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Developed countries have made adequate provisions for social security for senior citizens. State insurers (as well as private ones) offer medicare and pension benefits to people who can no longer earn. In India, with the collapse of the joint family system, the traditional shelter of the elderly has disappeared. And a State faced with a financial crunch is not in a position to provide social security, So, it is advisable that the working population gives serious thought to building a financial base for itself.
Q. Which of the following, if it were to happen, weakens the conclusion drawn in the above passage the most?
  • a)
    The investible income of the working population, as a proportion of its total income, will grow in the future.
  • b)
    The insurance sector is underdeveloped and trends indicate that it will be extensively privatised in the future.
  • c)
    If the working population builds a stronger financial base, then there will be a revival of the joint family system.
  • d)
    India is on a path of development that will take it to a developed country status, with all its positive and negative implications.
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?
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D. India is on a path of development that will take it to a developed country status, with all its positive and negative implications.
- If India is on a path of development that will eventually lead it to become a developed country, it implies that the country's overall economic and social conditions are improving.
- As a country develops, it tends to invest more in social security measures, including provisions for senior citizens.
- The passage talks about how developed countries have adequate social security measures for senior citizens, which suggests that India may also adopt similar practices as it progresses towards development.
- Therefore, if India is moving towards becoming a developed country, it is likely that the government will focus on providing better social security for its elderly population in the future.
- This would weaken the argument that the working population needs to solely rely on building a financial base for themselves, as the government may step in to provide more support in the future.
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The argument is: India doesn't have the type of social security that the developed countries have. Since joint family security is also disappearing, working adults today must make arrangements for their own future. The argument is weakened if India were also to become a developed country. As a developed country, it would be able to provide the same social security benefits as the developed countries have.
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