Q41·CSAT · Prelims 2026

RC — Psychological and Social Performance Metrics

Reading Comp.RC — Author's ToneReading Comprehension● Medium

Question

[PASSAGE] Was it the sun-dappled ambience, the strawberries and cream, the frustration of Flavio Cobolli's unforced errors against Serbian Novak Djokovic on Centre Court or simply the crushing weight of being a 64-year-old man in the third act of a very public life? Whatever the reason, Hugh Grant, the actor, deserves empathy. There he was, in the Royal Box at Wimbledon, flanked by Britain's well-dressed and well-rested spectators, watching the men's singles quarterfinals, when the actor did something quietly radical: head at a tilt, eyes closed, utterly unbothered, he took a nap. So praise be to Grant for serving up an unexpected ace. In that small, delicious moment, he didn't merely catch forty winks, he made an elegant case for surrender. Not to laziness, but to limits. To the body's quiet wisdom over society's relentless performance metrics. Wimbledon had its tennis. The perpetually sleep-deprived discovered a leading man, not of action, but of rest.

[QUESTION] Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Options

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

Answer

3 only

Explanation

Let us evaluate the statements based on the author's philosophical arguments in the text [cite: 4307, 4308, 4309, 4310, 4311, 4312, 4313]:

Statement 1 is correct: The text characterises taking a nap in public as a 'quietly radical' act that represents an elegant 'case for surrender' against societal performance demands [cite: 4311, 4312].

Statement 2 is correct: The author explicitly notes that this action was a surrender 'Not to laziness, but to limits' , meaning the two concepts should not be confused or conflated.

Statement 3 is correct: The text uses a clever play on words, noting that the sleep-deprived discovered a 'leading man, not of action, but of rest', subverting his traditional real-world profile as an action/cinema figure.

Since all three descriptive observations align with the text, option (c) is the correct choice.

Conceptual tracking requires verifying that the option statements capture the specific metaphors and subverted meanings used by the author in the text.

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2026

Paper

CSAT

Question

Q41

Section

Comprehension

Sub-topic

RC — Author's Tone

Type

Reading Comprehension

Difficulty

Medium

Source hint

RC passage — modern sociology and behavioral insights

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