RC 16 SOLUTIONS

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1-C

Option (a) is incorrect as the campaigners confused the

sense of ‘good’ and ‘better’. Option (b) is incorrect as the

passage, in thelast line of the 3rd paragraph, represents only

the possibility of the voters agreeing to the proposed

constitution being better than the current treaty whereas the

option turns the possibility into a certainty. Option (d) is the

reverse of what the author is trying to intend. The author is

indicating that the campaigners sent the message that the

constitution was good for Europe when it was just better

than an earlier treaty. Option (c) is correct. The proposed

constitution did not grant initiative to the parliament , though it

made certain improvements over the previous treaty. So the

improvements could not be seen as ‘good’ by the people,

though they could have been seen as ‘better’.

2 - A

Option (b) is incorrect as the author has not commented on

Mr. Bot’s conception of logic. But the author definitely feels

that Mr. Bot handled things tactlessly. The author would call

Aristotle’s concept limited when it comes to political discourse

as it is based on ‘logic’. ‘What is logical?’ can become very

subjective as two people may not accept that the same

argument is logical. So the author is concerned with the aspect

of ‘logic’ in Aristotle’s theory whereas tact is just mentioned

with a specific reference to the example in the passage. So

to conclude option (c) is far-fetched. Option (d) is exaggerated

and too definitive. The author would agree with the fact that

everything cannot be left to logic. But he does not completely

negate the use of logic. The limitations of logic in the political

sphere would hold even if one is a philosopher or a sage.

Hence option (d) is an incorrect inference. Option (a) is in line

with the author’s views and this is what he is trying to highlight

in the discussion in Para 4.

3- C

Option (a) is incorrect. The campaigners failed probably

because they confused the meanings of ‘good’ and ‘better’.

Also in the passage, the author raises questions about

Aristotle’s theory itself. Hence the failure is not just because

of what the campaigners did. Option (b) has not been strongly

stated by the author. The example shows the difficulty or the

flaw in applying the theory. But to say that it is irrelevant

would require more discussion and more examples. Option

(d) is not specific as it leaves out Aristotle and his theory.

Option (c) is specific and correct to describe the primary

purpose of the author. The author did not completely negate

the ‘better’ aspect of Aristotle’s theory. He has reservations

about the ‘logically convincing’ part. The author is illustrating

through a specific example, how applying Aristotle’s theory

posed problems. This is due to confusion or ambiguity which

arose in the meanings of the terms in the theory when it was

applied to a specific context. Option (c) also encompasses

the scope of the passage.

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