Which of the following statements best reflects/reflect the most logical and rational inference/inferences that can be made from the passage?
- 1.In conventional classroom learning, the central goal is duration of learning rather than attainment of competency.
- 2.Conventional classrooms encourage one-size-fits-all approach and stamp out all differentiation.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
The passage says conventional classrooms emphasise ‘fixed duration over learning effectiveness’ and put every learner through the same lectures, in the same way, for the same time. The two statements restate these two ideas.
- ✓ 1. Classrooms work ‘by emphasizing fixed duration over learning effectiveness’, and after the fixed duration the model ‘moves on’ whatever has been learnt. Time spent, not competency reached, is the goal.
- ✓ 2. ‘every learner is subjected to the same set of lectures in the same way for the same duration’ is one-size-fits-all. The author calls it ‘the tyranny of the classroom’ because it makes no allowance for different learners.
Remember · A statement that closely paraphrases a sentence of the passage is a valid inference, even if its wording is a little sharper.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2024, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·