XAT 2018 Question 10

Option A is denied by 'Explaining complex behaviour in an important scientific endeavor. But the hard problem of consciousness cannot be solved by changing the subject'. Option B is denied by 'But the hard problem of consciousness cannot be solved by changing the subject'. Option C is denied by 'philosophers have declared that certain phenomena are too special to be explained by physical science... only to be subsequently proven wrong by the relentless march of scientific progress'. Option E is denied by 'It is sometimes said that consciousness is a mystery in the sense that we have no idea what it is. This is clearly not true'. Option D is supported by the last sentence of the passage! Refer to 'I created physical science by taking consciousness out of the physical world'