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UPSC Prelims 2026 CSAT, question 12

Topic: Reading comprehension

Directions · Q11 to Q12

Directions for the next 2 (two) items :
Read the following passage and answer the items that follow. Your answers should be based solely on the passage.

Passage · Q11 to Q12

Sport is not just about winning medals or getting jobs through a sports quota. Today's generation is struggling with issues like depression and anxiety. Parents often say that their children are inactive and rarely leave the house. Sport can help tackle these problems. From sport you can learn time management, fitness, teamwork, coordination, and so much more. We need to develop a culture in which sport is seen as a way of life—a path to building a healthier, happier society.

Q12

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Parents are not encouraging enough when it comes to children playing sport.

  2. Participation in sporting activities can help develop life skills.

  3. Sport as a way of life can help evolve the very nature of society itself.

Select the answer using the code given below.

  1. (a) 1 and 3
  2. (b) 2 and 3Correct answer
  3. (c) 2 only
  4. (d) 3 only

Solution.

Answer: (b) 2 and 3

  1. Statement 1 is incorrect: the passage states that parents often note their children are inactive and rarely leave the house, not that parents fail to encourage sport.
  2. Statement 2 is correct: the passage lists time management, fitness, teamwork, and coordination as skills learnt from sport.
  3. Statement 3 is correct: the closing sentence states that treating sport as a way of life is a path to building a healthier, happier society.