Environmental vs health choices - rational assumption
Question
Which one of the following statements best implies the most rational assumption that can be made from the passage?
Options
We are likely to spend more money on cure than prevention.
It is the job of the government to solve our environmental and public health problems.
Health can be protected even if environmental problems go on unattended.
Loss of traditional lifestyle and the influence of western values led to some unhealthy ways of living.
Explanation
The passage highlights a paradox: lifestyle changes can prevent both environmental and health crises, but individuals exhibit a deep "collective lethargy" and "inertia" toward adopting these changes, even when it is a matter of life and death. Because people systematically refuse to take preventive personal action due to this behavioral inertia, the logical consequence is that society will end up dealing with the downstream crises instead. This makes option (a) a highly rational assumption. Options (b) and (d) introduce entirely external themes (government intervention, western values) not present in the text[cite: 2986, 2987, 2988, 2989, 2990, 2991].
Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2023
Paper
CSAT
Question
Q12
Section
Reading Comprehension
Sub-topic
Health / Environment passage
Type
RC - Assumption validation
Difficulty
Medium
Source hint
Passage-based comprehension
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