Discussion

Explanation:

This looks like a difficult question because of the way it is worded, but is not a difficult question at all. The choices have to be inversed and then have to be checked whether they support the author. If yes, then that choice is the right choice.

Choice 1 can be the right choice because the choice, when falsified, says “the crisis was failure of collective action to rectify economic problems”. It was indeed a failure of collective action because the author in the passage says “the sluggishness of the world’s governments in not preparing for the crisis was stupefying. The author here suggests that the crisis could have been prevented by world’s governments.

Choice 2 is correct the way it is. If it is falsified, it would be exactly opposite of what the author wants to say.

Choice3, too, is correct the way it is, but when falsified, it becomes opposite of what the author wants to say.

Choice 4 does not relate to the author’s claims. He says that he has followed the crisis for two years, but there is no evidence for how long the crisis lasted.

Hence, option (a) is correct.

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