Reading Comprehension Passage: 45 | 100 RC`s for Government Exams Preparation - Bank Exams PDF Download

If we go through the whole passage it is clear that the author is mainly concerned regarding the violence towards women by their intimate partners and they are attracted to doing so because of their socio-economic status and upbringing.
Among the given options, A, B and C do not follow from the passage whereas Option D underlines the main issue among women and that also in the countries such as India.
Therefore, Option D is the correct choice among the given options.

Refer to, “Warning that intimate partner violence cause serious short-and long-term problems for women and adversely affect their children besides leading to high social and economic costs for women, their families and societies.”
It is clear from the above lines that the children of the couples where the women are tortured by their partners, the families of such women and the society, as a whole, suffer due to the attacks on women. Therefore all of these are adverse effects of the violence against women.
This makes Option E the correct choice among the given options.

Refer to, “WHO together with UN Women and other partners has developed a framework for prevention of violence against women called Respect which can be used by governments to counter this menace,” noted WHO.”
It is clear from the above lines that WHO has tied up with UN Women and other agencies so that they all together can do something regarding the issue of violence against women all around the world. It is correct that the menace is more prevalent in the developing nations but it is there in the developed countries also.
Among the given options, we can see that only Option E explains this directly and therefore all the other options may be ruled out from consideration.
This makes Option E the correct choice among the given options.

Refer to, “Worldwide as many as 38% of murders of women are committed by a male intimate partner. What makes this worse for countries like India is the fact that intimate partner violence is the highest at 37.7% in the WHO South-East Asia region.”
It is clear from the above lines that the incidents of violence against women are more in India as compared to the other areas of the world, be it developed or otherwise and that is why the option that states this will be our pick for the correct answer.
Among the given options, only Option C is there that underlines the actual condition of India and the problems that women face in India whereas other options do not follow from the passage and can be ruled out from consideration.
This makes Option C the correct choice among the given options.

Refer to, “Explaining how gender-based violence is perpetrated, the global health organisation said that men are more likely to perpetrate violence if they have low education, a history of child maltreatment, exposure to domestic violence against their mothers, harmful use of alcohol, unequal gender norms, including attitudes accepting of violence, and a sense of entitlement over women.”
It is clear from the above lines that men who may not have been properly educated or have seen the history of violence at their own homes may indulge in violence against women during their own internal lives. On the other hand, troubled childhood for men can also be a reason why they may indulge in violence against women. Therefore all the given reasons are correct in this context.
This makes Option E the correct choice among the given options.