UPSC Prelims 2018 · CSAT
Question 18: Reading Comprehension
With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
- 1.The Right to Education guarantees teachers' accountability for the learning process of children.
- 2.The Right to Education guarantees 100% enrolment of children in the schools.
- 3.The Right to Education intends to take full advantage of demographic dividend.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).
An assumption is valid only if the passage supports it. The passage says systems of teacher accountability must make sure children are actually learning, so a guarantee of teachers' accountability for learning fits. It warns that a school may exist yet children may not attend or may drop out, so it cannot be read as guaranteeing full enrolment. Demographic dividend is never mentioned. Only statement 1 is valid.
- 1. Teacher accountability systems must ensure children are learning.
- 2. The passage warns children may not attend or may drop out; no full enrolment is promised.
- 3. Demographic dividend is not discussed.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 3 is not correct, (b), (c) and (d) go: each of them includes 3.
What you needed to know: Demographic dividend is not discussed.
Only (a) is left. You didn’t need statements 1 or 2.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Correct: only the teacher-accountability point is supported.
- (b) Neither full enrolment nor demographic dividend is supported by the passage.
- (c) Demographic dividend is never mentioned.
- (d) Statements 2 and 3 are not supported.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2018, General Studies Paper II (CSAT), Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.