Question 9.

The author ascribes the rise in piracy today to all of the following factors EXCEPT:
A
decreased surveillance of the high seas.
B
the high rewards via ransoms for successful piracy attempts.
C
the growth in international shipping with globalisation.
D
colonialism’s disruption of historic ties among countries.

Question Explanation

Text Explanation

The author in the passage that. "surveillance is there, but they are costly and will never be enough to cover the entire sea" He nowhere mentions that surveillance has decreased, actually it is not possible to map the entire sea. Hence this option is incorrect. Remaining all the options are correct.

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