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Q21·CSAT · Prelims 2024

Identifying the central idea regarding economic planning

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Question

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

1For effective school education, parents have greater role than the governments.
2School curriculum that conforms to today's requirements and is uniform for the entire country may address the issues brought out.

Options

a

1 only

b

2 only

c

Both 1 and 2

d

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Explanation

Evaluate the stated assumptions against the text[cite: 1307, 1308]. Assumption 1 sets up a comparative value judgment ("greater role than the governments") regarding educational efficacy that is completely unmentioned by the author, who only notes parental expectations[cite: 1313, 1314, 1317]. Assumption 2 prescribes a solution containing a fatal structural constraint: a "uniform" national curriculum. The passage diagnoses foundational learning gaps in reading and arithmetic, not a lack of curriculum uniformity across states. Neither premise is a foundational assumption of the author.

In assumption evaluations, reject choices that prescribe structural standardization (like uniformity) if the problem statement targets core competence deficits.

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

CSAT

Question

Q21

Section

Reading Comprehension

Sub-topic

Economy passage

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Source hint

Passage-based comprehension

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