Lamenting the gradual sidelining of the arts in school curricula, a group of…
GATE · 2015 · EC · Set 2 · General Aptitude
Lamenting the gradual sidelining of the arts in school curricula, a group of prominent artists wrote
to the Chief Minister last year, asking him to allocate more funds to support arts education in
schools. However, no such increase has been announced in this year’s Budget. The artists expressed
their deep anguish at their request not being approved, but many of them remain optimistic about
funding in the future.
Which of the statement(s) below is/are logically valid and can be inferred from the above
statements?
(i) The artists expected funding for the arts to increase this year.
(ii) The Chief Minister was receptive to the idea of increasing funding for the arts.
(iii) The Chief Minister is a prominent artist.
(iv) Schools are giving less importance to arts education nowadays.
- A.
(iii) and (iv)
- B.
(i) and (iv)
- C.
(i), (ii) and (iv)
- D.
(i) and (iii)
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