निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा/कौन-से निष्कर्ष वैध है/हैं?
- 1.यद्यपि SARS-CoV-2 और HMPV, कुछ सीमा तक भिन्न जानपदिकरोग-विज्ञान वाले, सदृश विषाणु हैं, पूर्ववर्ती (SARS-CoV-2) एक विश्वमारी बन गया, क्योंकि यह विलक्षण था और अतीत में लोग इसके प्रभाव में नहीं आए थे।
- 2.मानव आबादी पर इन दो विषाणुओं का मूल रूप से भिन्न प्रभाव पड़ता है और इसलिए इनसे एक-समान रीति से नहीं निपटना चाहिए।
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Which of the following conclusions is/are valid?
1. Though SARS-CoV-2 and HMPV are similar viruses with somewhat different epidemiology, the former became a pandemic because it was novel and people had not been exposed to it in the past.
2. The two viruses have fundamentally different impacts on human populations and should not therefore be dealt with in a similar manner.
Select the answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only · (b) 2 only · (c) Both 1 and 2 · (d) Neither 1 nor 2
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (b) केवल 2
The passage stresses that the two viruses are very different in family, epidemiology, severity and the people they affect, which supports not treating them alike. Statement 1 calls them 'similar viruses' and brings in a pandemic the passage never mentions.
- ✗ 1. The passage says they belong to 'two very different virus families with fundamentally different characteristics and epidemiology' — not 'similar viruses with somewhat different epidemiology'. It also says nothing about a pandemic.
- ✓ 2. Different severity, different long-term effects and non-overlapping affected groups add up to different impacts, which is the passage's reason for not equating HMPV with SARS-CoV-2.
Remember · Reject a statement that contradicts the passage's core contrast, even if its second half sounds reasonable.
Question and answer: UPSC's provisional GS Paper II (2026, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·