Handlooms and tradition - logical message
Question
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational message conveyed by the author of the passage?
Options
We need to free the handloom industry from the limited narrative linked to preserving cultural heritage.
Continued State support to the handloom industry ensures the preservation of some of our glorious art forms and old traditions.
Household units of the handloom sector should be modernized and made an economically viable organized industry.
Handloom products need to be converted to machine-made designer products so as to make them more popular.
Explanation
The author diagnoses a specific problem: promoting handlooms strictly through a singular, dominant narrative of "tradition" alienates large sections of the population whose identities feel discounted by that very narrative. The logical takeaway is to untether the handloom industry from this restrictive, exclusionary cultural framing. Options (c) and (d) introduce economic and industrial modernization (machines, organized industry) which are entirely absent from this culturally focused critique.
Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2025
Paper
CSAT
Question
Q33
Section
Reading Comprehension
Sub-topic
Society / Culture passage
Type
RC - Critical message
Difficulty
Hard
Source hint
Passage-based comprehension
See all questions on Society / Culture passage
Browse every tagged question across all years