इस परिच्छेद से निकलने वाला मूलभाव क्या है?
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The keynote that seems to be emerging from the passage is that
(a) we should first consult wisely and then resolve firmly · (b) we should reject suggestions of friends and remain unchanged · (c) we should always remain broad-minded · (d) we should be resolute and achievement-oriented
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) हमें पहले विवेकपूर्वक परामर्श करना चाहिए, फिर दृढ़ संकल्प करना चाहिए
The passage rejects two failures — endless hesitation, and a resolve that bends at the first suggestion — and names the only route to eminence: consult wisely first, then resolve firmly, then persevere. Option (a) keeps this sequence; the others drop the consulting step or add ideas of their own.
- ✓ (a) It restates the passage's key sentence: the man who 'first consults wisely, then resolves firmly' is the one who advances.
- ✗ (b) The passage does not ask us to reject a friend's advice; it criticises changing a decision at the 'first counter-suggestion'. Wise consultation is itself part of the formula.
- ✗ (c) Broad-mindedness is never discussed; if anything, veering 'from opinion to opinion' is criticised.
- ✗ (d) Firmness is part of the message, but this option leaves out wise consultation, which the passage puts first; 'achievement-oriented' is the reader's own addition.
Remember · When a passage lays down a sequence of steps, the keynote must keep that sequence; an option built on one step alone is incomplete.
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). ·