Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions…
2018
Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Justice Kurian Joseph, one of the senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday said the courts had been imposing the death penalty “arbitrarily and freakishly”. Justice Kurian, in his judgment while heading a three-judge Bench hearing the appeal of a man sentenced to death, said the test of “rarest of rare” had been “inconsistently applied” by courts. The other two judges, Justices Deepak Gupta and Hemant Gupta, disagreed that death penalty was “freakishly” imposed.
Which of the following judges believe that courts have failed to uphold the principle of justice?
- A.
The given passage doesn’t talk about whether courts have failed to uphold the principle of justice.
- B.
Justice Deepak Gupta
- C.
Justice Hemant Gupta
- D.
Both Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Hemant Gupta
- E.
Justice Kurian Joseph
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: E
Concept
In an attitude/opinion reading-comprehension question, the answer is the person to whom the passage directly ATTRIBUTES the stated view. Match the exact opinion in the question to the speaker the text names as holding it, and use any contrasting verb (“disagreed”, “opposed”) to rule out the people who hold the OPPOSITE view.
Application
The question asks who believes the courts have FAILED to uphold the principle of justice. The passage attributes exactly that criticism to Justice Kurian Joseph: he said the courts had been imposing the death penalty “arbitrarily and freakishly” and that the “rarest of rare” test had been “inconsistently applied.” Those are direct statements that the courts mis-applied justice, so the view belongs to Justice Kurian Joseph.
Contrast
Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Hemant Gupta — the passage says they disagreed that the death penalty was imposed “freakishly,” so they do not hold the failure view.
“Both Deepak Gupta and Hemant Gupta” — ruled out for the same reason: both are named as dissenting from the criticism.
“The passage doesn’t say” — incorrect, because the criticism is stated explicitly and attributed by name.
Hence the judge who believes the courts have failed to uphold justice is Justice Kurian Joseph.