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English Comprehension Reading Comprehension (C)

Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-1

Unlike religion and science, poetry does not posit or expect any belief in absolute truths. Those forces or individuals who claim to have absolute truths in their grasp tend to turn dictatorial and tyrannical. Truth usually does not admit any contradictions or imperfections. It is unitarian. It is, therefore, not of much use for poetry. Poetry abides by the plurality of life and existence. Perhaps poetry follows reality which is plural, anachronistic, full of contradictions. Against the tyranny of truth, poetry remains a partisan of democratic reality. Against the arrogance of power, wealth and hierarchy, poetry proposes both humility and defiance.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational message conveyed by the above / passage?

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UPSC CSAT, Previous year (2024)

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It is the poetry, not science or religion, which recognizes and accepts imperfections in humans.,

Truth is revealed through science or religion and poetry is anathema to truth.

Poetry is romantic, imaginary and is about feeling whereas science and religion are about truth.

In a world of violence, tyranny and bigotry, poetry is a form of dynamic resistance

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Explanation:

- Option 1: "It is the poetry, not science or religion, which recognizes and accepts imperfections in humans."

- This option aligns with the passage's emphasis on poetry embracing the plurality and contradictions of life, unlike science and religion which seek absolute truths.

- Option 2: "Truth is revealed through science or religion and poetry is anathema to truth."

- This misinterprets the passage's message. The passage suggests that poetry values the contradictions and pluralities ignored by absolute truths from science or religion, not that it is opposed to truth itself.

- Option 3: "Poetry is romantic, imaginary and is about feeling whereas science and religion are about truth."

- This simplifies the role of poetry to just feelings and imagination, without capturing its essence of embracing reality's manifold contradictions and democratic nature.

- Option 4: "In a world of violence, tyranny and bigotry, poetry is a form of dynamic resistance."

- This option best encapsulates the passage's portrayal of poetry as standing in defiance against tyranny and bigotry, representing democratic reality over absolute truths.

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