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Q31·CSAT · Prelims 2024

Identifying the author's primary argument on healthcare

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Question

Which of the following is/are emphatically conveyed by the author of the passage?

1Without science, mankind could not have continued to exist till today.
2It is the science that will ultimately determine the destiny of mankind.

Options

a

1 only

b

2 only

c

Both 1 and 2

d

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Explanation

Analyze both statements against the text. Statement 1 asserts that mankind could not exist without science [cite: 1516, 1517], which is a massive existential claim never made by the author. Statement 2 claims science will "ultimately determine the destiny of mankind". The author actually argues the opposite: science is not an independent third party determining human fate , but is inextricably linked to human choices, questioning whether our faults lie elsewhere rather than being an inevitable result of scientific progress[cite: 1512, 1514].

Eliminate options that treat a tool (science) as an independent destiny-maker when the author explicitly argues that the tool cannot be separated from human agency.

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

CSAT

Question

Q31

Section

Reading Comprehension

Sub-topic

Health / Policy passage

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Source hint

Passage-based comprehension

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