निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा एक कथन, इस परिच्छेद के लेखक द्वारा व्यक्त सर्वाधिक तर्कसंगत और विवेकपूर्ण सन्देश को सर्वोत्तम रूप से प्रतिबिंबित करता है ?
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Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational message conveyed by the author of the passage?
(a) We need to free the handloom industry from the limited narrative linked to preserving cultural heritage. · (b) Continued State support to the handloom industry ensures the preservation of some of our glorious art forms and old traditions. · (c) Household units of the handloom sector should be modernized and made an economically viable organized industry. · (d) Handloom products need to be converted to machine-made designer products so as to make them more popular.
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) हथकरघा उद्योग को, सांस्कृतिक विरासत के परिरक्षण से संबद्ध सीमित आख्यान से मुक्त करने की आवश्यकता है ।
The author argues that tying handloom to a single idea of 'tradition' has backfired: that idea is now contested, and many people who do not see it as theirs ignore handloom. The logical message is to move handloom beyond this narrow cultural-heritage narrative.
- ✓ (a) The passage says the notion of tradition 'as a single, linear entity is being strongly contested' and that promoting handloom 'as a traditional industry' leads large sections to ignore it. Freeing handloom from this limited heritage narrative follows directly.
- ✗ (b) This restates the very policy view the author questions. The passage suggests the 'tradition' framing limits handloom's appeal rather than protects it.
- ✗ (c) Modernisation and organised-industry status are not discussed; the passage is about narratives and identity, not production methods.
- ✗ (d) Converting to machine-made products would end handloom itself, and nothing in the passage suggests it.
Remember · When an author critiques a framing, the right answer usually calls for changing that framing, not reinforcing it.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2025, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·