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Directions: From the below given alternative summaries, choose the one that best presents the essence of the text.

In India, we need profound systemic changes in our method of education. Currently, the system pigeonholes individuals into a narrow range of disciplines and straitjackets them into rigid career tracks. Given the overwhelming emphasis on grades, creativity and independent thinking end up taking a back seat. So how can we expect the spirit of curiosity and inquiry to develop in such a pressure cooker? The need of the hour is an education system that fosters exploration, questioning and debate. A system that can help each student to pursue a path that best stimulates individual creativity and challenges him or her. The objective should be to create citizens who have the ability to think laterally: Students who are equipped to step out into the real world and become thought leaders, rather than products of a machine that churns out yet another commodity.

  1. The present 'made to order' education system in India needs to be replaced by a 'market-oriented' system.

  2. The education system in India needs to be completely overhauled.

  3. The education system needs to incorporate changes to meet the challenges of the new economy.

  4. In India, we have a very narrow and stereotyped focus on education. The focus needs to change from the product to the process of stimulation.

  5. The education system needs to progress from career-orientation to thought orientation.
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The answer can be derived from the lines: “In India, we need profound systemic changes in our method of education… A system that … best stimulates individual creativity…., rather than products of a machine…...".

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