Directions : After 8 phases of election in Bengal, on 2nd May the ‘khela’…
2022
Directions : After 8 phases of election in Bengal, on 2nd May the ‘khela’ becomes over. TMC lead by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has got success to clean sweep Bengal election despite of strong opposition heavyweight Bhartiya Janata Party. Top Central Ministers and chief ministers of BJP ruled states also participated in rallies. While seated in a wheelchair Didi with her injured left foot, rallies could not have been easy. But Didi scored! And her supporters and TMC cheered.
Which of the following abrogates the news of winning by TMC party?
(I) At one of the hottest seats in Bengal i.e. Nandigram. BJP has defeated TMC by 1952 votes.
(II) Vote share of BJP has increased from 25% to 32% as compared to last year.
(III) Out of 292 seats, TMC won 225 seats which is a record number.
- A.
Only II and III
- B.
Only I and III
- C.
Only I and II
- D.
Only III
- E.
Only II
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Correct answer: C
Concept
To “abrogate” a piece of news means to weaken, undercut or contradict it. So a statement abrogates the news of TMC’s win only if it points to a TMC setback or an opposition gain. A statement that reinforces or celebrates the win does the opposite — it strengthens the news, so it cannot be a valid abrogating fact.
Applying it to each statement
Statement on the Nandigram seat — here the ruling party itself lost a high-profile contest by 1952 votes. A loss in such a marquee seat is a clear dent in the clean-sweep story, so it weakens (abrogates) the win.
Statement on the rise in the opposition’s vote share from 25% to 32% — a growing opposition vote base is a sign that the rival is gaining ground, which undercuts the picture of total dominance, so it too abrogates the win.
Statement on TMC bagging 225 of 292 seats, a record number — this is a celebration of the scale of the victory. It reinforces the news rather than contradicting it, so it does NOT abrogate the win.
Cross-check
Keep only the two statements that show a setback or rival gain (Nandigram defeat and the rise in opposition vote share) and drop the one that glorifies the win (the record seat tally). That leaves the pair “I and II” as the statements that abrogate the news.
Hence the correct choice is “Only I and II”.