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CSAT 2024

Passage- 1

"The history of science is the real history of mankind." In this striking epigram, a nineteenth-century writer links science with its background. Like most epigrams, its power lies in emphasizing by contrast an aspect of truth which may be easily overlooked. In this case, it is easy to overlook the relations between science and mankind, and to treat the former as some abstract third party, which can sometimes be praised for its beneficial influences, but frequently and conveniently blamed for the horrors of war. Science and mankind cannot be divorced from time to time at men's convenience. Yet we have seen that, in spite of countless opportunities of improvement, the opening years of the present period of civilization have been dominated by international conflict. Is this the inevitable result of the progress of science or does the fault lie elsewhere?

परिच्छेद-1

"विज्ञान का इतिहास मानव जाति का वास्तविक इतिहास है।" इस अद्भुत सूक्ति में उन्नीसवीं शताब्दी के लेखक ने विज्ञान को उसकी पृष्ठभूमि से जोड़ा है। अधिकतर सूक्तियों की तरह, इसकी शक्ति विषमता के द्वारा सत्य के एक पहलू पर बल देने में निहित है, जिसे सुगमता से अनदेखा किया जा सकता है। इस मामले में विज्ञान और मानव जाति के मध्य संबंधों को अनदेखा करना, और विज्ञान को किसी ऐसे अमूर्त अन्य पक्ष के रूप में मान लेना सहज लगता है, जिसकी कभी-कभी उसके लाभकारी प्रभावों के लिए प्रशंसा की जा सकती है, किन्तु युद्ध की विभीषिका के लिए बारम्बार और सुविधानुसार दोषारोपित किया जाता है। विज्ञान और मानव जाति को समय-समय पर मनुष्यों की सुविधानुसार पृथक् नहीं किया जा सकता है। तथापि हमने देखा है कि सुधार के असंख्य अवसरों के बावजूद, सभ्यता के वर्तमान काल के आरम्भिक वर्षों में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संघर्ष हावी रहा है। क्या यह विज्ञान की प्रगति का अपरिहार्य परिणाम है या त्रुटि कहीं और है?

Q32 2024, The Real History of Mankind: Science and Society Long Passage Q1,

Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. The horrors of modern life are the inevitable result of the progress of science.
2. The aspect of truth likely to be overlooked is that science is what man has made it.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are correct?

उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद के आधार पर, निम्नलिखित पूर्वधारणाएँ बनाई गई हैं:
1. आधुनिक जीवन की विभीषिकाएँ विज्ञान की प्रगति के अपरिहार्य परिणाम हैं।
2. सत्य के जिस पहलू को अनदेखा किया जा सकता है, वह यह है कि विज्ञान वही है जिसे मनुष्य ने बनाया है।
उपर्युक्त पूर्वधारणाओं में से कौन-सी सही है/हैं?

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Statement 1 is incorrect: The passage does not explicitly state that the horrors of modern life are the inevitable result of the progress of science. It raises the question of whether the fault lies with science or elsewhere.
Statement 2 is correct: The passage emphasizes the importance of recognizing that science is a product of mankind and cannot be divorced from human history and actions.

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Q32 2024, The Real History of Mankind: Science and Society Long Passage Q1,

Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. The horrors of modern life are the inevitable result of the progress of science.
2. The aspect of truth likely to be overlooked is that science is what man has made it.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are correct?

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Q32 2024, The Real History of Mankind: Science and Society Long Passage Q1,

Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. The horrors of modern life are the inevitable result of the progress of science. 2. The aspect of truth likely to be overlooked is that science is what man has made it. Which of the assumptions given above is/are correct?

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Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. The horrors of modern life are the inevitable result of the progress of science.
2. The aspect of truth likely to be overlooked is that science is what man has made it.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are correct?