Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
Kavita is a happy-go-lucky girl, who loves her father, Mr. Pandey. Her dad loves his daughter and wants to give her all the happiness and opportunities to progress in life. Kavita wants to pursue a professional degree in a reputed college of another city but Mr. Pandey is not ready to let her go as he thinks that those who go there get spoilt and indulge in delinquent behaviour.
If Kavita’s father agrees to send her, after consulting a career counsellor and seeing his daughter’s serious intention, then a state of balance would be reached because.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → All three sides of the P-O-X triangle become positive
Option (1) All three sides of the P-O-X triangle become positive — Correct. If Mr. Pandey agrees to send Kavita, his attitude to the degree (O-X) turns positive. With P-O and P-X already positive, all three sides are positive, and balance is found when all three sides are positive.
Option (2) All the three sides become negative — Incorrect. Nothing turns negative when the father agrees, and in any case three negative sides are a state of imbalance, not balance.
Option (3) Mr. Pandey loves his daughter — Incorrect. He loved her even while the triangle was unbalanced. A side that was positive all along cannot be what changes the imbalance into balance; the change is in his attitude to the degree.
Option (4) Kavita refused to pursue any other course — Incorrect. The passage does not say this, and Kavita’s refusal would only keep her side (P-X) positive. Balance comes from the father’s changed attitude, not from Kavita’s insistence.
NCERT (2025-26): “Process of Attitude Change … Imbalance is found when (i) all three sides of the P-O-X triangle are negative, or (ii) two sides are positive, and one side is negative. Balance is found when (i) all three sides are positive, or (ii) two sides are negative, and one side is positive.…” “…In short, an attitude change will have to take place so that there will be three positive relationships, or two negative and one positive relationship, in the triangle.” |