Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Narrative / Factual)

Question:

Read the passage and answer the following question.

Schools are educational institutions where children go not only to learn textbooks but to grow as overall human beings. School uniforms are a simple form of clothes for students during their stay at school during school hours, and outside during official school activities.

School uniforms bring a certain beauty to the school students. Uniforms are practical since students do not need to fret about what to wear each new day. Besides, the school uniform makes each student a part of the school. They are unified under their school name.

Other practicalities of school uniforms are things like it is easy to spot a child in their uniform. Hence, it is difficult for students to bunk school without being spotted by others in the street.

Children learn to appreciate and respect school uniforms as a part of the tradition and strive to uphold its sanctity. It helps students to be more organized and not get distracted from their lessons. Hence, it helps to increase their overall academic achievement. It helps to discipline students and maintain order. It is because they are not distracted by their unique clothing. It helps students to behave seriously within the walls of the institution as well as outside.

However, some people believe that there is no link between school uniforms and academic achievement. They argue that school uniforms impose uniformity and hence make students a mass of faceless children without any individuality. Some also say that uniforms make children unimaginative since they cannot express themselves through their clothes.

The passage is a disagreement between which two schools of thought?  

Options:

Disagreement between supply and demand approaches

Disagreement between school and parents 

Disagreement between traditional and modern approaches 

Cannot say 

Correct Answer:

Disagreement between traditional and modern approaches 

Explanation:

The correct answer is: OPTION 3 -  Disagreement between traditional and modern approaches

Explanation: The passage presents arguments for and against school uniforms. The traditional approach supports uniforms for fostering unity, discipline, and focus on academics, while the modern approach criticizes them for imposing uniformity and limiting individuality. This reflects a disagreement between these two differing perspectives on the role and impact of school uniforms.

Even though the passage does not explicitly mention these labels, the underlying ideological contrast clearly reflects a traditional vs. modern debate. Therefore, even without the explicit labels, the essence of the debate aligns with a traditional vs. modern dichotomy.