Q. The majority of people who fail to accumulate money sufficient for their needs, are generally, easily influenced by the opinions of others.
They permit the newspapers and the gossiping neighbours to do their thinking for them. Opinions are the cheapest commodities on the earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon by anyone who will accept them. If you are influenced by opinions when you reach decisions, you will not succeed in any undertaking.
Q. 1. Which one of the following is implied by the passage?
a. Most of the people do not accumulate money for their needs.
b. Most of the people never fail to accumulate money for their needs.
c. There are people who fail to accumulate money for their needs.
d. There is no need to accumulate money.
Q. 2. What is the main idea of the passage?
a. People should not be influenced by the opinions of others.
b. People should accumulate as much money as they can
c. People should neither give nor accept the opinions.
d. People will succeed in any undertaking if they do not accept any opinion at all.
Question from UPSC Prelims 2022 CSAT Paper
Explanation :
Q1: Correct Answer – c. There are people who fail to accumulate money for their needs.
Explanation – The implied statement in the passage is that “there are people who fail to accumulate money for their needs” (Option C). The passage explains that such people are easily influenced by the opinions of others, and they let the newspapers and gossiping neighbours do their thinking for them. According to the author, opinions are cheap commodities, and if you let them influence your decisions, you will not succeed in any undertaking.
Q2: Correct Answer – a. People should not be influenced by the opinions of others.
Explanation – The main idea of the passage is that people should not be influenced by the opinions of others when making decisions. So the correct answer is a. “People should not be influenced by the opinions of others.” The passage states that “If you are influenced by opinions when you reach decisions, you will not succeed in any undertaking,” which implies that people should make their own decisions and not be swayed by the opinions of others.
