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Critical Reasoning Quiz || CLAT 2022 || 17.01.2022

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Question 1

Direction: In the question below a statement followed by three courses of action is given numbered (A), (B) and (C). A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s)?
Statement: The school dropout rate in many districts in the stale has increased sharply during the last few years as the parents of these children make them work in the fields owned by others to earn enough for them to get at least one meal a day.
Courses of action:
(A) The government should put up a mechanism to provide foodgrains to the poor people in these districts through public distribution system to encourage the parents to send their wards to school.
(B) The government should close down some of these schools in the district and deploy the teachers of these schools to nearby schools and also ask remaining students to join these schools.
(C) The government should issue arrest warrants for all the parents who force their children to work in fields instead of attending classes.

Question 2

Direction: In each questions below is given a statement followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing
Statement:
A large private bank has decided to retrench one-third of its employees in view of the huge losses incurred by it during the past three quarters.
Courses of action:
I. The government should issue a notification to general public to immediately stop all transactions with the bank.
II. The government should direct the bank to refrain from retrenching its employees.
III. The government should ask the central bank of the country to initiate an enquiry into the bank's activities and submit its report.

Question 3

Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 

Poverty measurement is an unsettled issue, both conceptually and methodologically. Since poverty is a process as well as the outcome; many come out of it while others may be falling into it. The net effect of these two parallel processes is a proportion commonly identified as the ‘headcount ratio’, but these ratios hide the fundamental dynamism that characterizes poverty in practice. The most recent poverty reestimates by an expert group has also missed the crucial dynamism. In a study conducted on 13,000 households which represented the entire country in 1993-94 and again on 2004-05, it was found that in the ten-year period 18.2% rural population moved out of poverty whereas another 22.1% fell into it over this period. This net increase of about four percentage points was seen to have a cons variation across sales and regions.
Which of the following is an assumption which is implicit in the facts stated in the above paragraph?

I. It may not be possible to have an accurate poverty measurement in India.
II. Level of poverty in India is static over the years.
III. Researchers avoid making conclusions on poverty measurement data in India.
IV. Government of India has a mechanism to measure the level of poverty effectively and accurately.

Question 4

Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 

Poverty measurement is an unsettled issue, both conceptually and methodologically. Since poverty is a process as well as the outcome; many come out of it while others may be falling into it. The net effect of these two parallel processes is a proportion commonly identified as the ‘headcount ratio’, but these ratios hide the fundamental dynamism that characterizes poverty in practice. The most recent poverty reestimates by an expert group has also missed the crucial dynamism. In a study conducted on 13,000 households which represented the entire country in 1993-94 and again on 2004-05, it was found that in the ten-year period 18.2% rural population moved out of poverty whereas another 22.1% fell into it over this period. This net increase of about four percentage points was seen to have a cons variation across sales and regions.

Which of the following is a conclusion which can be drawn from the facts stated in the above paragraph?
I. Accurate estimates of the number of people living below the poverty line in India is possible to be made.
II. Many expert groups in India are not interested to measure poverty objectively.
III. Process of poverty measurement needs to take into account various factors to tackle its dynamic nature.
IV. People living below the poverty line remain in that position for a very long time.

Question 5

Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 

Poverty measurement is an unsettled issue, both conceptually and methodologically. Since poverty is a process as well as the outcome; many come out of it while others may be falling into it. The net effect of these two parallel processes is a proportion commonly identified as the ‘headcount ratio’, but these ratios hide the fundamental dynamism that characterizes poverty in practice. The most recent poverty reestimates by an expert group has also missed the crucial dynamism. In a study conducted on 13,000 households which represented the entire country in 1993-94 and again on 2004-05, it was found that in the ten-year period 18.2% rural population moved out of poverty whereas another 22.1% fell into it over this period. This net increase of about four percentage points was seen to have a cons variation across sales and regions.
Which of the following is an inference which can be made from the facts stated in the above paragraph?

I. Poverty measurement tools in India are outdated.
II. Increase in the number of persons falling into poverty varies considerably across the country over a period of time.
III. Government of India has stopped measuring poverty-related studies.
IV. People living in rural areas are more susceptible to fall into poverty over time.

Question 6

Direction: In the question below is given a statement followed by some assumptions. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: The local civic body has urged all the residents to voluntarily reduce consumption of potable water by about 30 per cent to tide over the water crisis.
Assumptions:
I. Many residents may reduce consumption of potable water.
II. Many activists may welcome the civic body's move and spread awareness among residents.

Question 7

Direction: In the question below, a statement is given followed by three arguments. Choose the most appropriate option depending on which argument strengthens the given statement.
Statement: Should all those students who failed in one or two subjects in HSC be allowed to take admission in degree courses and continue their study subject to their successfully passing in the supplementary examination?
Arguments: 
I. Yes, this will help the students to complete their education without a break of one year.
II. Yes, this is a forward looking strategy to help the students and motivate them for higher studies.
III. No, such students do not choose to continue their studies without having passed in all the subjects in HSC.

Question 8

Direction: In question below, a statement are given followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a practicable and feasible step or administrative decision to be taken for follow-up, improvement, or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: A large number of patients admitted in a particular hospital have been diagnosed with a serious contagious disease.

Courses of Action:
I. These patients should be immediately evicted from the hospital for fear of spread of the disease.
II. The hospital should make appropriate quarantine arrangements to control the spread of disease.

Question 9

Direction: In question below are given a statement followed by two assumptions/inferences numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted and an inference is something which can be directly inferred from the given facts. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions/inferences and decide which of those is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement: The number of people living below poverty line in urban areas has increased since last year.

Conclusions:
I. People living in rural area are not below the poverty line.
II. A similar survey was conducted last year.

Question 10

In question below are given a statement followed by two assumptions/inferences numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted and an inference is something which can be directly inferred from the given facts. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions/inferences and decide which of those is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement: A government advertisement in public interest-For a child’s better mental health, admits him/her to a school only after five years of age.

Assumptions: 
I. A child cannot learn before he/she turns five.
II. Some school admits children who are below five years of age.
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