Question 7.
“A more eclectic history might have included the conquistadors, Vasco da Gama and the East India Company. But Lehr sticks to the disorganised small fry . . .” From this statement we can infer that the author believes that:
A
Lehr does not assign adequate blame to empire builders for their past deeds.
B
the disorganised piracy of today is no match for the organised piracy of the past.
C
Vasco da Gama and the East India Company laid the ground for modern piracy.
D
colonialism should be considered an organised form of piracy.
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Option B and Option C are factually out of scope. Nothing has been said about who laid the groundwork for modern piracy. Neither has any comparisons made between the piracy of today and yesteryears,
In this statement , the author is obviously not assigning any blame to Vasco Da Gama and East India company. He just wants to highlight their roles in early pirates history.
Option D can be inferred from the passage.
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