Passage Reading: GATE2010 MN | GA Question: 0 The ban on smoking in designated public places can save a large number of people from the well-known effects of environmental tobacco smoke. Passive smoking seriously impairs respiratory health. The ban rightly seeks to protect non-smokers from its ill effects. Which of the following statements best sums up the above passage? A. Effects of environmental tobacco smoke are well known. B. The ban on smoking in public places protects the non-smokers. C. Passive smoking is the biggest health hazard. D. The ban on smoking in public places also includes passive smoking.

GATE 2010 · General Aptitude · Passage Reading · medium

Answer: Option B is correct: the ban on smoking in public places protects non-smokers — this is the central message of the passage.

1. Identify the conclusion of the passage: The final sentence states: 'The ban rightly seeks to protect non-smokers from its ill effects.' This is the passage's main claim — the ban is justified because it protects non-smokers.
2. Eliminate incorrect options: A — True but only restates background context, not the conclusion. B — Directly restates the conclusion; the ban protects non-smokers. C — 'Biggest health hazard' is an unsupported superlative; the passage never compares it to other hazards. D — The passage talks about a ban in public places, not a 'ban that also includes passive smoking'; option D confuses cause and effect.