Identify the Question Stem: The boldface font signals that this is a Describe the Role question.
Deconstruct the Argument: The first sentence (and first boldface) is a claim: The author thinks that Country Y should focus on two particular goals for the time being. The second sentence indicates that getting rid of a certain crop that is involved in the drug trade would cause hardship for farmers who are struggling economically. The third sentence (and second boldface) is another claim: The author thinks that Country Y and the UN need to rebuild the entire agricultural infrastructure, presumably so that the economically-depressed farmers will still have a way to earn a living.
Pause and State the Goal: On boldface questions, your goal is to understand the role that the boldface statements play in the broader argument. The first boldface is a shorter-term or temporary approach to try to address a difficult problem. The second boldface is a more comprehensive approach, but one that will take much longer to implement.
Work from Wrong to Right:
(A) The first boldface is a claim, which could be considered a conclusion, but the second boldface is not an alternative conclusion. Rather, the two boldfaces are two proposed solutions (one shorter-term and one longer-term) for the same problem.
(B) CORRECT. The first boldface is a short-term solution suggested for a particular problem. The second boldface does present a longer-term solution for that same problem.
(C) The first boldface does mention a problem (the drug trade) but its purpose goes beyond that: It presents a shorter-term approach to try to manage the particular problem. (The sentence that is not in bold does present a specific problem.) The second boldface does propose a solution to the problem (though it's not clear that it can be described as the ideal solution.)
(D) It's true that both boldfaces present solutions to a problem, but there is no indication as to the popularity of either solution. Further, the author of the argument is putting forth both solutions, the first as a more short-term solution and the second as a longer-term solution. The author appears to be recommending that both proposed solutions be followed.
(E) The first boldface is a claim, which could be considered an argument, but the second boldface is not evidence to support that claim. Rather, the second boldface is a separate, longer-term proposed solution to the problem.
The correct answer is (B).
