निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा कथन उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद का सर्वोत्तम सार है ?
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Which one of the following statements best sums up the passage given above?
(a) Wealth generation is the primary motive for any human endeavour. · (b) Space, whether space in solar system or interstellar space, will govern our future economy. · (c) Human beings are motivated to explore new frontiers principally by economic considerations. · (d) Wealth generation is based on the risk-taking behaviour of some men.
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Answer: (c) मनुष्य मुख्यतः आर्थिक प्रतिफल के लिए नई सरहदों की खोज करने के लिए प्रेरित होते हैं ।
From medieval merchants to Portuguese caravels, the passage says frontiers have always been opened in search of resources, with science and curiosity weaker drivers — and space will be no different. The summary is that new frontiers are explored mainly for economic reasons.
- ✗ (a) 'Any human endeavour' widens the claim far beyond opening frontiers.
- ✗ (b) The passage says resource extraction is the engine for opening space, not that space will govern our future economy.
- ✓ (c) 'The driver for opening frontiers has always been the search for resources. Science and curiosity are weaker drivers.'
- ✗ (d) Risk-taking appears only in the examples; the basis of wealth generation is not discussed.
Remember · A summary keeps the passage's scope (here, opening frontiers); options about 'any human endeavour' stretch it too far.
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). ·