Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and practical message conveyed by the passage?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) It is necessary to put proper effluent treatment protocols in place.
The passage's new point is that antibiotic factories that do not treat their waste are fuelling drug-resistant infections around their plants. The practical remedy is proper treatment of their effluents.
- ✓ (a) The problem named is 'companies not treating their waste'; effluent treatment protocols tackle it directly.
- ✗ (b) Awareness of antibiotic misuse is already 'common knowledge'; the neglected issue is factory waste, not public awareness.
- ✗ (c) The passage ties resistance to untreated factory pollution, which can be fixed; it does not call the spread inherent or unavoidable.
- ✗ (d) Moving factories to remote areas would shift the pollution, not treat it.
Remember · For a 'practical message', choose the remedy that targets the exact cause named; relocation or awareness drives miss it.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2023, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·