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Question 1: Which of the following is a suitable title for the passage?

1. An Atonement Gone Too Far
2. Sanctimony from a Ruined Pedestal
3. The ADM Jabalpur's Case: The Supreme Court's Darkest Hour
4. Overcompensating for Past Mistakes

Explanatory Answer

Method of solving this CAT Question from Reading Comprehension:

This passage starts off discussing the Emergency, considered as the “darkest hour� in India’s judicial history and the impact the decision of the Supreme Court in the ADM Jabalpur case had on its subsequent rulings, leading to its current “activist avatar� in the continuing need to atone.

Let us consider the choices given.

a. An Atonement Gone Too Far

This title summarizes the main idea of the passage very well. The passage talks of the Supreme Court’s unconscionable stance during the Emergency and its subsequent “activist avatar� to atone.

b. Sanctimony from a Ruined Pedestal

This title is too severe and condemnatory of the Supreme Court and does not fit the tone of the passage. While the author does talk of the Supreme Court damaging its credibility in the ADM, he believes that the independent image of the Supreme Court has since been restored.

c. The ADM Jabalpur's Case: The Supreme Court's Darkest Hour

This title deals with only one aspect of the passage. It does not capture the crux of the passage and can hence be ruled out as a choice for title.

d. Overcompensating for Past Mistakes

This title is similar in meaning to option a. However, the title talks of “past mistakes� whereas the passage discusses only one case- ADM Jabalpur- and the stand taken by the Supreme Court in the case. Option a wins over option d as a title for the paragraph.

The question is "Choose the Correct option "

Hence, the answer is A

Choice A is the correct answer.