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Direction (1-7): Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions.

Social media addiction is an emerging health problem in India, especially among the young population. Nowadays, irrespective of their socioeconomic background, adolescents have greater exposure to electronic gadgets like smartphones at a much younger age. The introduction of internet and the launch of low-cost data packages in 2016/2017 has put India on the global map for large-scale consumption of mobile data with active social media users going up to 197 million (14% of the population).

For adolescents, phone-based communication is an important way to maintain their social relationships. The use of social media websites then is one of the most common activities that has become an integral part of their day-to-day lives. Hence, making them more prone to social media overuse or addiction which may have a deleterious effect on the physical, and psychological health.

Hence, it became important to study the pattern of social media usage and associated physical and mental health issues among Pre-University (PU) college students as they are the vulnerable group. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Government and Private PU colleges situated in Urban Bengaluru city, Karnataka, India, during July to December 2016.The objectives of the study were to assess and compare the prevalence of social media addiction in different organisations, to assess the health problems related to social media usage, and to assess the various factors associated with social media addiction.

A total of 1870 study participants were recruited from both Government and Private PU colleges. Each participant was administered a pre-test and a semi-structured questionnaire as the study tool.

They were asked to answer about the non-academic usage of social media. Scale comprised 10 questions, each given a scor' ranging from 0 to 4 (0-never, 1-seldom, 2-occasionally, 3-often, and 4-always), with a minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 40. Participants were classified based on the scores as: Normal (<12), mild addiction (13-20), moderate addiction

(21--32) and severe addiction (>33).

Distribution of Study Subjects According to Grading of Social Media Addiction* *Figures in parenthesis indicate percentages

There was no difference in the prevalence of Social Media Addiction between Government and Private PU college study subjects contrary to the assumption that Private college subjects will be more prone to social media addiction due to higher social status, and purchasing capacity.

What are the probable reasons for the increasing rate of Social Media Addiction?

A) Increasing social media apps.

B) Low rate data package availability.

C) Decreasing price range of gadgets.

D) Increasing desire to be a part of a social group.