JAMB Economics 2007 Objective — Question 2

Question 2 of 96 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Economics 2007 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Which of the following represents the author's view in Passage I?

A. The slothful will not get out of bed unless someone wakes them.
B. Laziness leads to poverty so both should be rejected with equal vehemence.
C. Idle and unproductive people should have no place in society.Correct
D. Loafers carry their basins about looking for who will fill them with food.

Explanation

The author's view is that idle, unproductive people should have no place in society - patience is due for poverty, but not for laziness.

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