इस परिच्छेद का सन्दर्भ लेते हुए निम्नलिखित कथनों में से कौन-सा एक सही है?
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With reference to the passage, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) It is not possible for adults to feel thrilled by presents. · (b) There can be more than one reason why adults feel less thrilled by presents. · (c) The author does not know why adults feel less thrilled by presents. · (d) Adults have less capacity to feel the joy of loving or being loved.
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (b) उपहारों से वयस्कों के कम रोमांचित महसूस करने के एक से अधिक कारण हो सकते हैं।
The author offers two possible reasons with “perhaps… or perhaps”: we already have too much, or we have lost the fullness of the joy of giving. So there can be more than one reason why adults are less thrilled by presents.
- ✗ (a) Too extreme: presents bring “less thrill”, not no thrill.
- ✓ (b) “Perhaps it is because we have too much already; or perhaps it is because we have lost the fullness of the joy of giving” — two possible reasons.
- ✗ (c) The author is tentative but does offer reasons; saying he does not know overstates his doubt.
- ✗ (d) The passage speaks of the joy of giving and receiving presents, not of loving or being loved.
Remember · ‘Perhaps… or perhaps…’ signals more than one possible reason; options saying ‘impossible’ or ‘does not know’ overshoot.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2022, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·