Question

This season will pass. The Prime Minister may not win Lok Sabha elections, or she may; she may not continue as Prime Minister, or she may. The country will survive whatever the texture of politics in this decade or the next.
Which of the following, IF TRUE, will BEST reinforce the author's view?

• A. The survival of any Prime Minister is dependent on the country’s economic growth.
• B. The country has a vibrant young working population.
• C. The survival of the country depends on a dynamic, growth-oriented Prime Minister, not on the texture of politics.
• D. The previous season had also witnessed similar political uncertainty.
• E. The survival of the Prime Minister is dependent on the political texture of the country.

Hint:

In reasoning passages, always align the correct option with the \textbf{author’s central claim}. Here, the claim is about the country’s resilience, not about the Prime Minister or economy.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Identify the author’s main claim.
The author argues that the political fate of one leader (Prime Minister) may change — she may win or lose, continue or not continue — but the nation itself will survive irrespective of the political uncertainty.
Step 2: Evaluate each option.
- (A) Talks about economic growth affecting the PM, not about the survival of the country despite politics.
- (B) Refers to a young working population, which is positive but does not directly reinforce the point about political uncertainty being survivable.
- (C) Suggests that survival depends on a particular kind of Prime Minister, which actually contradicts the author’s claim (author says survival is independent of PM).
- (D) States that similar political uncertainty existed in the past, yet the country survived — this directly reinforces the author’s point that the nation is resilient to political shifts.
- (E) Focuses on the PM’s survival, not the country’s survival, which misses the author’s central view.
Step 3: Conclusion.
The option that best supports the author’s argument about resilience of the nation through political uncertainty is (D).
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