Critical Reasoning section 2 MCQ Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

During the last summer vacation. Ankit went to a summer camp where he took part in hiking, swimming and boating. This summer, he is looking forward to a music camp where he hopes to sing, dance and learn to play the guitar. Based on the above information, four conclusions, as given below, have been made. Which one of these logically follows from the information given above?

a) Ankit's parents want him to play the guitar.

b) Ankit goes to some type of camp every summer.

c) Ankit prefers music to outdoor activities.

d) Ankit likes to sing and dance.

Question : 2

A person seeking to refute the argument might argue that

a) CEOs should be paid equally.

b) If CEOs of small companies performs well, the company would become big and so would be CEOs' salary.

c) Managing big organisation is more challenging than small.

d) CEOs, who travel more should be paid more.

e) Highly qualified CEOs should be paid more because they have acquired difficult education.

Question : 3

Which of the following, if true, would strengthen the speaker's argument?

a) CEOs of small organisations come from good educational background.

b) A few big family businesses have CEOs from within the family.

c) CEOs of big organisations are very difficult to hire.

d) CEOs in big organisation take much longer to reach top, as compared to their counterparts in small organisations.

e) Big organisations contribute more towards moral development of society.

Question : 4

"Liberty, therefore, is never real unless the Government can be called to account when it invades rights." Which one of the following is the best justification of the above statement ?

a) In the realisation that the government can be brought to book in a court of law

b) In a decentralized society wherein the basic needs of men can find satisfaction

c) Inidentifying a man as a political unit in a way which distinguishes him from other citizens

d) In the understanding that liberty and restraints are complementary

Question : 5

Ten new TV shows started in January — 5 sitcoms, 3 drama and 2 news magazines. By April, only seven of the new shows were still on, five of them being sitcoms. Based on the above information, four conclusions, as given below, have been made. Which one of these logically follows from the information given above?

a) Only one news magazine show is still on.

b) At least one discontinued show was a drama.

c) Only one of the drama shows is still on.

d) Viewers prefer sitcoms over drama.

Question : 6

Price is not the same thing as value. Suppose that on a day the price of everything viz., coal, bread, postage stamps, a day's labour, the rent of houses, etc. were to double. Prices then would certainly rise, but values of all things except one would not." The writer wants to say that if prices of all things were doubled

a) the values of all things would remain constant.

b) the values of the things bought would be halved.

c) the values of the things sold would be doubled.

d) the value of money only would be halved.