Passage Reading: GATE2012 AR: GA-10 The documents expose the cynicism of the government officials - and yet as the media website reflects, not a single newspaper has reported on their existence. Which one of the following inferences may be drawn with the greatest accuracy from the above passage? A. Nobody other than the government officials knew about the existence of the documents. B. Newspapers did report about the government officials but nobody cared. C. Media reports did not show the existence of the documents. D. The documents reveal the attitude of the government officials.

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Answer: D. The documents reveal the attitude of the government officials.

1. Extract the two key facts from the passage: Fact 1: 'The documents expose the cynicism of the government officials' — the documents reveal a negative attitude (cynicism) of the officials. Fact 2: 'the media website reflects, not a single newspaper has reported on their existence' — the media website knows of the documents, but mainstream newspapers have not reported on them.
2. Evaluate each inference option: A. 'Nobody other than government officials knew' — FALSE per the passage; the media website does know about the documents. B. 'Newspapers did report but nobody cared' — directly contradicts the passage which says not a single newspaper reported. C. 'Media reports did not show existence' — partially contradicts the passage; the media WEBSITE does reflect their existence, newspapers did not report. D. 'Documents reveal the attitude of government officials' — directly supported: cynicism is an attitude, and the documents expose it.