इस परिच्छेद में यह सुझाया गया प्रतीत होता है कि
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The passage seems to suggest that
(a) a leader foresees his future position · (b) a leader is chosen only by a free country · (c) a leader must see that his country is free from despair · (d) despair in a country sometimes leads to dictatorship
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Answer: (d) किसी देश में बनी हुई निराशा की परिणति कभी-कभी तानाशाही में होती है
A dictator often reaches power by chance, and 'very often through the unhappy state of his country'. So despair in a country can lead to dictatorship.
- ✗ (a) It is others who can foresee a leader's rise from his character; the passage does not say he foresees it himself.
- ✗ (b) The passage contrasts leaders in free countries with dictators; it does not say only a free country chooses leaders.
- ✗ (c) No duty of a leader is discussed.
- ✓ (d) The 'unhappy state' of a country is named as a frequent route to power for a dictator; 'sometimes' keeps the claim within the passage.
Remember · Pick the option that restates a cause-and-effect link the passage gives; a modest qualifier ('sometimes') is safe when the passage says 'often'.
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). ·