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Fusion Music Passage

XAT 2010 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Medium · Reading Comprehension

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Analyse the following passage and answer the questions.

Some words are highly inflammable. Fusion is one of them. You can get two sets of people into a war mode by just uttering the words "fusion music". One set will breathe fire and say it violates the purity of music: the other set will tell you earnestly that it opens the borders of music.

Question 1 of 2

The statement "Some words are highly inflammable".

  1. A.

    captures the essence of the passage.

  2. B.

    is a linguistic embellishment to the passage.

  3. C.

    is an irrelevant exaggeration used in the passage.

  4. D.

    is an unsubstantiated dogmatic assertion.

  5. E.

    is a contradictory statement in the passage.

Answer

A

Explanation

The opening statement sets up the core theme that certain terms spark intense debate and strong emotions, which the rest of the short passage demonstrates.

Question 2 of 2

From the purists' perspective, the "war" between two sets of people can best be

  1. A.

    categorized as an ideological conflict between two ideas.

  2. B.

    termed as a conflict between two generations - the younger versus the older generation.

  3. C.

    an attempt to preserve the core principles.

  4. D.

    seen as an attempt of people at the margin to occupy centre-stage.

  5. E.

    seen as preserving the social identity of purists.

Answer

C

Explanation

Purists view the debate as protecting the purity (core principles) of music against perceived corruption.

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