2025 · Q8
With reference to the passage, which of the following are factors that can be seen to be determining the movement of Africans to other countries to seek work?
- 1Younger populations in developing countries like the Philippines and Mexico
- 2Only about 20 per cent of the required jobs being available within African nations
- 3Fierce backlash from Western countries given the increasing immigration load Select the answer using the codes given below:
General EnglishReading comprehension
- A1 and 2
- B2 and 3
- C1 and 3
- D2 only
Explanation
Only statement 2 reflects the passage: African countries create only about a fifth of the formal jobs their expanding workforce needs, pushing people to seek work abroad. Statement 1 inverts the passage, which says the Philippines and Mexico are getting older and richer so fewer of their people will emigrate. Statement 3 describes a headwind (Western backlash), not a factor driving Africans to move, and the passage stresses movement continues despite it.