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Question 1:
It may prudent to bear with a small harm for a greater benefit. Problem arises when the harm has the power to endanger future generations. Research has consistently shown that frequent exposure X-rays can cause cells in human body to be destroyed or mutated, apart from this it can cause damage to DNA cell structure, a bane that could be passed down for generations. Doctors, unmindful of such consequences, subject the patients to exposure to X-rays, even in the cases in which it can be avoided.
Which of the following can be concluded/ inferred from the above passage?
A. Doctors think of other consequences of the treatment they provide to the patients.
B. All the hospitals have X-ray machines.
C. here are no government directives regarding the manufacture of X-ray machines.
D. None of These
Feedback rom the passage it is clear that the doctors do not think of using the X-ray machines. Hence, (A) cannot be concluded. The context of the passage is not about the number of hospitals that use X-ray machines. Similarly, (C) is also out of context. The passage is not referring to availability of alternatives to X-rays or otherwise. Hence, (B) cannot be concluded.

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