Why do tourists travel abroad for sports tourism? (I. It is more economical. II. To watch family members play. III. To be spectators at world events. IV. It doubles up for both sports and leisure. V. To train for sporting events.)

This question tests the ability to distinguish between what is explicitly stated in a passage and what merely seems logical. The passage specifically defines sports tourism as traveling abroad to be spectators at major world sporting events. While options like 'it doubles up for both sports and leisure' (IV) or 'to train for sporting events' (V) may sound reasonable in real life, the passage does not mention these as reasons. This is a classic CBSE reading comprehension trap where students must stick strictly to textual evidence rather than general knowledge. The key skill being tested is inference versus assumption. Many students lose marks by selecting Option C because it includes the correct statement III but bundles it with II and IV, which lack textual support. Always verify each sub-statement independently against the passage before selecting a combined option. For exam strategy, underline the exact sentence in the passage that supports your answer. In this case, paragraph 3 explicitly uses the word 'spectator', which directly matches statement III. This type of question appears frequently in CBSE board exams under the discursive passage section and tests higher-order thinking skills at the analysis level of Bloom's taxonomy.