writing on India for their mere foreignness
• C. Elite residents of South Delhi and South Bombay
• D. Cultural pluralists

Answer 1

The correct option is B Critics who have attacked foreign writers writing on India for their mere foreignness

The writer uses the phrase,'who gets to write about India contingent' in this passage to refer to the critics who have attacked foreign writers writing on India for their mere foreignness. Following the opening sentence and then the first sentence of the second paragraph it is clear that option (b) is the correct answer.