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Q33·CSAT · Prelims 2024

Inferring the consequences of educational inequalities

Reading Comp.Education / Society passageFactual singleMedium

Question

When we meet other people while we travel, we learn to differentiate between

Options

a

imagination and understanding

b

communities and nationalities

c

local values and universal values

Answer
d

friends and foes

Explanation

The text directly uses a merchant metaphor to show how travel exposes a person to "what is parochial and what is universal in his choice". It goes on to explain that fundamental values (justice, love, honor) are valid everywhere but molded differently across regions. "Parochial" is a direct vocabulary synonym for local/narrow framing, meaning travel helps us distinguish between what is purely a local variation and what is a universal value[cite: 1537, 1538].

Pair vocabulary matching clues directly to underlying conceptual options: parochial matches local, while universal maps perfectly to universal.

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

CSAT

Question

Q33

Section

Reading Comprehension

Sub-topic

Education / Society passage

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Source hint

Passage-based comprehension

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