निम्नलिखित 2 (दो) प्रश्नांशों के लिए निर्देश : दी गई जानकारी पर विचार कीजिए और उसके नीचे आने वाले दो प्रश्नांशों के उत्तर दीजिए।
‘X दल’ का कोई भी समर्थक, जो Z को जानता था और उसके अभियान की रणनीति का समर्थन करता था, ‘Y दल’ के साथ गठबंधन के लिए तैयार नहीं था; किन्तु उनमें से कुछ के ‘Y दल’ में मित्र थे।
उपर्युक्त जानकारी के सन्दर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :
- 1.‘X दल’ के कुछ समर्थक, Z को जानते थे।
- 2.‘X दल’ के कुछ समर्थक, जो Z के अभियान की रणनीति के विरोधी थे, Z को जानते थे।
- 3.‘X दल’ के किसी समर्थक ने Z के अभियान की रणनीति का समर्थन नहीं किया।
ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में से कौन-सा/से सही नहीं है/हैं?
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Directions for the following 2 (two) items: Consider the given information and answer the two items that follow.
No supporters of ‘party X’, who knew Z and supported his campaign strategy, agreed for the alliance with ‘party Y’; but some of them had friends in ‘party Y’.
With reference to the above information, consider the following statements:
1. Some supporters of ‘party X’ knew Z.
2. Some supporters of ‘party X’, who opposed Z’s campaign strategy, knew Z.
3. No supporters of ‘party X’ supported Z’s campaign strategy.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
(a) 1 only · (b) 2 and 3 only · (c) 3 only · (d) 1, 2 and 3
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (c) केवल 3
The information confirms that some party X supporters knew Z and supported his strategy. That makes statement 1 true and statement 3 false. Statement 2, about supporters who opposed the strategy, is neither confirmed nor contradicted, so only statement 3 can be called not correct.
- From 'some of them had friends in party Y', there exist party X supporters who knew Z and supported his strategy.
- Statement 1: some party X supporters knew Z — true.
- Statement 3: it says no party X supporter backed Z's strategy — this contradicts the information, so it is not correct.
- Statement 2: the information is silent about supporters who opposed the strategy, so it cannot be marked incorrect; it is simply not established.
- Only statement 3 is not correct.
- ✓ 1. The supporters described knew Z, so 'some supporters of party X knew Z' must hold.
- ✓ 2. Not contradicted: the information says nothing about supporters who opposed the strategy, so this may well be true and cannot be called incorrect.
- ✗ 3. The information describes party X supporters who did support Z's campaign strategy, so this statement is false.
Remember · 'Not correct' means contradicted by the information. A statement the information is merely silent about is not proved wrong.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·