Question

Given cultural and intellectual interconnections, the question of what is ‘Western’ and what is ‘Eastern’ is hard to decide. Which statement reflects the author’s conclusion?

• A. Thoughts are not the kind of things that can be easily categorized.
• B. Though ‘occidentalism’ and ‘orientalism’ have many adherents, the dichotomy has little meaning.
• C. ‘East is East and West is West’ has been discredited.
• D. Compartmentalizing thoughts is often desirable.
• E. The purity of a thought is the kind of thing to which ‘purity’ happens easily.

Hint:

When a passage questions a dichotomy, the correct answer often rejects rigid categorization entirely.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The passage highlights the difficulty in classifying thoughts as purely Western or Eastern, supporting the conclusion that such categorization is inherently flawed.