उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद के आधार पर निम्नलिखित पूर्वधारणाएँ बनाई गई हैं :
- 1.अपरिपक्व आहार-नली जीवाणु संघटन के कारण कुपोषण से ग्रस्त बच्चों के उपचार के लिए एक समाधान प्रसंस्कृत जीवाणुयुक्त (प्रोबायोटिक) खाद्य पदार्थ हैं ।
- 2.कुपोषित माताओं के शिशुओं में आमतौर पर कुपोषित होने की प्रवृत्ति होती है ।
उपर्युक्त में से कौन-सी पूर्वधारणा/पूर्वधारणाएँ वैध है/हैं ?
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On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Processed probiotic foods are a solution to treat the children suffering from malnutrition due to immature gut bacteria composition.
2. The babies of malnourished mothers generally tend to be malnourished.
Which of the above 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
Malnourished mothers have little of the sugar that feeds the infant microbiome; the microbiome fails to mature, and that 'leads to malnourished babies'. So such babies tend to be malnourished. Processed probiotic foods are never mentioned.
- ✗ 1. Probiotic foods are not discussed; the passage offers no treatment at all.
- ✓ 2. Low sugar in the milk → immature microbiome → 'malnourished babies' — the chain in the passage's closing sentences.
Remember · Accept a statement that restates the passage's causal chain; reject a remedy the passage never names.
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). ·