Question 39

Read the given passage and answer the question that follow.

I remember years ago the Delhi School of Economics had many great scholars visit the campus. They talked passionately and knowledgeably not just about the subject but about knowledge as a vocation. One of the most memorable of these performances was by Teodor Shanin, the economic historian who also edited Peasants and Peasant Societies. He talked quietly about his love for his subject and confessed, "I have been studying the peasantry when it was out of fashion, I am in it now when it is fashionable, and I will be there long after it has become out of fashion again.”

Which of the following reflects the author's impression of the takeaways from the visit of scholars to University of Delhi?

Solution

The author mentions Teodor Shanin as an example of some of the good speeches he heard at the Delhi School of Economics, and not because of his passion for peasantry. His main takeaway from the speeches was the passion of the speakers for their subjects. 

Option A is completely alien to the passage. 
Option B and D focus on the example rather than the passage's main point. 

Option C accurately captures author's main takeaway from he speeches he heard. 

Therefore, Option C is the correct answer. 


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