Question

I have been studying it, consciously and subconsciously, for 40 years and I still find men unaccountable; people I know intimately can surprise me by some action of theirs which I never thought them capable of or by the discovery of some trait which exhibit a side of themselves that I never even suspecte(d) The idea in this sentence can be best summarised as

• A. men are inconsistent and therefore one should not be confident even about one’s closest friends.
• B. men are unpredictable, one can never tell what they will do next; hence, one should be very careful in one’s dealings.
• C. no matter how closely you know somebody there still exists an unknown facet of his personality.
• D. None of these.

Hint:

When summarising, focus on the core meaning without adding bias or emotional tone not present in the original statement.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The statement stresses that even after decades of familiarity, new and surprising traits can emerge in people. This means complete understanding of a person is never truly possible. - Option (a) overstates by focusing on inconsistency, which is not necessarily implie(d) - Option (b) changes the tone to caution and unpredictability rather than discovery of unknown traits. - Option (c) aligns perfectly—it captures the theme of undiscovered facets in someone’s personality. - Option (d) is invalid since (c) is a perfect match.