Module: General Practice
Q28: Consider the following statements regarding Mr. Shamnath's immediate response to the Boss's admiration of the Phulkari:
1. Recognizing its value to the Boss, Shamnath immediately promises that his mother will make a brand-new Phulkari for him.
2. Shamnath consults his mother in private to ensure she has the time and physical capability to undertake such a complex project.
3. Shamnath leverages the promise of the Phulkari strictly as a transactional tool to secure his impending corporate promotion.
Which of the statements given above is/are INCORRECT?
2. Shamnath consults his mother in private to ensure she has the time and physical capability to undertake such a complex project.
3. Shamnath leverages the promise of the Phulkari strictly as a transactional tool to secure his impending corporate promotion.
Which of the statements given above is/are INCORRECT?
✅ Correct Answer: B
Statement 2 is the only incorrect statement.
This question tests the theme of unilateral exploitation.
Structurally, the moment the Boss expresses interest in the embroidery, Shamnath impulsively and loudly promises that his mother will craft a new one for him (Statement 1). He does not consult his mother, nor does he care about her physical ability to do so (making Statement 2 incorrect). He treats her labor as his personal property to give away.
Contextually, this represents the ultimate commodification of the mother; she is reduced to a manufacturing tool.
The causal link is purely transactional: Shamnath offers the Phulkari (Statement 3) not as an act of cultural sharing, but as a bribe to solidify the Boss's favor and guarantee his upward mobility in the corporate hierarchy.
This question tests the theme of unilateral exploitation.
Structurally, the moment the Boss expresses interest in the embroidery, Shamnath impulsively and loudly promises that his mother will craft a new one for him (Statement 1). He does not consult his mother, nor does he care about her physical ability to do so (making Statement 2 incorrect). He treats her labor as his personal property to give away.
Contextually, this represents the ultimate commodification of the mother; she is reduced to a manufacturing tool.
The causal link is purely transactional: Shamnath offers the Phulkari (Statement 3) not as an act of cultural sharing, but as a bribe to solidify the Boss's favor and guarantee his upward mobility in the corporate hierarchy.