GATE2012 CY: GA-6

Question

One of the legacies of the Roman legions was discipline. In the legions, military law prevailed and discipline was brutal. Discipline on the battlefield kept units obedient, intact and fighting, even when the odds and conditions were against them.

Which one of the following statements best sums up the meaning of the above passage?

• A. Thorough regimentation was the main reason for the efficiency of the Roman legions even in adverse circumstances.
• B. The legions were treated inhumanly as if the men were animals.
• C. Discipline was the armies’ inheritance from their seniors.
• D. The harsh discipline to which the legions were subjected to led to the odds and conditions being against them.

Comments

Yes, A is a correct option!!!

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legacies:anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor

In that sense option c is also true since the starting of the passage says"One of the legacies of the Roman legions was discipline"

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Option A can be the best possible  answer.

Answer 1

The whole passage says about discipline and the line "Discipline on the battlefield kept units obedient, intact and fighting, even when the odds and conditions were against them" means Option A best sums up the meaning of the passage.

Option C can be inferred from the first sentence, but is not the main objective of the passage.

Options B and D cannot be inferred from the given passage.

Correct Option: A.

Comments

@Arjun sir option D also feel correct .

Answer 2

(A)

This is the best possible option.

Comments

I think C) is more accurate..