Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Few doctor have any time for the study of philosophy, for their profession is an exacting one, and it is all they can do to keep abreast of its advances. What is true of Medical Science is also true of the whole civilized world. Men at present are so engrossed in their various occupations, in manufacturing goods, in buying and selling, in accumulating wealth or in struggling merely to maintain themselves that they have no time left to wonder what living is all about.
The author compares medical profession with various other occupation in order to show that
The passage states that doctors are too busy keeping up with medical science to study philosophy. It then extends this idea to the entire world, explaining that people in various occupations—such as manufacturing, trade, and wealth accumulation—are also too busy to reflect on the meaning of life.
Thus, the comparison is made to highlight that people in all occupations, not just doctors, lack time for philosophical study. Option D is the only option that rightly captures this idea.
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