GATE CE 2019 Set 2 — Question 10

MCQ+2 / -0.67MediumReading ComprehensionVerbal AptitudeGeneral Aptitude

General Aptitude → Verbal Aptitude → Reading Comprehension

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“Popular Hindi fiction, despite - or perhaps because of - its wide reach, often does not appear in our cinema. As ideals that viewers are meant to look up to rather than identify with, Hindi film protagonists usually read books of aspirational value: textbooks, English books, or high value literature.” Which one of the following CANNOT be inferred from the paragraph above?

A. $Though popular Hindi fiction has wide reach, it often does not appear in the movies$
B. $Protagonists in Hindi movies, being ideals for viewers, read only books of aspirational value$
C. $Textbooks, English books or high literature have aspirational value, but not popular Hindi fiction$
D. $People do not look up to writers of textbooks, English books or high value literature$

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Correct answer (B;D) Solution The paragraph states that popular Hindi fiction, despite its reach, is rarely seen in cinema. Instead, protagonists (who are ideals for the audience) are shown reading "aspirational" books like textbooks or high literature. Option (A) is a direct restatement of the first sentence of the passage. Option (B) uses the absolute word "only", whereas the text says "usually". This makes (B) a statement that cannot be strictly inferred from the text. Option (C) is a reasonable inference based on the contrast between what protagonists read (aspirational) and popular Hindi fiction (which they don't read). Option (D) makes a claim about "writers", which is never mentioned in the text. The text only discusses protagonists and the books they read. Thus, (D) cannot be inferred. Note: In the official GATE 2019 answer key, both (B) and (D) were accepted as correct answers because neither can be strictly inferred from the provided text. Turn this into a strength. Explore AI-powered practice and doubt support with Success Tracker.

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Correct answer (B;D) Solution The paragraph states that popular Hindi fiction, despite its reach, is rarely seen in cinema. Instead, protagonists (who are ideals for the audience) are shown reading "aspirational" books like textbooks or high literature. Option (A) is a direct restatement of the first sentence of the passage. Option (B) uses the absolute word "only", whereas the text says "usually". This makes (B) a statement that cannot be strictly inferred from the text. Option (C) is a reasonable inference based on the contrast between what protagonists read (aspirational) and popular Hindi fiction (which they don't read). Option (D) makes a claim about "writers", which is never mentioned in the text. The text only discusses protagonists and the books they read. Thus, (D) cannot be inferred. Note: In the official GATE 2019 answer key, both (B) and (D) were accepted as correct answers because neither can be strictly inferred from the provided text.

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