निम्नलिखित पर विचार कीजिए :
कथन :
अच्छा स्वर एक नैसर्गिक प्रतिभा है लेकिन संगीत के क्षेत्र में उन्नति और श्रेष्ठ प्रदर्शन के लिए अभ्यास करते रहना चाहिए।
निष्कर्ष :
- I.नैसर्गिक प्रतिभाओं को प्रशिक्षण और देखभाल की आवश्यकता होती है।
- II.किसी का स्वर अच्छा न होने पर भी उसे अभ्यास करते रहना चाहिए।
उपर्युक्त कथन और निष्कर्षों के सन्दर्भ में निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा एक सही है?
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Consider the following:
Statement:
Good voice is a natural gift but one has to keep practising to improve and excel well in the field of music.
Conclusions:
I. Natural gifts need nurturing and care.
II. Even though one’s voice is not good, one can keep practising.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statement and conclusions?
(a) Only conclusion I follows from the statement. · (b) Only conclusion II follows from the statement. · (c) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows from the statement. · (d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows from the statement.
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) इस कथन से केवल निष्कर्ष I अनुगमित होता है।
The statement says that even a natural gift like a good voice must be practised to improve and excel — that is, a gift needs nurturing. It says nothing about people whose voice is not good, so only Conclusion I follows.
- The statement: a good voice is a gift, yet it must be practised to improve and excel.
- Conclusion I generalises this correctly — a natural gift still needs nurturing — so it follows.
- Conclusion II is about people without a good voice, whom the statement never mentions, so it does not follow.
- ✓ I Practising 'to improve and excel' is exactly the nurturing and care the conclusion speaks of.
- ✗ II The statement concerns only people who have a good voice; whether others should practise lies outside it, however sensible it sounds.
Remember · A conclusion must come from the statement itself; one about a group the statement never covers does not follow.
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). ·