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"Wash! Wash! Wash your hands!" That's been the safety-mantra ever since the pandemic COVID-19 began swamping the world. Undoubtedly, washing hands has proven to be the best way to keep germs at bay. Unfortunately, the medical practitioner who first promoted the importance of this simple activity was subjected to intense humiliation, and ultimately declared insane!
Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian doctor. In 1847, as an obstetrician, he was disturbed that post-delivery, almost every third woman died of an unexpected malady. He observed that as a part of the set routine, medical students and doctors would examine and study the corpses in the mortuary, and then come for rounds to the maternity wards. Here, without washing their hands, they would examine expectant mothers. After making numerous hypothesis and observations, he was convinced that when doctors washed their hands before examining the women in the ward, the number of deaths due to serious infection declined. He shared his observations with his colleagues and many others working in the field of medicine, but unfortunately he could not provide any concrete evidence to his theory. Sadly, due to the vehement criticism that he received, he went into depression. Furthermore, Ignaz strived to prove his point so relentlessly that it led to the belief that he had lost his mind. In 1865, a doctor deceptively lured him into an asylum for the insane, and two weeks of the brutal treatment that was meted out to him by the attendants led to his untimely death. About twenty years later, when the world became more receptive to the works of scientists like Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister, awareness regarding germs that cause diseases began to spread. This is the time when Ignaz was honoured with titles like Father of Hand Hygiene and Saviour of Mothers- an honour much too late!
Some of the most celebrated artists have earned fame much after their deaths. It is tragic that Vincent Van Gogh's awe-inspiring work was labeled as strange and amateur by most of the critics of his time. It is believed that he sold only one or two painting in his lifetime, and that too for a meager amount. Today, every single painting of Vincent Van Gogh paintings is worth millions of dollars.
Franz Kafka was a proficient writer, but when he published a few pieces of his writings, he received immense criticism. Before his death in 1924, he handed over his unpublished novels and short stories to his friend Max Brod, and urged him to destroy them; however, Brod got the manuscripts published. Today, Franz is acclaimed as one of the major fiction writers of the twentieth century; the novels titled The Trial published in 1925, and The Castle published in 1926 are considered two of his masterpieces.
Perhaps, if humans were more tolerant and amenable to change, innovative concepts, theories and creations, the deserving would live to experience the glory and honour they rightfully deserve.

Question: 1

The main idea of the passage is that

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  • All original theories and works should receive unreserved acceptance.
  • many undeserving innovators have been honoured after their demise.
  • Creativity must never be inhibited.
  • Numerous innovators have found recognition and appreciation of their works posthumously.
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The Correct Option is D

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The correct option is (D): Numerous innovators have found recognition and appreciation of their works posthumously.
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Question: 2

From the passage it is evident that dr. Ignaz’s theory was rejected because

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  • He could not substantiate it
  • The doctors did not want him to regulate their work ethics
  • He had been declared insane
  • Joseph Lister and Louis Pasteur had already discovered germs
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The Correct Option is A

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The correct option is (A): He could not substantiate it.
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Question: 3

From the passage one can conclude that the art critics who ____ Van Gogh’s works were ____ .

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  • Applauded, pessimistic.
  • Censured, hypercritical.
  • Denounced, tolerant.
  • Acclaimed, rigid.
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The Correct Option is B

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The correct option is (B): Censured, hypercritical.
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Question: 4

From the passage it can be inferred that Max Brod

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  • Was of the opinion that Franz had not reached out to the right critics
  • Decried Franz’s writings
  • Considered it unsacred to destroy any manuscript
  • Appreciated and valued Franz’s works
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The Correct Option is D

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The correct option is (D): Appreciated and valued Franz’s works.
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Question: 5

The word relentlessly in the passage can be best replaced by the word

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  • Irresolutely
  • Recklessly
  • Unabatedly
  • Unabashedly
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The Correct Option is C

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The correct option is (C): Unabatedly.
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