CAT 2024 Reading Comprehension — Previous Year Question

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the next three questions.

To what extent reasoning can (I) _________ a reliable basis for a theory of justice is, of course, itself an issue that has been subject to controversy. (II) _________ first chapter of this book is (III) _________ with the role and reach of reasoning. I argue against the plausibility of seeing emotions or psychology or instincts as independent sources of valuation, without reasoned appraisal. Impulses and mental attitudes remain important, however, since we have good reasons to take note of them in our assessment of justice and injustice in the world. There is no irreducible conflict here, I argue, between reason and emotion, and there are very good reasons for making room for the relevance of emotions.

In the above passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate option in each case to replace the given numbers.