Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_2387MCQ • 2 Marks
Section 8: General Aptitude
Verbal Aptitude
Subtopic: Reading Comprehension
Question Statement:
A passage explains how monoculture cropping leaves an entire agroecosystem vulnerable to complete wipeout by a single pathogen because all individual plants share identical genetic susceptibility. This situation is parallel to:
Options:
(A) A computer network where all computers run the same unpatched operating system, allowing a single computer virus to compromise the entire corporate infrastructure.
(B) A diversified investment portfolio spread across bonds, stocks, and real estate.
(C) A power grid equipped with multiple redundant backup generators.
(D) A multi-lingual team communicating across multiple channels.
Answer Key:
A
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
Identical vulnerability across a homogenous population leading to catastrophic systemic failure is identical to a monoculture computing vulnerability.