The author suggests that combating sedentary behaviour demands:

Question

The author suggests that combating sedentary behaviour demands:

1. A. Strict regulation of screen time and digital devices.
2. B. Occasional participation in high-intensity workouts.
3. C. A cultural transformation that values movement in everyday life. (Correct answer)
4. D. Exclusive dependence on gym-based physical exercise.

Correct Answer

Option C — A cultural transformation that values movement in everyday life.

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is A cultural transformation that values movement in everyday life..

Key Points

• The passage is explicit: *countering sedentarism requires more than occasional workouts; it necessitates a cultural and psychological shift*.
• It then calls for movement to be woven into ordinary life — *taking stairs instead of elevators, walking during calls, or simply stretching at intervals*.
• That is a cultural transformation that values movement in everyday life.

Additional Information

• Option B (occasional high-intensity workouts) is the exact position the passage rejects in the same sentence.
• Option D (gym-based exercise alone) is refuted by *the antidote to a sedentary life is not merely exercise*.
• Option A (regulating screen time) is a plausible policy but is never proposed in the text.
• When a passage says *more than X, it requires Y*, the answer is Y — and X is being offered to you as the trap.

*Ministry of Papers worked solution. The Commission has not yet published the official key for this paper; this answer will be reconciled with it on release.*