GATE2019 IN: GA-10

Question

“I read somewhere that in ancient times the prestige of a kingdom depended upon the number of taxes that it was able to levy on its people. It was very much like the prestige of a head-hunter in his own community.”

Based on the paragraph above, the prestige of a head-hunter depended upon ______________

• A. the prestige of the kingdom
• B. the prestige of the heads 
• C. the number of taxes he could levy
• D. the number of heads he could gather

Comments

@Arjun please help in this question

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only option C should be valid here.

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I have also marked option C in exam. But all the coaching institutes(including ace and made easy) giving option D

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It is the best answer with proper reason 

https://gateoverflow.in/313555/gate2019-in-ga-10?show=411320#a411320

Answer 1

The analogy is between kingdom and head-hunter. Like kingdom collects taxes, head-hunter gather heads.

So, Option D.

Answer 2

More the taxes more is the prestige i.e respect and admiration.

Similarly, if a person is the head-hunter so if there is more number of head more will be prestige.

Option D.

Answer 3

Option C- prestige  directly dependent  to the number of texes he could levy.

Answer 4

Option D. The numbers of heads he could gather



 Prestige of kingdom depend upon the no of taxes = prestige of head Hunter depend upon how many head gather by hunting .