Primary, since he was there at the event, therefore making him the most accurate, source of information.
True. Poverty can be caused by rapid population growth because people will be competing for resources especially important resources like food. Rapid population growth will eventually result to overpopulation which means there will be a rapid increase in demand however supply may increase but not that much. Thus, shortage will eventually happen which leads to poverty.
The question is asking to complete the said passage and base on my research and further investigation, I would say that the answer would be that the Ram tells the landlord that he is an untouchable. I hope you are satisfied with my answer and feel free to ask for more if you have questions and further clarifications