उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद के सन्दर्भ में निम्नलिखित पूर्वधारणाएँ बनाई गई हैं :
- 1.फुरसत के समय को लोग सदैव उपहार के रूप में देखते हैं तथा इसका उपयोग और अधिक भौतिक सम्पदा अर्जित करने के लिए करते हैं।
- 2.कुछ लोगों द्वारा फुरसत के समय का, नूतन और मौलिक चीजों के उत्पादन के लिए, उपयोग किया जाना ही मानव-प्रगति का मुख्य स्रोत रहा है।
इनमें से कौन-सी पूर्वधारणा/पूर्वधारणाएँ वैध है/हैं?
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With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. People always see the leisure time as a gift and use it for acquiring more material possessions.
2. Use of leisure by some people to produce new and original things has been the chief source of human progress.
Which of these assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only · (b) 2 only · (c) Both 1 and 2 · (d) Neither 1 nor 2
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (b) केवल 2
The passage says technology's real gift is leisure, not material possessions, and that the creative use of leisure by a minority has driven all human progress. Assumption 2 restates this; assumption 1 goes against it.
- ✗ 1. The passage separates leisure from material possessions and notes that leisure may be abused by some; 'always' and 'acquiring more possessions' both go against it.
- ✓ 2. The 'creative use of leisure by a minority' being 'the mainspring of all human progress' is exactly this assumption.
Remember · 'Always' in an assumption is a warning sign; accept it only if the passage allows no exception.
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). ·