Question 8.
We can deduce that the author believes that piracy can best be controlled in the long run:
A
if we eliminate poverty and income disparities in affected regions.
B
through international cooperation in enforcing stringent deterrents.
C
through lucrative welfare schemes to improve the lives of people in affected regions.
D
through the extensive deployment of technology to track ships and cargo.
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Look at the 4th paragraph of the passage. " It quickly becomes clear that in those parts of the world that have not profited from globalisation and modernisation, and where abject poverty and the daily struggle for survival are still a reality, the root causes of piracy are still the same as they were a couple of hundred years ago." Hence to best control the problem of piracy one has to solve this root problem that is eliminate income disparities and poverty in affected regions. Hence 1 is the correct answer. Remaining options are solution but not the one which can eliminate piracy in the long run.
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