Arguments explanations and descriptions – UGC NET Question

Statements A, B, C and E correctly capture the differences between argument, explanation and description and their role in exam passages, while D is false. Arguments give reasons for accepting a claim; explanations clarify why an accepted fact holds; descriptions simply present information. The presence of “because” can occur in explanations as well as arguments, so D overgeneralises. Hence the true statements are exactly A, B, C and E.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it collects all and only the true statements, including the exam-oriented point E, while excluding D which misclassifies every “because” passage as argument. It reflects the conceptual distinctions tested in UGC NET. By combining A, B, C and E, it gives a complete and accurate picture of the three discourse types.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it omits E, thereby ignoring the explicit exam relevance of distinguishing these categories. Although A, B and C are true, this combination does not include all the correct statements. It therefore under-represents the information given in the stem.

Option C:
Option C is wrong since it includes D, which claims that any “because” passage must be an argument and never an explanation. This is not accurate, as explanatory texts also use “because” without trying to prove a claim. By treating D as correct, this option misleads about the nature of explanations.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it leaves out A, failing to mention that arguments characteristically offer reasons for a conclusion. It also keeps E but still does not gather all the true statements together. Hence B, C and E only cannot be the right answer.