Which of the following statements is/are true in the context of the passage? I. Man should be passive in his attitude to life. II. Spirit of inventiveness may not stand in good stead in solving every new problem. III. Man has a passion for more and more knowledge.

Only statement III is true. The passage explicitly states 'He is eager to satisfy his passion for more and more knowledge.' Statement I is false because the passage says we should 'not to be passive in our attitude to life.' Statement II is false because the passage concludes 'Every new difficulty, every new problem, which confronts us in life, can be tackled successfully with the spirit of inventiveness.'