Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
[The same passage as above is provided here]
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT according to the passage?
- AA natural disaster is regarded as a god's wrath by superstitious people.
- BSuperstitions are rational beliefs.
- CSuperstitions are a universal phenomenon.
- DSuperstitions are also prevailing in Canada.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's evaluate the options based on the passage:
Option A is correct according to: "Thus, a natural disaster is explained in terms of God's wrath..."
Option C is correct according to: "Superstitions are a universal phenomenon..."
Option D is correct according to: "...whether believed in India or in as far off a place as Canada."
Option B is incorrect because the text explicitly states: "They are unreasonable and irrational beliefs that gradually become matters of faith." Therefore, saying they are rational is false.
Option A is correct according to: "Thus, a natural disaster is explained in terms of God's wrath..."
Option C is correct according to: "Superstitions are a universal phenomenon..."
Option D is correct according to: "...whether believed in India or in as far off a place as Canada."
Option B is incorrect because the text explicitly states: "They are unreasonable and irrational beliefs that gradually become matters of faith." Therefore, saying they are rational is false.