Paper 1 · Comprehension
UGC NET June 2023 (19.06.2023) Shift-II
Passage
Political freedom and economic justice are two sides of democracy; both are essential. We should lay stress on the improvement of the economic conditions of the people as well as on liberty and freedom. No society can claim to be democratic if it does not permit political liberty, freedom of conscience, freedom of choice between parties, and opportunities for peaceful and orderly changes of government. In the context of the international situation there are many misunderstandings. We can build peace even on the basis of misunderstandings; once peace is built, misunderstandings will diminish. We in our country are now engaged in effecting a social and economic revolution. The word revolution need not scare us. It does not mean barricades and bloodshed; it means only speedy and drastic changes. We are interested not only in our objectives but in our methods, not only in what we achieve but in how we achieve. Through peaceful, constitutional processes we won our independence and integrated our country, and now we strive to raise the material standards of our people. Even if we meet defeat in our attempt to replace force by persuasion, the politics of power by the politics of brotherhood, we are convinced the defeat will be only temporary, for goodness is rooted in things; kindness and love are as contagious as unkindness and hate.
Given below are two statements based on the passage. Statement I: In the international arena, understandings are a pre-requisite for building peace. Statement II: India achieved its independence and integration through peaceful revolution. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: In the international arena, understandings are a pre-requisite for building peace.
- Statement II: India achieved its independence and integration through peaceful revolution.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true — Statement I is false and Statement II is true, so the answer is Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Explanation
★Statement I is false and Statement II is true, so the answer is Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
★The passage says we can build peace even on the basis of misunderstandings.
★So understandings are not a pre-requisite for building peace, making statement I false.
★Once peace is built, misunderstandings are said to diminish.
★The passage also says India won independence and integrated the country through peaceful means.
★So statement II correctly reports the peaceful revolution.
★Therefore statement I is false while statement II is true.
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