Multiple choice

What is the primary purpose of the passage?

Many of you have long experienced in your manufacturing operations the advantages of substantial, well-contrived, and well-executed machinery. 

Experience has also shown you the difference of the results between mechanism which is neat, clean, well arranged, and always in a high state of repair; and that which is allowed to be dirty, in disorder, and without the means of preventing unnecessary friction, and which therefore becomes, and works, much out of repair. In the first case the whole economy and management are good, every operation proceeds with ease, order, and success. 
In the last, the reverse must follow, and dissatisfaction among all the agents and instrument interested or occupied in the general process, which cannot fail to create great loss. 
If, then, due care as to the state of your inanimate machines can produce such beneficial results, what may not be expected if you devote equal attention to your vital machines, which are far more wonderfully constructed? 
When you shall acquire a right knowledge of these, of their curious mechanism, of their self-adjusting powers; when the proper main spring shall be applied to their various movements — you will become conscious of their real value, and you will readily be induced to turn your thoughts more frequently from your inanimate to your living machines; and you will discover that the latter may be easily trained and directed to procure a large increase of pecuniary gain, while you may also derive from them a high and substantial satisfaction.

  1. Co-ordination among different organs in our body and hygienic diet is the secret of a healthy being.

  2. Good and effective management is substantial for successful operating mechanisms within an organisation.

  3. Harmonization and order among individuals of the society would create a better society.

  4. Well - contrived and well excepted machinery results in ordered and satisfied mechanism whereas unnecessary friction in machinery causes disorder among the agents in the mechanism.

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The concept of machinery and manufacturing operations in first four paragraphs are cited as an example to explain the main idea of the passage. In this passage, the author draws a similarity between inanimate machines and living machines (clue is provided by fifth paragraph). In this light, option (2) and (4) are ruled out.
By living machines, the author means individuals or human beings that are a past of the society (fifth paragraph) “The latter may be easily trained” in fifth paragraph provides the clue that eh author emphasizes on the individuals as they can be trained but different organs in our body cannot be easily trained. Hence, (3) is the answer.

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