LipsaTripathy wrote:
Hello,
Can anyone please give an explanation to question 3 and question 4.
Thanks.
Hi
LipsaTripathy,
3) Which of the following best expresses the meaning of “imperious” in the highlighted text?
A) Righteous
B) Objective
C) Exclusive
D) Royal
E) Arrogant
Correct Answer: E,
Explanation: Let's try it using elimination technique. Author says: "
But even at its most moralistic, documentary photography was always imperious in another sense.Both detached traveler’s report and the more forthright angry muckraking reflect the urge to appropriate an exotic reality.", implying that on one hand, the photography was used to highlight important issues, so that they could be resolved, on the other, it did reflect an urge to publicize scandalous realities, which in turn implies, that we are looking for a word which is not similar in sentiment to moralistic, thus reducing our options to just arrogant, making E a better choice.
Also arrogant is a synonym of imperious.
4) It can be inferred that the author calls photography predatory because it
A) changes the reality that the photographer studies
B) exposes the inner secrets of its subjects
C) attempts to create beautiful images to enrich the human environment
D) reduces its subjects to their momentary appearance
E) distorts the natural environment on which the photographer depends
Correct Answer : A,
Explanation: can be inferred from the lines: "The predatory side of photography is at the heart of the alliance between photography and tourism. ..............The tourists invaded the Indians’ privacy, photographing sacred dances and places, paying the Indians to pose,
and making them so self-conscious that they revised their ceremonies."
Options B, D: incorrect, as not discussed in the passage.
Option C, E: incorrect, as not true w.r.t what's mentioned about predatory photography.
Hope this Helps.
Thanks.