The choices are:
A. Ordinary life continues for people even when others are suffering.
B. It is easy to feel sympathy when others are suffering.
C. The suffering of one person is always meaningful to others.
D. People are cruel and do not care about the suffering of others.
The answer is A as the poster has said in the original post.
The given sentence above is an example of an interrogative sentence using an interrogative pronoun which is "what". This pronoun's antecedent is the noun "colony". Hope this answers your question. Have a great day ahead! Let me know if you need help next time.
Ross offer her a cup of tea
I believe this is Possessive
Janet thanked her cousin for the tea
I believe this is Objective
She poured the tea and took a sip
I believe this is subjective