Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Hugh Grant was watching, from the Royal Box, the men's semifinal match on Centre Court between Flavio Cobolli and Novak Djokovic. 2. The phrase 'unexpected ace' in the context uses a term from the game of tennis to highlight Hugh Grant's somewhat uncharacteristic act of catching 'forty winks'; an act that is viewed with opprobrium. 3. Grant subjects the demands of society to the wisdom of his body. Select the answer using the code given below.

Passage

Was it the sun-dappled ambience, the strawberries and cream, the frustration of Flavio Cobolli's unforced errors against Serbian Novak Djokovic on Centre Court or simply the crushing weight of being a 64-year-old man in the third act of a very public life? Whatever the reason, Hugh Grant, the actor, deserves empathy. There he was, in the Royal Box at Wimbledon, flanked by Britain's well-dressed and well-rested spectators, watching the men's singles quarterfinals, when the actor did something quietly radical : head at a tilt, eyes closed, utterly unbothered, he took a nap. So praise be to Grant for serving up an unexpected ace. In that small, delicious moment, he didn't merely catch forty winks, he made an elegant case for surrender. Not to laziness, but to limits. To the body's quiet wisdom over society's relentless performance metrics. Wimbledon had its tennis. The perpetually sleep-deprived discovered a leading man, not of action, but of rest.

QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Comprehension

Prelims 2026

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Hugh Grant was watching, from the Royal Box, the men's semifinal match on Centre Court between Flavio Cobolli and Novak Djokovic.
The phrase 'unexpected ace' in the context uses a term from the game of tennis to highlight Hugh Grant's somewhat uncharacteristic act of catching 'forty winks'; an act that is viewed with opprobrium.
Grant subjects the demands of society to the wisdom of his body.

Select the answer using the code given below.

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Explanation

To determine the correct option, we need to evaluate each statement based on the given context.

Statement 1: 'Hugh Grant was watching, from the Royal Box, the men's semifinal match on Centre Court between Flavio Cobolli and Novak Djokovic.' This statement is likely incorrect because Flavio Cobolli is not known to have reached the semifinals of a major tournament like Wimbledon, where Novak Djokovic is a frequent contender. This mismatch suggests that the statement is factually incorrect.
Statement 2: 'The phrase 'unexpected ace' in the context uses a term from the game of tennis to highlight Hugh Grant's somewhat uncharacteristic act of catching 'forty winks'; an act that is viewed with opprobrium.' This statement uses the metaphor of an 'unexpected ace' from tennis to describe Hugh Grant's surprising action of taking a nap ('catching forty winks') during a match, which is seen as socially inappropriate ('viewed with opprobrium'). This interpretation aligns with the context, making the statement correct.
Statement 3: 'Grant subjects the demands of society to the wisdom of his body.' This statement suggests that Hugh Grant prioritizes his body's needs (sleep) over societal expectations (staying awake during a match). This interpretation is consistent with the context, making the statement correct.

Therefore, the correct statements are 2 and 3, which corresponds to option C.