GATE ME 2019 Set 2 — Question 8

MCQ+2 / -0.67MediumReading ComprehensionVerbal AptitudeGeneral Aptitude

General Aptitude → Verbal Aptitude → Reading Comprehension

Last updated 5 September 2026

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While teaching a creative writing class in India, I was surprised at receiving stories from the students that were all set in distant places: in the American West with cowboys and in Manhattan penthouses with clinking ice cubes. This was, till an eminent Caribbean writer gave the writers in the once-colonised countries the confidence to see the shabby lives around them as worthy of being "told". The writer of this passage is surprised by the creative writing assignments of his students, because______.

Correct answer (B) None of the students had written stories set in India Solution The passage states that the students' stories were "all set in distant places" like the American West and Manhattan. This implies that none of the students, who were in a class in India, wrote stories set in their own country. The surprise stems from this complete lack of local context in their creative work, which is best captured by option (B). Turn this into a strength. Explore AI-powered practice and doubt support with Success Tracker.

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Correct answer (B) None of the students had written stories set in India Solution The passage states that the students' stories were "all set in distant places" like the American West and Manhattan. This implies that none of the students, who were in a class in India, wrote stories set in their own country. The surprise stems from this complete lack of local context in their creative work, which is best captured by option (B).

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