Practicing Success
Read the passage given below and answer the following question. The World Bank was created during the Second World War in 1944. Its activities are focused on the developing countries. It works for human development (education, health), agriculture and rural development (irrigation, rural services), environment protection (pollution reduction, establishing and enforcing regulation), infrastructure (roads, urban regeneration, electricity) and governance (anti-corruption, development of legal institutions). It provides loans and grants to the member-countries. In this way, it exercises enormous influence on the economic policies of developing countries. It is often criticised for setting the economic agenda of the poorer nations, attaching stringent conditions to its loans and forcing free market reforms. |
Identify the incorrect statement regarding the grants given by World Bank for development. |
Health and Education Environment Pollution Irrigation and Rural services Roads and Urban regeneration |
Environment Pollution |
The correct answer is Option (2) - Environment Pollution Environmental pollution is not mentioned in the passage whereas all other option are. As per the passage: It works for human development (education, health), agriculture and rural development (irrigation, rural services), environment protection (pollution reduction, establishing and enforcing regulation), infrastructure (roads, urban regeneration, electricity) and governance (anti-corruption, development of legal institutions). It provides loans and grants to the member-countries. |