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The miseries of the world cannot be cured by physical help only. Until man's nature changes, his physical needs will always arise, and miseries will always be felt, and no amount of physical help will remove them completely. The only solution of the problem is to make mankind pure. Ignorance is the mother of evil and of all the misery we see. Let men have light, let them be pure and spiritually strong and educated; then alone will misery cease in the world. We may convert every house in the country into a charitable asylum, we may fill the land with hospitals, but human misery will continue, until man's character changes.

With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made:\n1. The author gives primary importance to physical and material help in eradicating human misery.\n2. Charitable homes, hospitals, etc. can remove human misery to a great extent.\nWhich of the assumptions are valid?

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A.1 only
B.2 only
C.Both 1 and 2
D.Neither 1 nor 2Correct
Explanation & Solution

Correct Option: (D) Neither 1 nor 2

The passage explicitly states that physical help alone cannot cure miseries and that charitable asylums and hospitals will not end human misery. Both assumptions contradict the main message of the passage.

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पठित परिच्छेद
The miseries of the world cannot be cured by physical help only. Until man's nature changes, his physical needs will always arise, and miseries will always be felt, and no amount of physical help will remove them completely. The only solution of the problem is to make mankind pure. Ignorance is the mother of evil and of all the misery we see. Let men have light, let them be pure and spiritually strong and educated; then alone will misery cease in the world. We may convert every house in the country into a charitable asylum, we may fill the land with hospitals, but human misery will continue, until man's character changes.

With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made:\n1. The author gives primary importance to physical and material help in eradicating human misery.\n2. Charitable homes, hospitals, etc. can remove human misery to a great extent.\nWhich of the assumptions are valid?

A.1 only
B.2 only
C.Both 1 and 2
D.Neither 1 nor 2सही

सही उत्तर: (D) Neither 1 nor 2

The passage explicitly states that physical help alone cannot cure miseries and that charitable asylums and hospitals will not end human misery. Both assumptions contradict the main message of the passage.

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