Question

Friendship was indeed a value for the villagers, more for men than for women. Two good friends were said to be 'like brothers' (literally, like elder brother-younger brother, annatammandirahage). I heard this expression several times and I could not help recalling the statement of an elderly English colleague who had told me that he and his brother were very close and had written to each other every week. He had added, We are very good friends. That is friends, connoted intimacy in England while in Rampura (as in rural India everywhere), brotherhood conveyed intimacy'.

Which of the following, if true, would directly contradict the conclusion of the above argument?

Options

• People are less likely to have large families in England

• People in England are no longer close to their family members

• People in England do not think that friendship connotes intimacy

• People in rural India think that sisters cannot be intimate

Answer 1

People in England do not think that friendship connotes intimacy

Explanation:

'People in England do not think that friendship connotes intimacy.' which states that ‘people in England do not think that friendship connotes intimacy’ contradicts the argument.