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English Comprehension
• Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate option.
Shutting down traffic, vandalising property, threatening or engaging in violence - while these forms of extreme protest might undercut public support for a movement, they are remarkably effective at raising awareness about social causes and placing pressure on institutions that can act on them. This creates an activist’s dilemma: activists may use highly disruptive protest to grab the attention of people in power, but they also risk losing popular support.
Researchers investigated the claim that extreme protest actions, those viewed as harmful to others or highly disruptive, erode public support for movements. Across six experiments involving movements such as animal rights and anti-abortion campaigns, they found that extreme protest led to a drop in social identification with the causes. This concerns activists because movements that lack popular support are unlikely to grow and may even face public opposition.
Activists want to be relevant and noticed, and they adopt tactics towards that end. At the same time, they want to build support in the general public, and it is difficult to achieve both goals simultaneously.
What should be a major concern for an activist?
Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate option.
Shutting down traffic, vandalising property, threatening or engaging in violence - while these forms of extreme protest might undercut public support for a movement, they are remarkably effective at raising awareness about social causes and placing pressure on institutions that can act on them. This creates an activist’s dilemma: activists may use highly disruptive protest to grab the attention of people in power, but they also risk losing popular support.
Researchers investigated the claim that extreme protest actions, those viewed as harmful to others or highly disruptive, erode public support for movements. Across six experiments involving movements such as animal rights and anti-abortion campaigns, they found that extreme protest led to a drop in social identification with the causes. This concerns activists because movements that lack popular support are unlikely to grow and may even face public opposition.
Activists want to be relevant and noticed, and they adopt tactics towards that end. At the same time, they want to build support in the general public, and it is difficult to achieve both goals simultaneously.
What should be a major concern for an activist?
सही उत्तर: B
Correct Answer: B
व्याख्या उपलब्ध नहीं है।
Movements lacking popular support are unlikely to grow and may face public opposition.