Read the passage and answer the question by identifying the most suitable one from among the given options. The villager has customarily been very conservative in his attitude and approach. He is…
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Read the passage and answer the question by identifying the most suitable one from among the given options.
The villager has customarily been very conservative in his attitude and approach. He is reluctant to change his traditional way of thinking and doing things. His attitude, in many respects, is "home-made is best". For instance, most cattle farmers in villages prefer to feed their cows and buffaloes with a home mix comprising of local oil cakes like mustard or cottonseed, pulses, jaggery, salt etc. It makes numerous visits, and is hard convincing the rural cattle-farmer that compound feeds, scientifically formulated, improve the yield of milk, without any incremental costs.
The age-old values and attitudes towards caste, creed, women, time and money take time to change. The villager has traditionally been a believer in the philosophy of 'Karma' or fate. He has found it more convenient to blame his economic destitution, poor living conditions, and straitened social status on 'bhagya', 'Karma' or fate. The security that the villagers find in status quo, acts as a disincentive to change and experiment in the short-run. Many of these antiquated attitudes, value systems and outlooks are changing due to improved levels of awareness and education. However, the rate of change is sluggish. Attitudes that have fossilised over the centuries do take time to change.
The villager has customarily been very conservative in his attitude and approach. He is reluctant to change his traditional way of thinking and doing things. His attitude, in many respects, is "home-made is best". For instance, most cattle farmers in villages prefer to feed their cows and buffaloes with a home mix comprising of local oil cakes like mustard or cottonseed, pulses, jaggery, salt etc. It makes numerous visits, and is hard convincing the rural cattle-farmer that compound feeds, scientifically formulated, improve the yield of milk, without any incremental costs.
The age-old values and attitudes towards caste, creed, women, time and money take time to change. The villager has traditionally been a believer in the philosophy of 'Karma' or fate. He has found it more convenient to blame his economic destitution, poor living conditions, and straitened social status on 'bhagya', 'Karma' or fate. The security that the villagers find in status quo, acts as a disincentive to change and experiment in the short-run. Many of these antiquated attitudes, value systems and outlooks are changing due to improved levels of awareness and education. However, the rate of change is sluggish. Attitudes that have fossilised over the centuries do take time to change.
When will you call a person conservative in his attitude and approach?
- When he sticks to old ways of thinking and doing.
- When he would like to try out every new idea before accepting it
- When he imputes motives to change agents.
- When he solves problems through tried out methods.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - When he sticks to old ways of thinking and doing.
The passage opens by calling the villager conservative and at once explains that he is reluctant to change his traditional way of thinking and doing things. So a person is conservative when he sticks to old ways of thinking and doing. Wanting to try every new idea is the opposite, and solving problems by tried methods is not what the passage describes.
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