उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद से निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा एक, सर्वाधिक तर्कसंगत, विवेकपूर्ण और निर्णायक निष्कर्ष निकाला जा सकता है ?
Read this question in English
Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial inference that can be derived from the above passage?
(a) If malnourished condition in children is caused by gut bacteria, it cannot be treated. · (b) The guts of malnourished babies should be inoculated with mature microbiomes. · (c) Babies of malnourished mothers should be fed with dairy milk fortified with sialylated oligosaccharides instead of mother’s milk. · (d) Research on benign effects of gut bacteria on nutrition has policy implications.
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (d) पोषण पर आहार-नली के जीवाणुओं के अहानिकर प्रभावों पर अनुसंधान के नीतिगत निहितार्थ हैं ।
The passage traces child malnutrition to low levels of a milk sugar in malnourished mothers, which keeps the infant gut microbiome immature. Research on how gut bacteria support nutrition therefore bears on policy against malnutrition, without the passage prescribing a particular cure.
- ✗ (a) Nothing says the condition cannot be treated; knowing the cause points towards possible remedies.
- ✗ (b) Inoculating guts with mature microbiomes is a specific treatment the passage neither tests nor proposes.
- ✗ (c) Replacing mother's milk with fortified dairy milk goes far beyond the passage, which shows mother's milk is the natural source of the sugar.
- ✓ (d) The research links mothers' nutrition, gut bacteria and child malnutrition — a finding with clear policy relevance, stated without overreach.
Remember · When options prescribe specific remedies, prefer the broad inference the passage fully supports.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2019, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·