UPSC CSE 2025 · PYQ · Reading Comprehension / Central Idea · medium
Which one of the following statements best reflects the critical message conveyed by the passage ?
A.India's political executive should be aware that poverty and social inequality and the consequent sense of insecurity is the main social problem.
B.In India, poverty is the primary reason for social inequality and insecurity.
C.Poverty and social inequality are so intricately linked that they pose an unmanageable crisis for India.
D.Insecurity, more than poverty, is the main economic issue that Government policies must address.✓ Correct
Explanation
The passage explicitly states that 'insecurity, more than poverty, is the most acutely felt economic problem' and that 'many Government policies are actually intended towards mitigating these insecurities.' This directly matches option (d). Option (a) misrepresents the focus, since the passage treats insecurity as an economic, not a social, problem. Option (b) reverses the causal relationship that the passage does not establish. Option (c) introduces the unsupported claim that the crisis is 'unmanageable.' Hence (d) best reflects the critical message.
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