Question

Read the passage carefully and answer the following question.
Labouring is simply what we do to survive. We labour to eat. To keep our bodies healthy. To keep roof over our heads, and to keep life reproducing. All animals labour, with or without coaxing….There’s nothing special about labour, save for the fact that without it we would die. Work, on the other hand, gives collective meaning to what we do. When we work to producesomething we both put something into and leave something lasting in the world: a table, a house,a book, a car, a rug, a high precision piece of engineering with which we can order the days into time, or keep a body breathing.
Which of the following statements can be BEST concluded from the passage?

• A. To be healthy needs labour, while making others healthy is work
• B. Doing what is asked of a role is labour, while going beyond the role is work
• C. Labour enables us to survive while work makes survival meaningful
• D. Terrace gardening is labour, while producing a vaccine is work
• E. Unacknowledged work is labour, while acknowledgement makes it work

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding "Labour" 
The passage defines labour as activities necessary for survival — eating, keeping healthy, having shelter, reproduction. It is common to both humans and animals, and ensures basic survival.

Step 2: Understanding "Work"
Work, on the other hand, is described as meaningful creation that adds value and leaves something lasting behind, such as books, houses, machines, etc. It provides purpose and meaning beyond survival.

Step 3: Eliminating Incorrect Options
- Option 1: Too narrow, only about health, not general survival.
- Option 2: Interpretation of roles is not discussed in the passage.
- Option 4: Gives specific examples not mentioned in the text.
- Option 5: Acknowledgement vs unacknowledgement is not in the passage.
Hence, these are distortions of the original message.

Step 4: The Best Fit
The contrast in the passage is clear: 
- Labour → Survival
- Work → Meaningful survival / legacy
This is exactly captured in Option (C).

Final Result:

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