GATE EC 2015 Set 1 — Question 7

MCQ+2 / -0.67EasyReading ComprehensionVerbal AptitudeGeneral Aptitude

General Aptitude → Verbal Aptitude → Reading Comprehension

Last updated 5 September 2026

Question

Read the following paragraph and choose the correct statement. Climate change has reduced human security and threatened human well-being. An ignored reality of human progress is that human security largely depends upon environmental security. But on the contrary, human progress seems contradictory to environmental security. To keep up both at the required level is a challenge to be addressed by one and all. One of the ways to curb the climate change may be suitable scientific innovations, while the other may be the Gandhian perspective on small scale progress with focus on sustainability.

Correct answer (B) Human progress is contradictory to environmental security. Solution The paragraph explicitly states: "But on the contrary, human progress seems contradictory to environmental security." This directly supports statement (B). Statement (D) is incorrect because the text says "human security largely depends upon environmental security", not "human **progress**". Statements (A) and (C) are contradicted by the text. Turn this into a strength. Explore AI-powered practice and doubt support with Success Tracker.

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Correct answer (B) Human progress is contradictory to environmental security. Solution The paragraph explicitly states: "But on the contrary, human progress seems contradictory to environmental security." This directly supports statement (B). Statement (D) is incorrect because the text says "human security largely depends upon environmental security", not "human **progress**". Statements (A) and (C) are contradicted by the text.

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