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Direction: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Passage - I

If there is one thing for which I honour the human race, it is the way in which it goes on arguing. A visitor from another plane, landing on earth, would be amazed at the extent to which controversy flourishes everywhere except in those ultra-modern countries in which it is forbidden. He would say to himself. Why do these people argue so hotly? Those who argue were not converted to their beliefs by reason, so why should they hope to convert others by arguments that would not have convinced themselves? The human being seems to be a person who jumps mystically to conclusions, yet who never loses hope of being able to reason others into the same conclusions'. The fact that in spite of the obvious truth of this, men go on arguing, is a proof of the unquenchable optimism of the human race.

The reaction of a visitor from another planet seeing people argue so vehemently would be one of

A) hatred             

B) humour

C) irritation            

D) astonishment