Multiple choice

Directions: Read the passage/argument and answer the question that follows it.

As per India Census 2001, the total number of religious shrines in India is more than that of all educational institutions put together. Also, it has got the least public sector worker productivity across the globe, with an average worker working for not more than 150 days a year. Therefore, it can be reasonably concluded that too much preoccupation with religious activity hinders a country's productivity performance.

The most significant flaws in the above argument are that

  1. It is based on an example taken from one country only
  2. It makes a cause and effect connection in the absence of any concrete proof justifying it
  3. It makes an unjustified appeal to statistics. Choose your answer from the following combinations.

  1. 1 and 3

  2. 1, 2 and 3

  3. 2 only

  4. 1 only

  5. 1 and 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Linking up the presence of too many shrines and poor productivity, if they are present together somewhere, could be tempting, but in the absence of any proof, it is purely unscientific. Besides, had it been there in some countries also, it would have become more trustworthy. Both these problems underlie the conclusion drawn by the author. Hence, the correct option should be (5).

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