Critical Reasoning section 4 MCQ Detailed Explanation And More Example
MOST IMPORTANT verbal reasoning - 4 EXERCISES
Directions:
Attempt these questions based on the information given against each.
The following question based on Critical Reasoning topic of verbal reasoning
(a) A
(b) C
(c) B
(d) D
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
(c) is the only option as the passage clearly means to say that one should experience the consequences before choosing an alternative as then they become more meaningful. Also one can discover aspects one may not have ever thought of. Other options are more specifically about the van, whereas the point of the passage is to make a general statement about trying alternatives with van as an example.
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Question : 1
Chewing tobacco has many benefits. However, the primary benefits occur in the area of mental health. The habit originates in a search for contentment. The life expectancy of our people has increased greatly in recent years; it is possible that the relaxation and contentment and enjoyment produced by tobacco chewing has lengthened many lives. Hence, chewing tobacco is beneficial. Which of the following, if true, would weaken the above conclusion?
a) The evidence cited in the statement covers only one example of the effects of tobacco chewing.
b) There is as yet no statistical evidence to prove a link between chewing and longevity.
c) The government earns millions of rupees from the sales of chewing tobacco.
d) None of these.
Answer »Answer: (a)
The paragraph doesn't mention any statistical evidence to prove a link between chewing tobacco and longevity of life. It must be the situation that the ideas given in the paragraph are opinion of the author.
Question : 2
In a famous experiment at the IISC campus, when a cat smelled milk, it salivated. In the experiment, a bell was rung whenever food was placed near the cat. After a number of trials, only the bell was rung, whereupon the cat would salivate even though no food was present. Such behaviour has been observed in other animals such as dogs, monkeys, etc. and is a vital input for training domesticated animals. Which of the following conclusions may be drawn from the above experiment?
a) The ringing of a bell was associated with food in the mind of the cat.
b) A conclusion cannot be reached on the basis of one experiment.
c) Cats and other animals can be easily tricked.
d) Two stimuli are stronger than one.
Answer »Answer: (c)
This passage is a typical example of Response to Stimuli. Clearly the cat starts salivating when the bell rungs because she has related the ringing of bell with food in the back of her mind.
Directions:
Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered (I) and (II) given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer
Question : 3
What is the value of x ?
(I) 2x + 4 =14
(II) x + y = 7
a) BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement alone is sufficient.
b) Statement (II) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (I) alone is not sufficient.
c) Statement(I) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (II) alone is not sufficient.
d) EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
Answer »Answer: (c)
We can find the value of x using the statement (I) alone. While statement (II) alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Question : 4
In a recent report, the gross enrolment ratios at the primary level, that is the number of children enrolled in classes one to five as a proportion of all children aged 6 to 10, were shown to be very high for most states; in many cased they were way above 100 percent. These figures are not worth anything, since they are based on the official enrolment data complied from school records. They might as well stand for 'gross exaggeration ratios'. Which one of the following options best supports the claim that the ratios are exaggerated?
a) The definition of gross enrolment ratio does not exclude, in its numerator, children below 6 years or above 10 years enrolled in classes one to five .
b) A study estimated that close to 22 children enrolled in the class one records were below 6 years of age and still to start going to school.
c) A school attendance study found that many children enrolled in the school records were no meeting a minimum attendance requirement of 80 percent.
d) Demographic surveys show shifts in the population profile which indicate that the number of children in the age group 6 to 10 years is declining.
Answer »Answer: (b)
(b) is the best option as it shows that children below 6 years of age were enrolled in class I, the age interval does not fit into this level, thus the ratio is exaggerated.
Question : 5
The theory of games is suggested to some extent by parlour games such as chess and bridge. Friedman illustrates two distinct features of these games. First in a parlour game played for money, if one wins the other (others )loses (lose), Second, these games are games involving a strategy. In a a game of chess, while choosing what action is to be taken a player tries to guess how his/her opponent will react to the various actions he or she might take. In contrast, the card pastime, 'patience ' or 'solitaire' is played only against chance. Which one of the following can best be described as a 'game?"
a) The team of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary climbing Mt. Everest for the first time in human history.
b) A decisive war between the armed forces of India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
c) A national level essay writing competition.
d) Oil Exporter's Union deciding on world oil prices, completely disregarding the countries which have at most minimal oil production.
Answer »Answer: (c)
According to the passage only (c) can be described as a game because, it is fulfilling both the features illustrated by Friedman i.e. in the competition one will win and the other lose and writing an essay involves a strategy.
Question : 6
Although in the limited sense of freedom regarding appointment and internal working, the independence of the Central Bank is unequivocally ensured, the same cannot be said of its right to pursue monetary policy without coordination with the central government. The role of the Central Bank has turned out to be subordinate and advisory in nature. Which one of the following best supports the conclusion drawn in the passage?
a) The decision of the chairman of the Central Bank to increase the bank rate by two percentage points sent shock waves in industry, academic and government circles alike.
b) The central Bank does not need the central government's nod for replacing soiled currency notes.
c) Government has repeatedly resorted to monetisation of the debt despite the reservations of the Central Bank.
d) The inability to remove coin shortage was a major shortcoming of this government.
Answer »Answer: (a)
(a) is the only option that make sense as the passage catagorically mentions that the Central Bank does not have the right pursue a monitary policy without coordination with the central government.
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