MPSC Rajyaseva 2024 CSAT — Question 62

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Strengthening arguments Critical reasoning

"कल्पना कथा वाचल्याने सहानुभूती आणि सामाजिक समज सुधारते." खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान सत्य असल्यास, वरील दाव्याचे जोरदार समर्थन करेल? "Reading fiction improves empathy and social understanding." Which of the following statements, if true, would most strongly support the claim above.

a)अभ्यासातून असे दिसून आले आहे की जे लोक नियमितपणे काल्पनिक कथा वाचतात त्यांना सहानुभूती मोजण्याच्या चाचण्यांमध्ये जास्त गुण मिळतात. / Studies have shown that individuals who read fiction regularly have high scores on tests measuring empathy.✓ Correct

b)काल्पनिक साहित्यात अनेकदा जटिल पात्रे आणि परिस्थिती असतात त्यामुळे वाचकांना अनेक दृष्टिकोनांचा विचार करावा लागतो. / Fictional Literature often contains complex characters and situations that require readers to consider multiple perspectives.

c)जे लोक काल्पनिक कथा वाचतात त्यांच्याकडे न वाचणाऱ्यांच्या तुलनेत जास्त शब्दसंग्रह असतो. / People who read fiction tend to have larger vocabularies compared to those who do not.

d)काल्पनिक कथा बहुतेकदा काल्पनिक जगामध्ये रचल्या जातात ज्या वास्तविक जीवनातील अनुभवांशी संबंधित नसतात. / Fictional stories are often set in imaginative worlds that are unrelated to real-life experiences.

To strengthen the claim that reading fiction improves empathy, we need evidence linking fiction reading directly to higher empathy scores. Option A provides direct empirical support showing a positive correlation.

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