Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. Economic power is the only reason for the existence of inequality in a society. 2. Inequality of different kinds, of income, wealth, etc. reinforces power. 3. Economic power can be analysed more through its effects than by direct empirical methods. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

Passage

Inequality is visible, even statistically measurable in many instances, but the economic power that drives it is invisible and not measurable. Like the force of gravity, power is the organising principle of inequality, be it of income, or wealth, gender, race, religion and region. Its effects are seen in a pervasive manner in all spheres, but the ways in which economic power pulls and tilts visible economic variables remain invisibly obscure.

QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Comprehension

Prelims 2019

Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:

Economic power is the only reason for the existence of inequality in a society.
Inequality of different kinds, of income, wealth, etc. reinforces power.
Economic power can be analysed more through its effects than by direct empirical methods.

Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

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Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect. The passage states that economic power is a significant factor in organizing inequality, but it does not claim it is the only reason. There could be other causes for inequality. This assumption is not valid.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The passage discusses how power organizes inequality but does not explicitly state that inequality reinforces power. This assumption is not valid.

Statement 3 is correct. The passage emphasizes that while economic power itself is invisible and not measurable, its effects, such as on economic variables, are observable. This assumption is valid.

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