Question

Which of the following statements describe(s) literacy?

• A. The ability to read and write is an important component of our lives.
• B. Literacy was a concept developed in the Middle Ages.
• C. Literacy is considered to be an important aspect of development of any state or country.
• D. In the European Middle Ages, many people could read and write.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

The correct options are
A The ability to read and write is an important component of our lives.
C Literacy is considered to be an important aspect of development of any state or country.

Literacy is a metric to determine the development in a country. In the medieval ages, very few were literates and most of them worked as record-keepers.