Question

Donations of imported food will be distributed to children in famine-stricken countries in the form of free school meals. The process is efficient because the children are easy to reach at the schools and cooking facilities are often available on site.

Which of the following, if true, casts the most serious doubt on the efficiency of the proposed process?

A. The emphasis on food will detract from the major function of the schools, which is to educate the children.
B. A massive influx of donated food will tend to lower the price of food in the areas near the schools.
C. Supplies of fuel needed for cooking at the schools arrive there only intermittently and in inadequate quantities.
D. The reduction in farm surpluses in donor countries benefits the donor countries to a greater extent than the recipient countries are benefited by the donations.
E. The donation of food tends to strengthen the standing of the political party that happens to be in power when the donation is made.

Answer 1

Answer: Option (C) is correct.

From the given options, the following projects the most serious ambiguity on the effectiveness of the proposed procedure, "Distribution of fuel required for cooking at the schools turn up there only sporadically and in inadequate amount."

Here, in the given case the process is efficient and effective because the children easily reach the schools and cooking accommodation are usually available on site. But if the substance required for cooking is available sporadically and in inadequate amount, then the effectiveness will be hindered.