Module: General Practice
Q40: Consider the following statements regarding the emotional vacuum of upward mobility depicted in the narrative:
1. The story posits that Mr. Shamnath's relentless pursuit of corporate promotion has completely stripped him of basic human empathy and filial piety.
2. Success in Shamnath's world demands the ruthless sacrifice of one's roots, morality, and authentic familial bonds.
3. By the end of the night, Shamnath's professional success brings immense emotional joy and improved living conditions for his entire extended family, including his mother.
Which of the statements given above is/are INCORRECT?
2. Success in Shamnath's world demands the ruthless sacrifice of one's roots, morality, and authentic familial bonds.
3. By the end of the night, Shamnath's professional success brings immense emotional joy and improved living conditions for his entire extended family, including his mother.
Which of the statements given above is/are INCORRECT?
✅ Correct Answer: C
Statement 3 is the only incorrect statement.
This question serves as a thematic summary of the protagonist's moral arc.
Structurally, Sahni constructs Shamnath as an emotionally hollow man whose sole metric for human value is utility in the corporate ladder (Statement 1). Contextually, the story is a sharp indictment of capitalist ambition, suggesting that reaching the top requires the destruction of the soul and the exploitation of one's own flesh and blood (Statement 2). Statement 3 is entirely false.
The causal outcome of the dinner is that while Shamnath secures his promotion and feels triumphant, it brings absolutely no joy or improvement to his mother.
Instead, she is left crying alone in her room, condemned to lose her failing eyesight to fulfill her son's transactional promise, highlighting the absolute emotional vacuum of his success.
This question serves as a thematic summary of the protagonist's moral arc.
Structurally, Sahni constructs Shamnath as an emotionally hollow man whose sole metric for human value is utility in the corporate ladder (Statement 1). Contextually, the story is a sharp indictment of capitalist ambition, suggesting that reaching the top requires the destruction of the soul and the exploitation of one's own flesh and blood (Statement 2). Statement 3 is entirely false.
The causal outcome of the dinner is that while Shamnath secures his promotion and feels triumphant, it brings absolutely no joy or improvement to his mother.
Instead, she is left crying alone in her room, condemned to lose her failing eyesight to fulfill her son's transactional promise, highlighting the absolute emotional vacuum of his success.