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What does Raison d'etat mean ?

  • A.The national interest
  • B.The State ought to act reasonably at all times.
  • C.Citizens need to be given very good reasons for obeying the State.
  • D.Citizens should consume as many raisins as possible for a good and healthy life.

Answer: A

Raison d'etat means reason of state, and in the key it is rendered as the national interest. The idea is that the state's interest or survival is the guide of policy and may override other considerations.

The state ought to act reasonably at all times is wrong because it reads the phrase as reason in the ordinary sense. Citizens need good reasons for obeying is wrong because that is about political obligation. The option about eating raisins is a pun on the French word and has no meaning.

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