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Prelims 2022 · CSAT / Reading Comprehension · Question 62

What is the main idea of the passage?

  1. People should not be influenced by the opinions of others.
  2. People should accumulate as much money as they can.
  3. People should neither give nor accept the opinions.
  4. People will succeed in any undertaking if they do not accept any opinion at all.

Answer

People should not be influenced by the opinions of others.

Theme: This is a Reading Comprehension question, not a standard GS subject.

Option (a): Says one should not be influenced by others' opinions. This is the broad and reasonable central idea. Verdict: Correct.

Option (b): Talks about accumulating money, which is unrelated to the stated choices' core idea about opinions. Verdict: Incorrect.

Option (c): Says people should neither give nor accept opinions. This is too extreme and not a balanced main idea. Verdict: Incorrect.

Option (d): Claims success in any undertaking will follow if no opinion is accepted at all. This is absolute and exaggerated. Verdict: Incorrect.

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