| CAT 2024 Question Paper VARC Slot 2 Question 8
Which of the following best conveys the main point of the first paragraph?
Choose the correct option from below list
(1)The secondary effects of most major technological advances in the past, especially if they were unintended, have turned out to be beneficial.
(2)The full impact of technological advances cannot be estimated in the short run as the ripple effects often extend far beyond the original intent.
(3)It is important to judge an invention not by its immediate outcomes, but by the holistic impact of its secondary effects.
(4)The entire impact of a technological advance should be evaluated by the boost its secondary effects gives to generating further technological advances.
Answer:-(2)The full impact of technological advances cannot be estimated in the short run as the ripple effects often extend far beyond the original intent.
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