Read the following passage given below and answer the question.
"This is the most powerful, meaningful work we have seen', the famous artist exclaimed to the crowd. 'This is a picture of what could have been a dystopian future. One which offers no hope. However, students, do you see how it has been torn up and repositioned? This signifies that our visionary here, Kabir, has refused to accept any ugly forecast. His picture tells us that we can tear it up and start afresh. Think afresh. Find new solutions. Think of extraordinary ways to make it a more beautiful world. Thank you Kabir".
Principal De murmured too, 'Thank you, Kabir.' She was, however, on the microphone, and therefore the whole crowd of students followed her lead. Hundreds of young voices rang out as one. 'Thank you, Kabir.'
Kabir stood there and grinned. He waved his trophy. He bowed. He did a namaste. When the applause did not die down, he even did a couple of cartwheels.
What inspired the speaker to find new solutions and extraordinary ways of thinking?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The picture made by Kabir
The artist is speaking about Kabir's work: "His picture tells us that we can tear it up and start afresh. Think afresh. Find new solutions. Think of extraordinary ways ..." The call for new solutions and extraordinary ways of thinking comes from the picture Kabir made.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Kabir's Photo — Incorrect. Misread: the work is a picture made by Kabir, torn up and repositioned; there is no photograph of Kabir in the passage.
Option 3: Kabir's trophy — Incorrect. Wrong link: Kabir only waves his trophy after the speech; it plays no part in the artist's message.
Option 4: The ugly forecast — Incorrect. Wrong link: the ugly forecast is what Kabir refused to accept; the new thinking is a reply to it, not something it inspired.