CLAT 2020 Logical Reasoning: India – Natural Justice

If anything, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has taught us to rethink our lifestyles and question our need to travel to work every day. After all, in the age of internet, zoom meetings and webinars can be virtually conducted and physical distancing is possible. A large nature of work in cities is of tertiary nature, a major part of which can be done from home. This can affect the way offices function and reduce the need for all employees to be physically present every day. Information Technology companies are already contemplating a move of making many of its employees work from home and make this a ‗new normal‘. If more firms follow suit, the need for huge office buildings and central business districts would change. Apartments cannot get bigger at the same rate, and people may not have the space or atmosphere to work from home. This would mean that more people would opt for co-working spaces close to their homes. This could be a game changer, for it would provide the cities to better distribute their activities throughout the spaces and rid themselves of the idea of zoning. Only a handful of professionals are allowed to function from residential zones, including doctors, lawyers, architects, etc. This needs serious rethinking. Many more professions of similar nature that do not disturb surrounding residence and have no requirements of special services should be added to the list. This new work culture would bring associated demand for food joints, cafés, stationary shops, etc.
[Excerpt from 'Down to Earth' Magazine, Blog authored by Sugeet Grover, August 17, 2020]

Which of the following is the main idea behind the passage?

If work-from-home were the new normal, the author would not have mentioned co-working spaces and a ‘list’ of services that can work from residential areas. About big buildings – “the need for huge office buildings and central business districts would change”. Only a change is indicated in the passage. The author mentions certain professions that can be added to the WFH list, but an overall expansion of the list is not the core idea. In the context of WFH and co-working spaces, the author says – “this could be a game changer, for it would provide the cities to better distribute their activities throughout the spaces and rid themselves of the idea of zoning.” Hence, this is the core idea.

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