Which one of the following statements best reflects the main contention of the author ........

English Language (Defence) Reading comprehension (P)

Directions for the following 20 (twenty) items : In this section, you have five short passages. After each passage, you will find some questions based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the questions based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

Passage – 2
Most disputes about whether or not men are stronger than women are meaningless because the word ‘strong’ may mean many things. Most men can surpass most women in lifting heavy weights, in striking an object, in running, jumping or doing heavy physical labour. But most women live longer than most men, they have a better change of resisting disease, they can beat men at operations requiring finger dexterity and the ability to work accurately under monotonous conditions. So it would be legitimate to argue that women are stronger than men. The truth is that each gender can surpass the other in certain kinds of activities. To say that one is stronger than the other is to indulge in futile arguments.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the main contention of the author?

In most cases men are stronger than women.

Since women are healthier than men they are also stronger.

In some activities men are stronger than women and in some others women are stronger than men.

Men and women are equally strong.

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Explanation:

In the whole passage, the author has interpreted the meaning of ‘strong’ in many ways. He just doesn’t talk about the physical strength but in various fields of life in which either men or women both holds equal importance some way or the other. Thus, the main contention of the author is that in some activities men are stronger than women and in some others women are stronger than men.