JAMB 2010 English Language · Question 7
People are not interested in who rules?
Question
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. People are not interested in who rules?
- A.People are not ruled by the leaders they want
- B.People are not concerned about who rules them
- C.The rulers are not concerned about the people
- D.People who rule are not intersested in the ruled
Answer: B. People are not concerned about who rules them
Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key
Step 1: Analyze the question The sentence is "People are not interested in who rules." You need the option that restates this meaning most accurately.
Step 2: Explain the concept This is a sentence-interpretation question. Identify the subject (who has the feeling), the attitude (what the feeling is), and the object (what it is directed at). Then check each option against all three.
- Subject: People (the general public)
- Attitude: not interested (the same as "not concerned" or "indifferent")
- Object: who rules (the identity of the ruler or leader)
Step 3: Test each option
- A. People are not ruled by the leaders they want. This is about whether people get the leaders they prefer. The original sentence says nothing about that. It is about people's lack of interest. ❌
- B. People are not concerned about who rules them. "Not interested" matches "not concerned," and "who rules" matches "who rules them." The meaning is the same. ✅
- C. The rulers are not concerned about the people. This reverses the subject. In the original, the people are the ones who are uninterested, not the rulers. ❌
- D. People who rule are not interested in the ruled. This also changes the subject to the rulers and the object to the ruled. ❌
Step 4: Answer The correct option is B. It keeps the same subject (the people), the same attitude (not interested, meaning not concerned), and the same object (who rules).
Exam tip: In "best explains" questions, watch for distractors that swap the roles of the people involved (C and D) or bring in a new idea (A). Always ask: "Who is doing the feeling, and toward whom?"
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