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GATE 2021 CE (CE1) – Question 10

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Humans can construct worlds entirely in their minds that do not exist physically. So far as we know, no other species possesses this ability. Imagination, invention and innovation refer to different flavours of this skill. Which conclusion follows?

  1. No species can construct mental worlds.
  2. Imagination, invention and innovation refer to unrelated skills.
  3. We know of no species other than humans that can construct mental worlds.
  4. Imagination, invention and innovation are unrelated to mental-world construction.

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Correct answer: (C) We know of no species other than humans that can construct mental worlds.

Explanation

The passage limits its claim to current knowledge: humans have the ability, and no other species is known to have it. Option C preserves this qualification. A contradicts the human example; B and D contradict the statement that all three words describe flavours of the same skill. **Answer: C.**