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Inferring the consequences of anonymous capital in digital political discourse

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Question

Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :

1India needs a new generation of urban professionals with knowledge relevant to modern urban practice.
2Indian universities at present have no capacity or potential to impart training in systems approach.

Options

a

1 only

Answer
b

2 only

c

Both 1 and 2

d

Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Assumption 1 is valid because the passage states that iconic city development relies on the systems approach, but concludes that "Planning in India, and its education differ from the West"[cite: 1137, 1141]. This implies India's current framework lacks this necessary modern alignment[cite: 1141, 1150]. Assumption 2 is invalid because it presents an absolute claim ("no capacity or potential"). Saying that education differs does not automatically mean Indian universities lack the absolute capacity to implement it[cite: 1141, 1151].

Watch out for extreme defeatist terms like "no capacity" or "no potential" in assumption analysis; structural updates are usually implied instead of total absolute inability.

Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

CSAT

Question

Q12

Section

Reading Comprehension

Sub-topic

Technology / Polity passage

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Source hint

Passage (Social media and political discourse) - Q12

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