निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा कथन उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद के केंद्रीय विचार को सर्वोत्तम रूप से दर्शाता है ?
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Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the passage given above?
(a) School curriculum is not compatible with the expectations of children and parents. · (b) Emphasis on academic achievements does give time for development of personality and skills. · (c) Preparing the children to be better citizens should be the responsibility of the education system. · (d) To be a better citizen, the present world order demands societal and life-coping skills in addition to academic content.
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Answer: (d) बेहतर नागरिक बनने के लिए, वर्तमान विश्व व्यवस्था शैक्षिक विषय-वस्तु के अतिरिक्त, सामाजिक और जीवन-साधक कौशल की माँग भी करती है ।
Schools teach physics, maths and history but not caste, famine, gender sensitivity or the habit of asking questions, so the move into the open world of university can be painful. The central idea is that academic content must be complemented by societal and life-coping skills.
- ✗ (a) The expectations of children and parents are not discussed.
- ✗ (b) The passage suggests the opposite — schools neglect social awareness and questioning.
- ✗ (c) The passage does not frame the issue as the education system's responsibility for citizenship; its concern is the specific skills and awareness that are missing alongside academics.
- ✓ (d) Awareness of social realities and the ability 'to ask questions' and form opinions are needed in addition to 'physics, maths and history' — without them the transition 'can be painful'.
Remember · A central idea often has an 'in addition to' shape: the passage accepts what exists and asks for what is missing.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2021, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·