The encounter between the ‘two cultures’—the scientific and the humane—implies:

CONCEPT

In literal reading comprehension, first identify the grammatical subject and predicate of the relevant sentence. An option is supported when it reproduces the stated result of that subject, rather than a nearby background idea.

APPLICATION

The relevant sentence makes “the encounter of the two cultures” its subject. Its predicate says that this encounter will restore normal vision and become the foundation of a science of understanding.

Therefore, the direct implication attached to the encounter is a return to normal vision.

CROSS-CHECK AND CONTRAST

A direct subject–predicate check separates the stated outcome from nearby ideas in the passage:

• “Restoration of normal vision” repeats the outcome assigned to the encounter.

• “The universe is both material and non-material” summarizes an earlier claim about science and matter, not the predicate attached to the encounter.

• “Man is superior to nature” is not asserted; the passage instead calls for responsible human endeavour.

• “Co-existence of quantity and quality in nature” is the ancient perception to which the encounter will give new meaning, not the encounter’s immediate implication.

RESULT

Thus, the encounter implies restoration of normal vision.