6 Min Test: Reading Comprehension - 2 - SSC CGL MCQ

In the second paragraph, the author says the best sources to know Hindu religion are the originals texts; the information furnished by foreign writers is considerable but inaccurate: 'The sources from which knowledge of Hindu religions is to be drawn are the best possible- the original texts ... an outsider's statements often may give an inexact impression through lack of completeness'. Option 1, 2 and 4 are incorrect as they are not supported by the author. Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.

Refer to the first few lines of the passage where the author says, 'In the earliest Vedic literature are found not only hymns in praise of the accepted Gods, but also doubts in regard to the worth of these Gods'. From this, it can be concluded that option 4 is the correct answer.

In the second paragraph the author says that religion forms the basis of didactic excursions. Didactic means 'intending to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.' In the context of the passage, it means that religion carries a purpose of teaching morals. Thus, option 1 is the correct answer. Other options are completely out of context of the passage.

Refer to the second paragraph where the author says, 'India's literature was pre-eminently priestly ... there is no real literature that was not religious originally'. Hence, the correct answer is option 2. India's literature was pre-eminently priestly and religious.

Refer to the last part of the second paragraph which says 'only for some of the modern sects, and for the religions of the wild tribes which have no literature, shall we have to depend on the accounts of European writers". Thus, the answer is stated is option 2. The other options are not relevant.