Practice Set C for CLAT: Hey there! You know that catchy tune, ‘Wash! Wash! Wash your hands!’ we’ve all been singing since the COVID-19 era started? Well, turns out it took a bit of a rocky road before it became our safety anthem. Meet Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian doctor back in 1847. He noticed that a lot of new moms were falling sick, and he connected the dots – doctors not washing their hands! He tried to share his discovery, but people weren’t buying it. Instead, he got slammed with criticism and even ended up in an asylum, which is just heartbreaking. Fast forward a couple of decades, and suddenly everyone’s all about hand hygiene, calling Ignaz the ‘Father of Hand Hygiene.’ Better late than never, right?”
“Ever heard the story of Vincent Van Gogh? Back in the day, critics weren’t feeling his amazing art – called it strange and amateur. Can you believe he only sold a painting or two during his lifetime? Now, each of his pieces is worth millions. Crazy, huh? Then there’s Franz Kafka, the writer. People weren’t vibing with his work, so he told his buddy Max Brod to trash his unpublished stuff when he died. But Brod didn’t listen, and thank goodness for that! Today, Kafka’s considered a major fiction writer, and his novels ‘The Trial’ and ‘The Castle’ are classics. Moral of the story? Maybe if we all embraced new ideas a bit more, we’d be celebrating brilliance while it’s still around. Food for thought, right?
Questions
1. The main idea of the passage is that
(A) All original theories and works should receive unreserved acceptance.
(B) Many undeserving innovators have been honoured after their demise.
(C) Creativity must never be inhibited.
(D) Numerous innovators have found recognition and appreciation of their works posthumously.
2. From the passage it is evident that Dr. Ignaz’s theory was rejected because
(A) He could not substantiate it
(B) The doctors did not want him to regulate their work ethics
(C) He had been declared insane
(D) Joseph Lister and Louis Pasteur had already discovered germs
3. From the passage one can conclude that the art critics who Van Gogh’s works were .
(A) Applauded, pessimistic.
(B) Censured, hypercritical.
(C) Denounced, tolerant.
(D) Acclaimed, rigid.
4. From the passage it can be inferred that Max Brod
(A) Was of the opinion that Franz had not reached out to the right critics
(B) Decried Franz’s writings
(C) Considered it unsacred to destroy any manuscript
(D) Appreciated and valued Franz’s works
5. The word relentlessly in the passage can be best replaced by the word
(A) Irresolutely
(B) Recklessly
(C) Unabatedly
(D) Unabashedly
Answers:
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. C
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