Identify the segment in the sentence which contains an error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
The philosopher's idea / that reality is constructed through language, / was refuted not by logic / but emotion and intuition.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'The philosopher's idea' अकेला अधूरा खंड प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु यह कर्ता है, जिसे 'was refuted' पूर्ण करता है; दोष 'but' के बाद 'by' के छूटने का है।'The philosopher's idea' looked like a fragment on its own. But it is the subject, completed by 'was refuted'; the error is the missing 'by' after 'but'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'that reality is constructed through language,' में 'which' उचित लगा। परंतु 'idea' के बाद 'that' उपवाक्य को सही खोलता है; दोष 'by' के छूटने का है।'that reality is constructed through language,' looked like it needed 'which'. But 'that' correctly opens the clause after 'idea'; the error is the missing 'by'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'was refuted not by logic' में 'with' उचित लगा। परंतु कर्मवाच्य के साथ 'refuted by' शुद्ध है; दोष यह है कि 'but' के बाद अपना 'by' नहीं है।'was refuted not by logic' looked like it wanted 'with'. But 'refuted by' is correct with the passive; the error is that 'but' lacks its own 'by'.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (D) but emotion and intuition.
Not by logic by से आरंभ होता है, इसलिए दूसरी ओर but by emotion and intuition होगा।
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The philosopher's idea that reality is constructed through language was refuted not by logic but by emotion and intuition.
Not by logic opens with by, so the second side must be but by emotion and intuition.
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The philosopher's idea that reality is constructed through language was refuted not by logic but by emotion and intuition.
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
A'The philosopher's idea' अकेला अधूरा खंड प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु यह कर्ता है, जिसे 'was refuted' पूर्ण करता है; दोष 'but' के बाद 'by' के छूटने का है।'The philosopher's idea' looked like a fragment on its own. But it is the subject, completed by 'was refuted'; the error is the missing 'by' after 'but'.
B'that reality is constructed through language,' में 'which' उचित लगा। परंतु 'idea' के बाद 'that' उपवाक्य को सही खोलता है; दोष 'by' के छूटने का है।'that reality is constructed through language,' looked like it needed 'which'. But 'that' correctly opens the clause after 'idea'; the error is the missing 'by'.
C'was refuted not by logic' में 'with' उचित लगा। परंतु कर्मवाच्य के साथ 'refuted by' शुद्ध है; दोष यह है कि 'but' के बाद अपना 'by' नहीं है।'was refuted not by logic' looked like it wanted 'with'. But 'refuted by' is correct with the passive; the error is that 'but' lacks its own 'by'.
Source: SSC Steno 2026 · 15 Sep 2026 · Shift 2। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC Steno 2026 · 15 Sep 2026 · Shift 2. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.