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.
What does the phrase "home-made is best" imply?
- The best should not be discarded.
- Whatever is being practiced and known is better than what is new.
- People should go in for Swadeshi because it is home made.
- Change for the sake of change is no good.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - Whatever is being practiced and known is better than what is new.
The passage uses "home-made is best" to show the villager's preference for what he already knows and does, such as his home mix of cattle feed, over anything new such as compound feed. So the phrase means that whatever is practised and known is better than what is new. It has nothing to do with Swadeshi or with discarding the best.
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