2025 · Q7
Which of the following sentences with respect to the passage is/are correct?
- 1All rich western nations have been seeing an increase in emigration from Africa over the past few decades.
- 2Over the past thirty-five odd years, the number of African origin people living outside Africa has gone up by a factor of three.
- 3The fierce resistance to labour incursion into the West will temper emigration from Africa in the $21^{st}$ century. Select the answer using the codes given below:
General EnglishReading comprehension
- A1 and 2
- B1 and 3
- C2 and 3
- D2 only
Explanation
Only statement 2 is correct: the passage states African emigrants have increased three-fold since 1990, roughly thirty-five years. Statement 1 is wrong because it claims all rich western nations saw increases, while the passage notes Europe's share has steadily declined. Statement 3 is wrong because the passage says African migration is 'an unstoppable force' that will outlast today's populists, not that resistance will temper it.