Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_2542 MCQ • 2 Marks

Section 8: General Aptitude

Verbal Aptitude

Subtopic: Reading Comprehension

Question Statement:

A study describes how irrigation subsidies intended to help poor farmers were captured almost entirely by wealthy landowners with large tubewells. This is analogous to:

Options:

  • (A) A universal public health subsidy that ends up primarily subsidizing high-end elective cosmetic surgeries for the wealthy.
  • (B) A targeted scholarship awarded strictly to students below the poverty line.
  • (C) A toll bridge where all vehicles pay according to axle weight.
  • (D) A solar feed-in tariff paid only to households generating surplus power.

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Elite capture of a broadly framed welfare subsidy intended for marginalized groups is the exact structural parallel.
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