Post-UTME English Language 2005 Objective — Question 1

[Passage: on juvenile delinquency - argues that delinquency describes actions that would not be crimes if committed by adults (status offences like underage drinking, driving, smoking); the writer suggests such laws mainly serve to preserve adult privileges and prevent young people from enjoying certain freedoms, calling delinquency 'a weapon forged in adult minds against young people.'] In the view of the writer, drinking underage is an offence because

• A. adults want to have all the drinks to themselvesCorrect
• B. adults do not want juveniles to get drinks
• C. drunken juveniles can cause disorders in the society
• D. adults have a duty to protect young society