S1: Failure is the stepping stone to success. S2: Successive failures are not however successive stepping stones to success.
Directions: In the following items a pair of sentences (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second sentence to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. contradicts the wisdom of the first
- B. contrasts the wisdom of the first
- C. confirms the wisdom of the first
- D. qualifies the wisdom of the first ✓
Correct Answer: D. qualifies the wisdom of the first
Explanation
The second sentence 'qualifies' the first by adding a specific condition or limitation to the general wisdom that failure leads to success.
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