Evaluating the validity of policy-related assumptions
Question
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
Options
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Assumption 1 frames modern horrors as an "inevitable result" of science , which directly contradicts the author's open-ended concluding question: "Is this the inevitable result of the progress of science or does the fault lie elsewhere?". Assumption 2 captures the underlying premise [cite: 1528, 1529]: because the author objects to treating science as an independent "abstract third party" blamed or praised at convenience , the author fundamentally assumes that science cannot be separated from human actions and creation.
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2024
Paper
CSAT
Question
Q32
Section
Reading Comprehension
Sub-topic
Health / Policy passage
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Hard
Source hint
Passage-based comprehension
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