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Throughout the ages the businessman has helped build civilisation's great cities, provided people with luxuries and artists with patronage, and lifted his fellow citizens to a higher standard of living. In the last few centuries the businessman has seeded the Industrial Revolution around the world. 

The passage best supports the statement that the businessman -

  • A.is accountable to the society.
  • B.lives luxurious and comfortable life.
  • C.is the beneficiary of the Industrial Revolution.
  • D.is capable of raising his standard of living.
  • E.has contributed to the growth of civilisation.

Answer: E

Correct answer: has contributed to the growth of civilisation.

The passage is a list of contributions, and every item is something the businessman gave rather than received: he helped build civilisation’s great cities, provided luxuries and patronage for artists, raised the standard of living, and seeded the Industrial Revolution around the world.

That is why the option calling him a beneficiary of the Industrial Revolution inverts the passage - it says he seeded it. Accountability and his own comfort are never mentioned.

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