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UPSC Prelims 2025 · CSAT

Question 23: Reading Comprehension

Passage – 2 · as printed by UPSC
Passage beginning “In our country, handlooms are equated…”

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

aWe need to free the handloom industry from the limited narrative linked to preserving cultural heritage.
bContinued State support to the handloom industry ensures the preservation of some of our glorious art forms and old traditions.
cHousehold units of the handloom sector should be modernized and made an economically viable organized industry.
dHandloom products need to be converted to machine-made designer products so as to make them more popular.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2025, General Studies Paper II (CSAT), Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.