CAT Question of the Day Answer the following based on the passage given below.
The concept of samsara, of maya and mithya, the illusory nature of the material world around us, was crystallised in the Upanishads by the 8th or 9th century BCE. The high purpose in life was to be able to see the eternal truth beyond the veils of illusion. Persons who were able to achieve this were known as Buddhas, or enlightened ones, and Tirtankaras, or victors over the fear of death. Over the next 2,000 years, this vision of life and of a path to escape from the web of maya spread to many countries of Asia. It pervaded the culture of present-day Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Tibet, Central Asia, China, Korea and Japan. Present-day Bangladesh was culturally very close to Bengal in India. In fact, the Buddhist traditions of Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal were deeply connected to those of Bangladesh. Even today there are districts in Bangladesh where Buddhist sites can be found every few kilometres. Afghanistan is situated at a crossroads on the Silk Route. Owing to its geographical position, it became the meeting point of different people and civilisations. The Chinese pilgrim monk Xuan Zang visited Afghanistan in the 7th century. He mentions that there were many monasteries and Buddha sculptures in Bamiyan.
Which of the following most accurately encapsulates the main idea of the passage? | OPTIONS | | |  | 1) | One of the greatest achievements in the story of philosophy is the spread of ideas, across formidable mountains, vast oceans and national boundaries. | | | 2) | The warm acceptance of concepts from distant lands goes to underline the deep similarity of human nature and aspirations everywhere. | | | 3) | One of the greatest examples of the dissemination of philosophic ideas is the spread of Buddhism from the Indian subcontinent to the other countries of Asia. | | | 4) | The warm acceptance of concepts of Buddhism by people in distant lands goes to underline the deep similarity of human nature and aspirations everywhere. |
Tip of the Day Make sure that you have read the entire passage before answering questions based on main idea. A half read passage may lead to a bias towards some options and make you ignore the other options. Last year's Question of the day (18-Apr-12) A lady has 59 identical chocolates, which she wants to give away to three kids such that no kid gets more chocolates than the number of chocolates with the other two taken together. In how many ways can she divide the chocolates among the kids, considering some of them may not receive even a single chocolate?
| OPTIONS | | | | | 1) | 438 | | | 2) | 1365 | | | 3) | 555 | | | 4) | 1364 | | | 5) | 435 |
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