SSC Selection Post - Graduation Level - 4 Aug 2022 - Shift 2

4 August 2022 • 100 questions

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Question 1 / 100

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The search for life on Mars has become more urgent thanks in part to probes by the two
rovers now roaming Mars’ surface and another spaceship that is orbiting the planet. In recent
months, they’ve made a series of astonishing discoveries that, once again, tempt scientists to
believe that Mars harbours life—or did so in the past. At a February conference in the
Netherlands, an audience of Mars experts was surveyed about Martian life. Some 75 per cent
of the scientists said they thought life once existed there, and of them, 25 per cent think that
Mars harbours life today

Identify the tone of the passage.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Speculative.

Line to Refer: “They’ve made a series of astonishing discoveries that, once again, tempt scientists to believe that Mars harbours life—or did so in the past.”

“...75 per cent of the scientists said they thought life once existed there...”

The tone is "Speculative" i.e. based on guesswork or possibility, not confirmed facts. It matches the passage perfectly, as it discusses the possibility of life on Mars.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.

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