Multiple choice

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows it.

I have been studying it, consciously and subconsciously, for forty years and I still find men unaccountable, people I know intimately can surprise me by some action of which I never thought them capable of, or by the discovery of some trait exhibit a side of themselves that I never even suspected. The idea in this sentence can be best summarised as ______.

  1. men are inconsistent and therefore, one should not be confident even about one's closest friends

  2. men are unpredictable, one can never tell what to do next, hence, one should be very careful in one's dealings

  3. no matter how closely you know somebody there still exists an unknown facet of his personality

  4. none of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

 Option 1 is ruled out, as men are not inconsistent but unaccountable. Also, we cannot conclude that one should not be confident about one’s closest friends unless all are men. Option 2 is incorrect, as “one can never tell what to do next” is not in the correct context. We do not know whether “one” here refers to “men” or “who deal with men”. Option 3 is correct as the author is surprised even by men who are intimately or closely known to him.

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