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GATE 2019 CE (CE2) – Question 8

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 2 marks · Multiple choice

The Newspaper reports that over 500 hectares of tribal land spread across 28 tribal settlements in Mohimampuram forest division have already been “alienated”. A top forest official said, “First the tribals are duped out of their land holdings. Second, the families thus rendered landless are often forced to encroach further into the forests”.

On the basis of this information, who is responsible for duping the tribals?

  1. forest officials
  2. landless families
  3. The Newspaper
  4. it cannot be inferred who

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Correct answer: (D) it cannot be inferred who

Explanation

The report describes dispossession and subsequent encroachment,but never identifies the people who deceived the tribals. A forest official reporting the events is not evidence that officials caused them. Thus **it cannot be inferred who,D**.