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Question 2: Which of the following is the author unlikely to agree with?

1. There isn’t more literary fraud in our age. More fraud is coming to light due to the Internet’s surveillance.
2. The line dividing novels and fake memoirs was never clear.
3. As long as the main or essential part of a memoir is correct, it does not matter if lesser details do not stand up to verification.
4. There exists now a widespread, diseased culture of literary fraud.

Explanatory Answer

Method of solving this CAT Question from Reading Comprehension:

Statement a -There isn’t more literary fraud in our age. More fraud is coming to light due to the Internet’s surveillance.

True. The passage states the above.

Statement b - The line dividing novels and fake memoirs was never clear.

True. The author believes that the novel was born out of such “confusion�.

Statement c - As long as the main or essential part of a memoir is correct, it does not matter if lesser details do not stand up to verification.

True. The author firmly believes that memoirs should not be held to journalistic standards of factuality.

Statement d - There exists now a widespread, diseased culture of literary fraud.

False. The passage argues more cases of fraud are coming to light, thanks to the internet.

The question is "Choose the Correct option "

Hence, the answer is D

Choice D is the correct answer.