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CDS 2026 · PYQ · Reading Comprehension · medium

The 'biophilia hypothesis':

  1. A.Argues that psychological disorders are caused by biological organisms
  2. B.Is the design of a biological experiment which studies families that live in cities
  3. C.Formulates that separation from nature leads to infelicitous mental states✓ Correct
  4. D.Describes a philosophy that studies humans in relation to natural phenomena

Explanation

The passage states that the biophilia hypothesis 'argues that those who are deprived of contact with nature suffer psychologically and that this deprivation leads to a measurable decline in well-being.' This matches option (c), which says separation from nature leads to infelicitous (unhappy/unfavourable) mental states. The hypothesis is about the psychological harm from lack of contact with nature, not about biological organisms causing disorders or studying urban families.
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