Education plays a great transformative role in life, particularly so in this rapidly changing and globalizing world. Universities are the custodians of the intellectual capital and promoters of culture and specialized knowledge. Culture is an activity of thought, and receptiveness to beauty and human feelings. A merely well informed man is only a bore on God's earth. What we should aim at is producing men who possess both culture and expert knowledge. Their expert knowledge will give them a firm ground to start from and their culture will lead them as deep as philosophy and as high as art. Together it will impart meaning to human existence. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. A society without well educated people cannot be transformed into a modern society. 2. Without acquiring culture, a person's education is not complete. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?

The passage emphasizes the importance of both expert knowledge and culture for a complete and meaningful human existence. Analyzing Assumption 1: "A society without well educated people cannot be transformed into a modern society." The passage states that education plays a "great transformative role" and is crucial in a "rapidly changing and globalizing world." However, it does not claim that education is the *only* factor for societal transformation or that a society *cannot* be transformed into a modern society *without* well-educated people. The statement is too absolute and goes beyond what the passage explicitly supports. The passage highlights the role of education, not its absolute indispensability for all societal transformation. Analyzing Assumption 2: "Without acquiring culture, a person's education is not complete." The passage explicitly states, "A merely well informed man is only a bore on God's earth." It then advocates for "producing men who possess both culture and expert knowledge," stating that "Together it will impart meaning to human existence." This strongly implies that expert knowledge alone (being merely well-informed) is insufficient and that culture is essential for a complete education that provides depth, meaning, and prevents a person from being "just a bore." Therefore, the passage supports the idea that without culture, a person's education is not complete. Based on the analysis, only Assumption 2 is valid. The final answer is B