CDS 2026 (I) English, question 95

Topic: Relationships between statements

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Directions · Q91 to Q100

In the following items a pair of sentences (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second sentence to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q95

S1 : True knowledge is true power.

S2 : A little knowledge however is a dangerous thing.

The second sentence :

  1. (a) contradicts the assertion of the first
  2. (b) contrasts the assertion of the first
  3. (c) confirms the assertion of the first
  4. (d) qualifies the assertion of the firstCorrect answer

Solution.

Answer: (d) qualifies the assertion of the first

  1. S2 restricts the favourable generalisation about knowledge by distinguishing incomplete knowledge and its risks.
  2. It does not deny the value of true knowledge; it qualifies the claim rather than simply asserting its opposite.