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According to the author
(a) not many research results can be of value to an intelligent investigator · (b) a research result is always valuable to an intelligent investigator · (c) any research result can be of value to an intelligent investigator · (d) a research result must always be of some value to an intelligent investigator
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (c) किसी प्रबुद्ध अन्वेषक के लिए कोई भी अनुसंधान परिणाम महत्त्व का हो सकता है
“There is always a chance that the results may be of value to the investigator of talent” — so any result can be useful to such an investigator, though none is guaranteed to be.
- ✗ (a) The author stresses that even silly-looking research can help; “not many” goes against the passage.
- ✗ (b) “Always valuable” turns “always a chance” into a certainty.
- ✓ (c) However silly the research, its results “may be of value” to an investigator of talent — they can be, not must be.
- ✗ (d) “Must always be” is again a certainty; the passage speaks only of a chance.
Remember · ‘Always a chance that it may’ means ‘can’, not ‘always is’ or ‘must be’.
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). ·