Directions: The given information below is followed by questions based on them. Read the following carefully and choose the options required based on the same
Indian millennials and Gen-Z — particularly those between the ages of 17 and 25 — are responsible for the increase of Korean learning in India, influenced by pop culture. Korean has risen to the top of India’s most popular languages, becoming the fastest growing and securely establishing itself as the country’s fifth most popular language. This increase can be ascribed in part to the 2021 premiere of the popular TV show Squid Games.
I. Pop culture trendsetters such as movies, OTT shows, and web series motivated people to learn a new language.
II. India consumes more Korean culture and listens to more K-pop.
III. There is a significant impact of culture on language acquisition
Q. From the sentences given above which one can be inferred from the details given in the paragraph?
A. Only I
B. Both II and III
C. Only II
D. Only III
E. None of the above
Ans: Only II
Sol:
As the paragraph specifically talks about the influence of the Korean language in India, we can deduce that Indians consume more stuff in the discussed language.
Hence, option (c) is the perfect answer.
Q. Statement (III) given above qualifies to be which one of the following options?
A. Inference
B. Course of Action
C. Cause of a given Effect
D. Conclusion
E. Assumption
Ans: Assumption
Sol:
If we assume that a certain culture would impact the language acquisition, we can easily deduce the facts given in the paragraph. The paragraph discusses how the pop culture and the TV shows might have helped the language gain acceptance in India.
So, the best statement that qualifies as an assumption is (III). And hence the correct answer is option (e).
Q. Which statement from the given three above can be concluded from the paragraph above?
A. Only II
B. Only III
C. Both I and III
D. Only I
E. Both II and III
Ans: Only I
Sol:
The best conclusion is one that can be defined as a judgement or decision reached by reasoning or can be put as a last part of something.
So, the best statement that justifies the basics in the lines above is statement I.
Therefore, option (d) is correct.
