Passage

To understand the nature and quantity of Government for man, it is necessary to attend to his character. As nature created him for social life, she fitted him for the station she intended. In all cases she made his natural wants greater than his individual powers. No one man is capable, without the aid of society, of supplying his own wants ; and those wants, acting upon every individual, impel the whole of them into society.

QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Comprehension

Prelims 2016

Which among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?

Select an option to attempt

Explanation

Option A is incorrect. The passage does not discuss diversity in human society but rather the necessity of social life due to human limitations.

Option B is incorrect. The passage does not state that societies are always short of their wants, only that individuals cannot fulfill all their needs alone.

Option C is incorrect. While social life is a characteristic of humans, the passage focuses more on why humans form societies.

Option D is correct. The passage clearly states that natural wants exceeding individual powers forced humans to form social systems.

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