Of two friends, one is studious and the other is a stage artist also. The next day is their examination and Tonight the famous drama ‘Hamlet’ is being staged. What will the two decide about the examination and The drama ?

Read the stem for who decides and what they decide. The question says both friends make the decision, so the correct option must describe a joint decision covering both the examination and the drama.

Option D is the only one that does this. Both avoid the drama and prepare for the examination, which is the sensible choice when the exam is the next day.

• A is garbled. It says the studious one will ignore the drama yet give it importance, which contradicts itself, and it gives no clear joint decision.
• B is one-sided. It describes only the artist's attempt to persuade, not a decision reached by the two.
• C is speculation. "May give in" is a possibility, not a decision, and it concerns only one friend.

The core skill is reading the stem for subject and scope, a basic comprehension and reasoning habit tested in General Studies items. In Mains ethics, the same logic appears in questions on prioritising competing commitments, where the choice must follow the stated priority.

Trap: Choosing C because it sounds realistic. Prelims rewards the answer the text supports, not the one you think is most likely in real life.