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Many nations now place their faith in capitalism and governments choose it as the strategy to create wealth for their people. The spectacular economic growth seen in Brazil, China and India after the liberalisation of their economies is proof of its enormous potential and success. However, the global banking crisis and the economic recession have left many bewildered. The debates tend to focus on free market operations and forces, their efficiency and their ability for self-correction. Issues of justice, integrity and honesty are rarely elaborated to highlight the failure of the global banking system. The apologists of the system continue to justify the success of capitalism and argue that the recent crisis was a blip.\n\nTheir arguments betray an ideological bias with the assumptions that an unregulated market is fair and competent, and that the exercise of private greed Will be in the larger public interest. Few recognize the bidirectional relationship between capitalism and greed; that each reinforces the other. Surely, a more honest conceptualisation of the conflicts of interest among the rich and powerful players who have benefited from the system, their biases and ideology is needed; the focus on the wealth creation should also highlight the resultant gross inequity.

The exercise of private greed will be in the larger public interest" from the passage\n1. refers to the false ideology of capitalism.\n2. underlies the righteous claims of the free market.\n3. shows the benevolent face of capitalism.\n4. ignores resultant gross inequity.\nWhich Of the statements given above is/are correct?

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A.1 only
B.2 and 3
C.1 and 4Correct
D.4 only
Explanation & Solution

Correct Option: (C) 1 and 4

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पठित परिच्छेद
Many nations now place their faith in capitalism and governments choose it as the strategy to create wealth for their people. The spectacular economic growth seen in Brazil, China and India after the liberalisation of their economies is proof of its enormous potential and success. However, the global banking crisis and the economic recession have left many bewildered. The debates tend to focus on free market operations and forces, their efficiency and their ability for self-correction. Issues of justice, integrity and honesty are rarely elaborated to highlight the failure of the global banking system. The apologists of the system continue to justify the success of capitalism and argue that the recent crisis was a blip.\n\nTheir arguments betray an ideological bias with the assumptions that an unregulated market is fair and competent, and that the exercise of private greed Will be in the larger public interest. Few recognize the bidirectional relationship between capitalism and greed; that each reinforces the other. Surely, a more honest conceptualisation of the conflicts of interest among the rich and powerful players who have benefited from the system, their biases and ideology is needed; the focus on the wealth creation should also highlight the resultant gross inequity.

The exercise of private greed will be in the larger public interest" from the passage\n1. refers to the false ideology of capitalism.\n2. underlies the righteous claims of the free market.\n3. shows the benevolent face of capitalism.\n4. ignores resultant gross inequity.\nWhich Of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.1 only
B.2 and 3
C.1 and 4सही
D.4 only

सही उत्तर: (C) 1 and 4

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