Direction: In this section you have a short passage. After the passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First read the passage and then answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passa

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Direction: In this section you have a short passage. After the passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First read the passage and then answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgement wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning, by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men condemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Why does the author not recommend too much of studies?

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Science

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NDA-II

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The correct answer is option 1: Because it reflects idleness. According to the passage, spending too much time in studies is considered slothful. This means that dedicating an excessive amount of time to studying is seen as a form of laziness. The author believes that while studies can serve various purposes like delight, ornament, and ability, it is important to find a balance and not become consumed by them. This is because spending too much time studying can be seen as a waste of time and lacking productivity. The author suggests that studies should be used in moderation and should not be the sole focus of one`s life. By advising against excessive study, the author emphasizes the importance of maintaining a well-rounded approach to life rather than being solely focused on academic pursuits.