XAT 2018 — VARC Question 25
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:
A spirit that lives in this world and does not wear the shirt of love, such an existence in a deep disgrace.
Be foolish in love, because love is all there is.
There is no way into presence except through love exchange.
If someone asks, But what is love? Answer, dissolving the will.
True freedom comes to those who have escaped the question of freewill and fate.
Love is an emperor. The two worlds play across him. He barely notices their tumbling game.
Love and lover live in eternity. Other desires are substitute for that way of being.
How long do you lay embracing a corpse? Love rather the soul, which cannot be held.
Anything born in spring dies in the fall, but love is not seasonal.
With wine pressed from grapes, expect a hangover.
But this love path has no expectations. You are uneasy riding the body?
Dismount, travel lighter. Wings will be given.
Be clear like mirror holding nothing.
Be clean of pictures and the worry that comes with images.
Gaze into what is not ashamed or afraid of any truth.
Contain all human faces in your own without any judgment of them.
Be pure emptiness. What is inside of that? You ask. Silence is all I can say.
Lovers have some secrets they keep.
"Music probably does something interesting," explains neuropsychologist Catherine Loveday of the University of Westminster. "It stimulates the brain in a very powerful way, because of our emotional connection with it." Unlike brain-games, playing an instrument is a rich and complex experience. This is because it's integrating information from senses like vision, hearing, and touch, along with fine movements. This can result in long-lasting changes in the brain. This can also be applicable in the business world.
Go through the following statements:
- Playing a musical instrument is a unique experience involving vision, hearing and touch.
- Instrumental musicians are far more creative than vocalists.
- Playing brain games does not integrate various senses and movements as much as playing a musical instrument.
- Integrating the five senses is critical in the business world.
Which of the above statements can definitely be interpreted based on the passage above?
Answer & solution
Statement 1 only
- B
Statement 1 and 2
- C
Statement 3 only
- D
Statement 1 and 3
- E
Statement 3 and 4
[1] is eliminated as we cannot state that playing a music instrument is a “unique” experience. The comparison with vocalists is inappropriate as there is no information given about them. Hence, [2] is rejected. [3] is clearly implied in the passage: “Unlike brain-games, playing an instrument is a rich and complex Experience”. [4] is incorrect as the passage only states that integrating the five senses can result in long-lasting changes in the brain which “can be applicable in the business world”. Nothing in the passage suggests that it is a “crucial” element. Hence, [4] is not valid.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.