Question

We can never make our beliefs regarding the world certain. Even scientific theory of a most rigorous and well-confirmed nature is likely to change over a decade or even tomorrow. If we refuse to even try to understand, then it is like resigning from the human race. Undoubtedly life of an unexamined kind is worth living in other respects, as it is no mean thing to be a vegetable or an animal. It is also true that a man wishes to see this speculation domain beyond his next dinner.

From the above passage it is clear that the author believes that

• A. men would do well not to speculate
• B. progress in the scientific field is impossible
• C. one should live life with the dictum 'what will be will be'
• D. men are different from animals as far as their reasoning abilities are concerned

Hint:

Focus on the passage's main point about accepting uncertainty, not a single supporting detail.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

This is a short reading comprehension question. Read the passage for its main idea rather than any single line, then check that idea against the four options.

1. "Men would do well not to speculate" (1): This is wrong because the passage says refusing to try to understand is like resigning from the human race, which means the author wants people to keep thinking, not stop.
2. "Progress in the scientific field is impossible" (2): This overstates the passage. The passage only says scientific theories keep changing, not that progress is impossible.
3. "One should live life with the dictum 'what will be will be'" (3): This matches the passage's core point, that our beliefs about the world can never be made certain, so the sensible course is to accept that uncertainty and keep living rather than waiting for a certainty that will never come.
4. "Men are different from animals as far as their reasoning abilities are concerned" (4): The passage does mention animals briefly, but only as a side comment about an unexamined life still having worth, not as its main conclusion.

The passage opens and closes on the theme of uncertainty: our beliefs can never be made certain, and even rigorous science keeps changing, so the best-supported conclusion is that one should accept this uncertainty and live regardless.

Let's summarize:

• The passage's central claim is that certainty is never available to us.
• It does not ask readers to stop thinking, nor does it call scientific progress impossible.
• The takeaway is to accept uncertainty and carry on living, matching option (3).

The correct answer is option (3).