Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_2542MCQ • 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.