Question

read the passage and answer the question that follows.
we are citizens of a great country, on the verge of bold advance, and we have to live up to that high standard. all of us, to whatever religion we may belong, are equally the children of india with equal rights, privileges and obligations. we cannot encourage communalism or narrow - mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or in action.
to the nations and peoples of the world we send greetings and pledge ourselves to cooperate with them in furthering peace, freedom and democracy
and to india, our much - loved motherland, the ancient, the eternal and the ever - new, we pay our reverent homage and we bind ourselves afresh to her service. jai hind victory to india.
—\a tryst with destiny,\ jawaharlal nehru
what makes this an effective conclusion?

• it synthesizes ideas and has a clear call to action to live up to the standards of a great country.
• it does not synthesize ideas, but instead introduces new appeals to the audience’s logic and emotion.
• it restates the claim in a clear way, and it also makes no mention of future action on the part of the audience.
• it has a clear call to action for the audience to practice communalism and to continue focusing on differences.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage synthesizes ideas (about being citizens of India, equal rights, avoiding communalism, and cooperation with the world) and has a clear call to action ("live up to that high standard," "bind ourselves afresh to her service"). This matches the characteristics of an effective conclusion.
• Option 2: The conclusion does synthesize ideas (e.g., about national identity, international cooperation) and does not introduce new appeals; it focuses on existing themes. So this is incorrect.
• Option 3: The conclusion does mention future action (e.g., "live up to that high standard," "bind ourselves afresh to her service"), so the claim that it makes no mention of future action is wrong.
• Option 4: The passage explicitly says "We cannot encourage communalism," so the call to action is not to practice communalism. This is incorrect.

Answer:

A. It synthesizes ideas and has a clear call to action to live up to the standards of a great country.