उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद से निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा सर्वाधिक तार्किक, तर्कसंगत और विवेचनात्मक निष्कर्ष (इन्फरेंस) निकाला जा सकता है?
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Which among the following is the most logical, rational and critical inference that can be made from the above passage?
(a) Once a country reaches middle-income stage, it runs the risk of falling productivity which leads to stagnant incomes. · (b) Falling into middle-income trap is a general characteristic of fast growing economies. · (c) There is no hope at all for emerging Asian economies to sustain the growth momentum. · (d) As regards growth of productivity, the performance of Asian economies is not satisfactory.
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) किसी देश के मध्यम-आय अवस्था में पहुँच जाने से उसकी उत्पादकता में ह्रास होने का खतरा होता है, जिसके परिणामस्वरूप आय की वृद्धि रुक जाती है।
The IMF warns that fast-growing Asian economies risk the middle-income trap, in which incomes stop rising well short of Western levels, and names a collapse in productivity growth as its broad cause. Option (a) captures this chain of risk, falling productivity and stagnant incomes.
- ✓ (a) Middle-income trap = incomes stop growing; its overall cause = collapse in productivity growth. (a) links the two as a risk, as the passage does.
- ✗ (b) The passage speaks of a risk, not a general characteristic; not every fast-growing economy falls into the trap.
- ✗ (c) 'No hope at all' is extreme; a risk is not a certainty.
- ✗ (d) The passage does not grade Asian economies' present productivity record; it explains what could cause the trap.
Remember · 'Face the risk' supports an option framed as a risk; reject options that turn a risk into a certainty or a verdict.
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). ·