Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the…
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Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Pay careful attention.
Supernatural powers have always been a matter of fantasy for people. To escape from the real world and into a more magical one, where there is a super being of noble causes that one can admire. Often it is the consequence of radio-active animal bites or a scientific mishap of some sort that leads to creation or modification of such beings.
But do they truly exist?
Can supernatural powers be a real phenomenon? The topic is worth contemplation. It is urban theory that supernatural powers need not be as imaginative as shooting webs from your fingertips or flying. It can be as simple as having an IQ that is inhuman or having more emotional stability than humanly possible. Though not as colorful, these are also, in fact, supernatural capabilities. And for all we know, any of us could possess such powers.
What, according to the author, may also be an example of urban theory?
- A.
Being an average person
- B.
Being able to climb trees
- C.
Having good habits
- D.
Having a high IQ
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Correct answer: D
In a literal (basic) reading-comprehension question, the correct option is the one the author states directly in the passage -- you are not asked to infer beyond what is written, only to locate the specific detail the passage already gives.
The passage says that supernatural power "can be as simple as having an IQ that is inhuman or having more emotional stability than humanly possible." The author is explicitly listing examples of an 'inhuman'/supernatural capability here, and one of the given options matches this description directly.
Being an average person -- the passage sets up a contrast between an ordinary/average trait and something 'inhuman'; being average is the opposite of what the author calls supernatural, so it cannot be the example.
Being able to climb trees -- this is an everyday physical skill within normal human ability, not the kind of beyond-human capacity ('inhuman') the passage is describing.
Having good habits -- the passage never mentions habits anywhere; there is no textual link between 'good habits' and the author's examples.
Having a high IQ -- this is exactly the example the author gives ('an IQ that is inhuman'), so it is the option the passage supports directly.
Hence, having a high IQ is the example of urban theory the author gives.