Which of the following is/are true about Louis the Fourteenth ?
a. He was a great statesman.
b. He did not seclude himself from public.
c. He was a great king.
Answer options :

The correct answer is Option C (Only b and c).

Key Points:
• This question evaluates the candidate's reading comprehension skills, a crucial area frequently tested in MPSC and other competitive examinations. Grasping the explicit information and avoiding external assumptions is essential.
• Option 3 is the correct answer according to the official MPSC answer key. The passage explicitly mentions statement (b) and statement (c). It states 'he did not seclude himself from public gaze' and earlier remarks 'but he was, in one sense of the word, a great king'.
• Let us analyze why the other options are incorrect. Statement (a) is definitively false according to the text, which explicitly states, 'He was not a great general; he was not a great statesman'. Therefore, any option containing 'a' (Options 1, 2, and 4) is automatically incorrect based on the direct facts provided by the author.
• A common MPSC trap is mixing true statements with a directly contradicted statement to test if the candidate read the entire passage carefully.
• Always base your answers strictly on the text provided, verifying each statement against specific sentences.
• Key Takeaway: Remember: In reading comprehension, immediately eliminate options that directly contradict explicit statements in the passage.