#TFQOD #MBA #CAT2014 Check out our CAT Question Of the Day. Watch this space for the solution. Answer the question based on the passage given below. The American public’s attitude towards the government, especially towards the federal government, recalls a classic scene in Monty Python’s “Life of Brian.” “What have they ever given us in return?” fulminates John Cleese, playing a Judean revolutionary. “The aqueduct,” concedes a sheepish co-conspirator. “And sanitation,” says a second, as others pipe up with more examples. “All right,” Cleese erupts in exasperation. “But apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?” The scene brilliantly captures America’s cantankerous and contradictory zeitgeist*. (*zeitgeist - the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time: the story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s.) Which of the following, if true, would sufficiently explain Americas paradoxical “zeitgeist”? OPTIONS 1) Americans have observed that private philanthropists have addressed social problems effectively with innovative solutions in education, public health, and poverty reduction. 2) Americans believe that only governments can provide public goods and address social challenges on a national scale. 3) Americans want more than just the basic goods and services traditionally provided by the government. 4) The American government does not work with non-profits, investors, businesses, and citizens to find the best ways to achieve social goals.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 02:30:00 +0000
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