Paragraph based Problems – Learning Quiz 4

Soft drinks have been shown by scientists to be bad for the teeth. Therefore, the government would be justified in banning all soft drinks from the Indian market.’ Assuming that the factual claim in the above argument is true, what else needs to be assumed for the conclusion to follow?

In order to be eligible for election to the Lok Sabha, a person must be at least 25 years of age. Moreover, one must not be bankrupt. Therefore, Jatinder Singh, over 50 years of age and without any criminal convictions, cannot be the Speaker of the Lok Sabha since he has just filed for bankruptcy.’ Which of the following must be assumed for the conclusion to follow logically?

As a century draws to a close, people start behaving much like people coming to the end of a long life. People approaching death often start reflecting on the events of their lives. Similarly, people alive in 1999___

Which of the following most logically completes the paragraph above?

‘The Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius proposed the following thought experiment. If the universe has a boundary, we can throw a spear at this boundary. If the spear flies through, then it is not a boundary. If the spear bounces back, there must be something beyond this boundary that is itself in space, which means it is not a boundary at that the…..
How best can the form of Lucretius’ argument for the infinity of space be described?

‘Utilitarians believe that the right action is that which produces the most happiness.’ Which of the following claims is incompatible with the utilitarian view?

Senthil goes to Ambala for the first time in his life. On the way from the railway station to his hotel, he sees twelve people, all of them male. He concludes that there are no women in Ambala. As a matter of fact, there are many thousands of women in Ambala.” Which of the following best describes Senthil’s error?

‘It took many centuries before the countries of Europe could resolve their internal problems of violence and corruption to become the stable nation-states they are. Therefore, it will take many centuries for India to achieve internal stability.’ Assuming that the factual claims in the argument above are true, what must be assumed in order for the conclusion to follow?

Instead of being concerned with what actually happens in practice … (economics) is increasingly preoccupied with developing pseudo-mathematical formulas. These provide models of behaviour which never quite fit what actually happens, in a way which resembles the physical sciences gone wrong: instead of equations describing reality, economics produces equations describing ideal conditions and theoretical clarity of a type which never occurs in practice’.

 Which of the following best summarises the argument of this paragraph?

Instead of being concerned with what actually happens in practice … (economics) is increasingly preoccupied with developing pseudo-mathematical formulas. These provide models of behaviour which never quite fit what actually happens, in a way which resembles the physical sciences gone wrong: instead of equations describing reality, economics produces equations describing ideal conditions and theoretical clarity of a type which never occurs in practice’.

Which of the following claims is not implied in the paragraph above?

Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument of the passage above?

Religions, like camel caravans, seem to avoid mountain passes. Buddhisni spread quickly south from Buddha’s birth-place in southern Nepal across the flat Gangetic plain to Sri Lanka. But it took a millennium to reach China … The religious belt stretched eventually to Mongolia and Japan, but in Afghanistan Buddhism filled only a narrow belt that left pagans among the valleys to the east and west in Kailash and Ghor.

Religions, like camel caravans, seem to avoid mountain passes. Buddhisni spread quickly south from Buddha’s birth-place in southern Nepal across the flat Gangetic plain to Sri Lanka. But it took a millennium to reach China … The religious belt stretched eventually to Mongolia and Japan, but in Afghanistan Buddhism filled only a narrow belt that left pagans among the valleys to the east and west in Kailash and Ghor.

Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the conclusion to the above argument?

‘Friendship was indeed a value for the villagers, more for men than for women. Two good friends were said to be like brothers’ (literally, like elder brother younger brother, annatammandirahage). I heard this expression several times and I could not help recalling the statement of an elderly English colleague who had told me that he and his brother were very close and had written to each other every week. He had added, ‘We are very good friends. ‘That is, friendship connoted intimacy in England while in Rampurs’ (as in rural India everywhere), brotherhood conveyed intimacy’.

Which of the following best summarises the conclusion of the argument of this paragraph?

A language is most easily learnt when it is in tune with the social context. To teach an Indian child in English at the primary stage … strengthens distinctions of class and status and warps the mind. Failure to resort to regional languages in literacy campaigns also hampers their success’.

Which of the following best summarises the argument of the passage above?

A language is most easily learnt when it is in tune with the social context. To teach an Indian child in English at the primary stage … strengthens distinctions of class and status and warps the mind. Failure to resort to regional languages in literacy campaigns also hampers their success’.

Which of the following claims, if true, would weaken the argument in the passage above?

A language is most easily learnt when it is in tune with the social context. To teach an Indian child in English at the primary stage … strengthens distinctions of class and status and warps the mind. Failure to resort to regional languages in literacy campaigns also hampers their success’.

Which of the following claims, if true, would weaken the argument in the passage above?

The tribes should develop their own culture and make their contribution to the cultural richness of the country. It is unnecessary to cause them to change their customs, habits or diversions so far as to make themselves indistinguishable from other classes. To do so would be to rob rural and pastoral life of its colour and stimulating diversity’.

Which of the following conclusions is not implied by the passage above?

The tribes should develop their own culture and make their contribution to the cultural richness of the country. It is unnecessary to cause them to change their customs, habits or diversions so far as to make themselves indistinguishable from other classes. To do so would be to rob rural and pastoral life of its colour and stimulating diversity’.

Which of the following claims runs directly counter to the spirit of the passage above?

The tribes should develop their own culture and make their contribution to the cultural richness of the country. It is unnecessary to cause them to change their customs, habits or diversions so far as to make themselves indistinguishable from other classes. To do so would be to rob rural and pastoral life of its colour and stimulating diversity.

Which of the following is not an assumption required by the above argument?

‘India is the only country in the world where, in the States which are governed by the Communist party, human rights are fully respected – and that is only because the Bill of Rights is firmly entrenched in our national Constitution. We can proudly say that our Constitution gave us a flying start and equipped us adequately to meet the challenges of the future.’

Which of the following conclusions is not implied by the passage above?

India is the only country in the world where, in the States which are governed by the Communist party, human rights are fully respected – and that is only because the Bill of Rights is firmly entrenched in our national Constitution. We can proudly say that our Constitution gave us a flying start and equipped us adequately to meet the challenges of the future.

Poverty is … more restrictive and limiting than anything else. If poverty and low standards continue then democracy, for all its fine institutions and ideals, ceases to be a liberating force. It must therefore aim companion unemployment. In other words, political democracy is not enough. It must develop into economic democracy also

Poverty is … more restrictive and limiting than anything else. If poverty and low standards continue then democracy, for all its fine institutions and ideals, ceases to be a liberating force. It must therefore aim companion unemployment. In other words, political democracy is not enough. It must develop into economic democracy also

Which of the following views, if true, would weaken the argument of the above passage?

Yoga has become a very popular exercise, but it may not be for everyone. If you are interested in high energy and fast workouts, yoga may not be the best choice. Therefore, evaluate your fitness requirement before joining yoga classes. This paragraph best supports the statement that:

Statistics allows us to understand the reality. It indicates developmental directions. Statistics is good for exposing reality, but it can also be manipulated to perpetuate untruth and misunderstanding. Data has power to mislead people. This paragraph best supports the statement that: