Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow:
At 50 and on the cusp of celebrating 25 years in the fashion industry with a grand show in Mumbai, the couturier Sabyasachi Mukherjee is refreshingly unromantic about his achievements. "A lot of people think I'm a big deal, but for me, it's like running any other business. I'm not an engineer nor a doctor. I don't save lives or build bridges. I make clothes and get undue amount of attention for that."
His modesty is engaging. At heart, Mukherjee is still the boy who, back in the day as a 20-something designer, had famously said, 'Want to make it big? Be in Bengal.' While many thought the idea was bonkers, he stayed put in Kolkata unlike many of its youth who continued to move out for better opportunities. City-proud and stubbornly resistant to all advice to shift base, Mukherjee turned the narrative on its head. From his workshop in Topsia, a suburb on the eastern fringe of Kolkata dotted with tanneries, he built collections steeped in the city with a roaring Royal Bengal tiger as his logo. "Everyone told me staying in Kolkata was suicidal, but I persevered. Now, I'm bringing the whole world to Kolkata", he says, adding that his 25th anniversary show is a homage to the city that has been the core of who he is or what he creates.
The passage is primarily concerned with:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Sabyasachi's perseverance
Perseverance means continuing to work at something in spite of difficulties or discouragement. The whole passage follows this idea: as a young designer he said "Be in Bengal", stayed put in Kolkata while others left, resisted all advice to shift base, and says in his own words, "Everyone told me staying in Kolkata was suicidal, but I persevered." His 25 years of success are the result.
Example: Through sheer perseverance, she cleared the exam on her third attempt.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: The city of Kolkata — Incorrect. Wrong focus: Kolkata is the setting of his story and the city he honours, but the passage is about the man and his choices, not a description of the city.
Option 3: The Royal Bengal tiger — Incorrect. Too narrow: the tiger is mentioned only as his logo, in a single phrase.
Option 4: Mukherjee's childhood as a Bengali boy — Incorrect. Not mentioned: the passage refers to him as a 20-something designer, not as a child; nothing is said about his childhood.