Direction: Despite promises of aid, the actual record of international aid to post-war reconstruction is deficient. Once the war ends, agencies involved in post-war relief efforts fail to understand how to start or restart economic development in a low income setting. They squander time, surplus aid funds and opportunities because they are not familiar with local conditions and don't understand their needs and viewpoints. There are distinct phases of outside help to end a conflict. In the first phase, focus is one providing instant food, water, shelter, medicine to refugees, this is the humanitarian. In the second phase emphasis is on the refugees' returning home while in the last phase long-term investments and strengthening of courts is the main focus.
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Which of the following is not true in the context of the passage ?
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- Focus in the first phase of a post war reconstruction is on providing humanitarian aid
- Adequate time must be taken to plan and implement any of the post-war measures
- There are many phases of post-war reconstruction
- None of the above
Correct Option: B
Lines 5 and 6 of the passage confirm statement (a) and (c) to be correct. Since, statement (b) is neither mentioned nor implied in the passage, it cannot be true in the context of the passage.
