Handloom passage - Assumptions

Reading Comp.Society / Culture passageRC - Assumption validation● Medium

Question

With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :

1.
There is no need for the State to be involved in any manner in the handloom sector.
2.
Handloom products are no longer appealing and attractive in the rapidly changing modern world.

Options

I only

II only

Both I and II

Neither I nor II

Answer

Explanation

Statement I is directly contradicted by the text, which explicitly acknowledges that cultural preservation provides a "legitimate basis for the State to support the sector." Statement II inaccurately blames the "rapidly changing modern world" for the lack of appeal. The passage specifically blames the exclusionary "notion of tradition" for people ignoring handlooms, not a general modern distaste for the products themselves.

Beware of assumption statements that offer plausible real-world reasons (like modernization) for a problem when the passage explicitly cites a different root cause (cultural narratives).

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

CSAT

Question

Q34

Section

Reading Comprehension

Sub-topic

Society / Culture passage

Type

RC - Assumption validation

Difficulty

Medium

Source hint

Passage-based comprehension

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