Question Nos. 158–162 : Read the following passage carefully and answer the ques tions given below. At this stage of civilization, when many nations are brought into close and vital contact for good and evil, it is essential as never before, that their gross ignorance of one another should be diminished, that they should begin to understand little of one another's historical experience and resulting mentality. It is a fault of the English to expect the people of other countries to react as they do, to political and international situations. Our genuine goodwill and good intentions are often brought to nothing, because we expect other people to be like us. This would be corrected if we knew the history, not necessarily in detail but in broad outlines of the social and political conditions which have given to each nation its present character. Question No 162..he need for a greater understanding between nations -

• A. was always there.
• B. is no longer there
• C. is more today than ever before
• D. will always be there.