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UPSC Prelims 2025 · CSAT

Question 54: Reading Comprehension

Passage – 2 · as printed by UPSC
Passage beginning “"A good statesman, like any other…”

With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :

  1. IIn a democracy, a strong opposition is required only if the Head of Government is indifferent.
  2. IIThe more aggressive the opposition, the better is the governance in a democracy.

Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?

aI only
bII only
cBoth I and II
dNeither I nor II

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