Passage Comprehension

Tested in 4 real MPSC questions across 2 years (2017–2023). See it in context on the interactive Concept Graph →

Years it was asked

2023 2017

What you need to know first

Reading accuracyBasic understanding of patents and copyrightsReading logicMarathi reading proficiency

Real questions that test this

अमरीकेतील विद्यापीठांमध्ये शिक्षकांच्या भर्तीसाठीच्या प्रथा ______ विरोधी आहेत. / American universities have hiring practices opposed to

a)(1) पुराणमतवाद्यांच्या / Conservatives&check; Correct

b)(2) खुल्या मनाच्या उदारमतवाद्यांच्या / Liberals with on open mind

c)(3) बंदीस्त मन असलेल्या आत्मसंतुष्ट उदारमतवाद्यांच्या / Self-satisfied liberals having a closed mindset

d)(4) खुल्या मनाच्या पुराणमतवाद्यांच्या / Open minded conservatives

The text indicates that university hiring practices in America are structured against conservatives, favoring certain ideological alignments.

या उताऱ्यानुसार पेटंट व मक्तेदारीचा आग्रह धरला जातो कारण According to the passage, patent and copyright are insisted upon because

a)विज्ञानात जोखीम घेता येत नाही / One cannot take any risk in science

b)उत्पादनाची साधने खाजगी मालकीची असतात / Tools of production are privately owned&check; Correct

c)रॉयल सोसायटी पेटंटला मान्यता देते / Royal Society approves the patents

d)त्यातून कोड्यात पाडणाऱ्या माहितीचं स्पष्टीकरण मिळतं / They offer an explanation for perplexing data

Option 2 is correct because intellectual property rights like patents and copyrights are deeply tied to private ownership of tools of production and commercial commodification of knowledge.

लेखकाच्या मतानुसार एखादा सिद्धांत विशेष महत्त्वाचा कधी मानला जातो ? When is a theory considered as very important, according to the author ?

a)त्यात प्रायोगिक माहितीचा संचय नसतो / It does not contain experimental data

b)त्यामुळे वैज्ञानिक केंद्र बदलतं / It changes the centre of science

c)त्यातून कोड्यात पाडणाऱ्या माहितीचं स्पष्टीकरण मिळतं / It offers an explanation to perplexing data&check; Correct

d)तो रॉयल सोसायटीत मान्य होतो / It is accepted in the Royal Society

Option 3 is correct because a groundbreaking scientific theory is considered important when it successfully provides explanations for previously baffling or perplexing data.

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