Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct answer for the following question on the basis of the given passage:

A suitable title for the above passage is ________________________.

RC Passage 1:

But man is not destined to vanish. He can be killed, but he cannot be destroyed, because his soul is deathless and his spirit is irrepressible. Therefore, though the situation seems dark in the context of the confrontation between the superpowers, the silver lining is provided by amazing phenomenon that the very nations which have spent incalculable resources and energy for the production of deadly weapons are desperately trying to find out how they might never be used. They threaten each other, intimidate each other and go to the brink, but before the total hour arrives they withdraw from the brink.

  1. destruction of mankind is inevitable

  2. man's desire to survive inhibits use of deadly weapons

  3. mounting cost of modern weapons

  4. threats and intimidation between super powers

  5. cowardly retreat by man
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Option 1 goes against the author's arguement.Option 3 talks about the mounting cost of weapons which is not the crux of the passage.Option 4 and 5 also deviate from the main idea of the passage. Option 2 agrees with the theme of the passage, which is the survival of the human race.

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