University president: Research institutions have an obligation to promote ... ...

The principle stated by the university president, if valid, most helps to justify which one of the following actions?
(A) A university denies a grant application from a faculty member for work on a solution to a famous mathematical puzzle that has no relation to practical concerns.
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
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*This question is included in June 2012 LSAT (PT66): Logical Reasoning B