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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following passage.
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Which of the following best describes the author's likely purpose in publishing the
passage?
To improve agricultural methods used by Indian farmers in order to
Increase productivity
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India is in the deadly grip or plague and famine. The London Times admits, India
has been swept bare of food supplies to meet the needs of the war.' According to
Government statistics in 1919 India's contribution of food supplies was increased
to an even higher level than in 1917. 18. During this period the country was
ravaged by famine and disease caused by famine.
To maintain the Indian people in their present condition of hopeless slavery is a
vital necessity for the future existence of the English capitalistic system. What the
capitalists lose in their struggle with British workers, they will more than recover
by their ruthless exploitation or helpless Indian laborers. The English proletarian
may gain something as a result of the war, but they will never be able to overthrow
their capitalist oppressors so long as the workers of India are exploited by the same
system. As long as English capitalists retain absolute possession of the immense
natural resources and manpower of India, they will never be overthrown by the
English proletariat
M. N. Roy, Indian political activist, article published in a newspaper in New York, 1919
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To promote solidarity between Indian nationalists and the working class
in the West
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To encourage the British to recognize the patriotic sacrifice of Indian
farmers in service to the war effort
To encourage Indians to support the enemies of the United Kingdom
during the First World War