On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. A society without well-educated people cannot be transformed into a modern society. 2. Without acquiring culture, a person’s education is not complete. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

Passage

Education plays a great transformative role in life, particularly so in this rapidly changing and globalizing world. Universities are the custodians of the intellectual capital and promoters of culture and specialized knowledge. Culture is an activity of thought, and receptiveness to beauty and human feelings. A merely well-informed man is only a bore on God’s earth. What we should aim at is producing men who possess both culture and expert knowledge. Their expert knowledge will give them a firm ground to start from and their culture will lead them as deep as philosophy and as high as art. Together it will impart meaning to human existence.

QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Comprehension

Prelims 2019

On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:

A society without well-educated people cannot be transformed into a modern society.
Without acquiring culture, a person’s education is not complete.

Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

Select an option to attempt

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect. While the passage emphasizes the transformative role of education, it does not explicitly state or directly imply that a society without well-educated people cannot be modernized.

Statement 2 is correct. The passage explicitly mentions that education should aim to produce individuals who possess both culture and expert knowledge. It critiques the idea of a "merely well-informed man" and suggests that culture is essential for meaningful human existence. Thus, it is directly inferred that education is incomplete without culture.

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