One of the missions of the Peace Corps is to help the people of interested countries meet their need for trained men and women. People who work for the Peace Corps do so because they want to, but to keep the agency dynamic with fresh ideas, no staff member can work for the agency for more than five years.Q.1 One of the chief missions of the Peace Corps can best be described with the help of correct combinations of the given statements: I - helping the war-stricken people of a country. Il - providing the trained human resource taken from the country Ill - creating a socio-political influence on the masses
Correct answer: A. II and III
- A. II and III
- B. I and Il
- C. II only
- D. I only
Explanation
Providing the trained human resource taken from the country: Correct, as this aligns with the mission of the Peace Corps to help countries by supplying trained individuals. III - Creating a socio-political influence on the masses: This is not mentioned in the passage as a mission of the Peace Corps. The passage focuses on the provision of trained individuals rather than on influencing socio-political conditions.
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