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GATE 2022 EE – Question 6

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Reading Comprehension and Reasoning · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Altruism is the human concern for the wellbeing of others. Altruism has been shown to be motivated more by social bonding, familiarity and identification of belongingness to a group. The notion that altruism may be attributed to empathy or guilt has now been rejected.

Which one of the following is the CORRECT logical inference based on the information in the above passage?

  1. Humans engage in altruism due to guilt but not empathy
  2. Humans engage in altruism due to empathy but not guilt
  3. Humans engage in altruism due to group identification but not empathy
  4. Humans engage in altruism due to empathy but not familiarity

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Correct answer: (C) Humans engage in altruism due to group identification but not empathy

Explanation

The passage says altruism is motivated by bonding, familiarity and group identification, and that attribution to empathy or guilt has been rejected. Only option C is consistent with this.