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passage & conclusion PRACTICE TEST [1 - EXERCISES]
direction, passage with conclusion
Directions:
Questions in the form of inferences/ conclusions are based on the passages given below. Each passage is followed by five inferences. You are required to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.Give answer:
- If the inference is definitely true, i.e., it properly follows from the statement of facts given
- If the inference is probably true though not definitely true in the light of the facts given
- If the data are inadequate i.e., from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false
- If the inference is probably false though not definitely false in the light of the facts given
- If the inference is definitely false i.e., it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given or it contradicts the given facts
Passage 2
There is some controversy about the percentage of population below the poverty line in India. The criteria for the poverty line is basis on person's nutritional requirement is terms of calories. It is assumed that the minimum nutritional requirement per person per day in rural areas is 2400 calories whereas it is 2200 calories in urban areas. If the household is unable to bear the expenditure for this level of nutrition, it is categorised as below the poverty line. There is also a view that alongwith calories, the amount of protein intake be treated as a criterion as it is related to physical energy, mental alertness and resistance to infection.Question : 6
Many Indians, who below the poverty line, get necessary amount of proteins.
a) If the inference is definitely true, i.e., it properly follows from the statement of facts given
b) If the inference is probably true though not definitely true in the light of the facts given
c) If the data are inadequate i.e., from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false
d) If the inference is probably false though not definitely false in the light of the facts given
e) If the inference is definitely false i.e., it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given or it contradicts the given facts
Answer »Answer: (c)
Data given in the passage is inadequate.
Question : 7
People living above the poverty line are less likely to suffer from infections.
a) If the inference is definitely true, i.e., it properly follows from the statement of facts given
b) If the inference is probably true though not definitely true in the light of the facts given
c) If the data are inadequate i.e., from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false
d) If the inference is probably false though not definitely false in the light of the facts given
e) If the inference is definitely false i.e., it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given or it contradicts the given facts
Answer »Answer: (b)
It is given in the last line of the passage that protein related to resistance to infections.
Since people above the poverty line may get a sufficient amount of protein intake and so are less likely to suffer from infections.
Question : 8
India's poverty alleviation programmes can only succeed after reaching agreement about the poverty line.
a) If the inference is definitely true, i.e., it properly follows from the statement of facts given
b) If the inference is probably true though not definitely true in the light of the facts given
c) If the data are inadequate i.e., from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false
d) If the inference is probably false though not definitely false in the light of the facts given
e) If the inference is definitely false i.e., it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given or it contradicts the given facts
Answer »Answer: (c)
Nothing has been discussed in the passage regarding agreement about the poverty line.
Question : 9
People in urban areas are less physically weak compared to people in rural areas.
a) If the inference is definitely true, i.e., it properly follows from the statement of facts given
b) If the inference is probably true though not definitely true in the light of the facts given
c) If the data are inadequate i.e., from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false
d) If the inference is probably false though not definitely false in the light of the facts given
e) If the inference is definitely false i.e., it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given or it contradicts the given facts
Answer »Answer: (b)
It is probably true because calorie requirement per person in the urban areas is less than that of the rural areas.
Question : 10
In other countries, there is no controversy about defining the poverty line.
a) If the inference is definitely true, i.e., it properly follows from the statement of facts given
b) If the inference is probably true though not definitely true in the light of the facts given
c) If the data are inadequate i.e., from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false
d) If the inference is probably false though not definitely false in the light of the facts given
e) If the inference is definitely false i.e., it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given or it contradicts the given facts
Answer »Answer: (c)
Nothing has been given in the passage regarding the poverty line in other countries.
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