Multiple choice

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

The demand for education, and the recognition that it is vital for personal advancement and empowerment, has now penetrated all levels of society. With the economy projected to grow at an average of eight per cent, the demand for skilled labour is exploding. The transition from an agrarian/rural economy to an urban/industrial economy can be facilitated only by education. The debate over the choice between primary education on the one hand, and tertiary on the other is a spurious one: the country needs both robust primary education and innovative higher education.

What message does the passage convey?

  1. That it is important to keep debating the issue of education

  2. That it is always important to decide where to lay more stress when it comes to education: on primary or on tertiary education

  3. That it is foolish to waste energy on debating relevance of primary and tertiary education

  4. That there is need for a shift from agrarian/rural to urban/industrial economy, which can be achieved only through education

  5. That education continues to be neglected at all levels
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The writer is very specific about this requirement and so stresses on education for all.

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