Read the passage carefully. Attempt Question:
Knowledge has many forms and it is available at many places. It is acquired through education, information, intelligence and experience. It is available in academic institutions with teachers, in libraries, in research papers, seminar proceedings and in various organizations and workplaces with workers, managers, in drawings, in process sheets and on the shop floors. Knowledge, though closely linked to education, comes equally from learning skills such as those possessed by our artists, craftsmen, hakims, vaidyas, philosophers and saints, as also our housewives. Knowledge plays a very important role in their performance and output too. Our heritage and history, the rituals, epics and traditions that form part of our consciousness are also vast resources of knowledge as are our libraries and universities. There is an abundance of unorthodox, earthy wisdom in our villages. There are hidden treasures of knowledge in our environment, in the oceans, bioreserves and deserts, in the plant and animal life. Every state in our country has a unique core competence for a knowledge society.
The knowledge society has two very important components driven by societal transformation and wealth generation. The societal transformation is in respect of education, healthcare, agriculture and governance. These will lead to employment generation, high productivity and rural prosperity.
As per Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, to achieve performance and output we need-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Knowledge
Speaking of artists, craftsmen and others, the passage says, "Knowledge plays a very important role in their performance and output too."
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Zeal — Incorrect. Not mentioned: zeal means great energy and enthusiasm; the passage never uses the word.
Example: The volunteers worked with great zeal to clean the park.
Option 2: Aptitude — Incorrect. Not mentioned: aptitude means a natural ability for something; the passage credits knowledge, not aptitude.
Example: She has a natural aptitude for mathematics.
Option 4: Force — Incorrect. Not mentioned: the passage never names force as a need for performance and output.