Directions : Read the given passage and answer the questions based on that…
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Directions : Read the given passage and answer the questions based on that
Online has become the “New Normal” in the world hard hit by the Covid pandemic where every part of the life including work, education, and play has been impacted in some manner. In this new normal, online work and education have not only saved many jobs but also helped in continuous study progress of millions across the world.
Online learning has proved to be a paradigm-shifting revolution in the field of education. It has not only improved the education(A)/ and learning process during the Covid-19 period, (B)/yet has also helped in introduction of numerous(C)/ fresh concepts and inventions in the field (D). It has significantly improved the standard of education and has also helped in skills development in rural and isolated regions. Additionally, it has guaranteed that getting quality education is affordable, ______________________(II) and easier to access. But now in the post-Covid era, many are wondering what to pick -- online or offline studies -- or balance the both. The blended learning can overcome one of the biggest obstacles in the India's inaccessible education system. India’s higher education system is the third-largest after China and the US, but access to higher education, especially equitable higher education, remains difficult for reasons ranging from unaffordability to lack of opportunity. The blended learning can provide quick solution to this problem. In terms of benefits, students not only saves course fees, but also on numerous other benefits like physical relocation and other (I)______________________.
How did online learning change the dynamic of education system in the covid hit world?
- A.
It had penetrated even to the furthest and most obscure region of the country
- B.
It had imparted quality education in an affordable rate
- C.
Many debutant concepts and learnings are being introduced through online education mode.
- D.
Only (a) and (b)
- E.
All of these
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: E
Concept
A reading-comprehension "which statement(s) are correct" question is answered by inference scope, not by memory: each candidate statement must be tested individually against the passage. Mark a statement true only if the passage actually asserts it; a combined choice like "all of these" is correct only when every individual statement it covers is independently supported by the text.
Application
The passage describes how online learning changed education in the Covid-hit world. Test each claim against it:
Reach to remote regions: the passage states online learning "improved the standard of education and has also helped in skills development in rural and isolated regions" — so it reached the furthest, most obscure areas. Supported.
Affordable quality education: the passage states it "guaranteed that getting quality education is affordable" and easier to access. Supported.
New concepts and inventions: the passage states it "helped in introduction of numerous fresh concepts and inventions in the field." So new, debutant concepts are being introduced through the online mode. Supported.
Contrast
Because the passage independently backs all three claims, a choice that admits only the affordability-and-reach pair while leaving out the new-concepts claim is incomplete — it drops a claim the passage explicitly makes. Each of the single-statement choices is true on its own, but each one omits the other two supported claims, so none of them captures the passage's full account.
Result
Every individual statement is supported, so the choice that endorses all of them is correct.