2016 · Q89
Which one of the following statements most clearly suggests the central theme of the passage ?
EnglishReading Comprehension
- APolitical and economic changes can solve all the problems facing the nation.
- BThere is no difference between the political, moral, social and economic regions of life.
- CIt is not the institutions that are important but the character and wisdom of the people who manage them.
- DNational progress depends solely on the efficient running of our institutions.
Explanation
The passage's punchline is that 'the efficiency of an institution depends on the way it is worked, which itself is determined by the character and wisdom of the men who work it.' Option C restates this. (A) and (D) credit political/economic changes and institutions -- the very view the author calls forgetful.