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Critical Reasoning Quiz II CLAT 2022 II 10.09.2021

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Question 1

Last fall the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which consists of hundreds of scientists operating under the auspices of the United Nations, released its fifth report in the past 25 years. This one repeated louder and clearer than ever the consensus of the world’s scientists: The planet’s surface temperature has risen by about 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit in the past 130 years, and human actions, including the burning of fossil fuels, are extremely likely to have been the dominant cause of the warming since the mid-20th century. Many people in the United States—a far greater percentage than in other countries—retain doubts about that consensus or believe that climate activists are using the threat of global warming to attack the free market and industrial society generally. Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma, one of the most powerful Republican voices on environmental matters, has long declared global warming a hoax.

Which of the following may be inferred from the given information? Mark the correct option.

Question 2

Understanding the other side's point of view, even if one disagrees with it, is central to compromise, policymaking, and any hope for civility in civic life. So if our brains are blinding us to information that challenges our partisan predisposition, how can we hope ever to find common ground? It's a challenge that is stumping both the electorate and the elected officials who represent them.

Which of the following may be inferred from the given information? 

Question 3

We have trouble digesting randomness; our brains crave pattern and meaning. Science warns us, however, that we can deceive ourselves. To be confident there’s a causal connection between the dump and the cancers, you need statistical analysis showing that there are many more cancers than would be expected randomly, evidence that the victims were exposed to chemicals from the dump, and evidence that the chemicals really can cause cancer.

Which of the following may be inferred from the given information? 

Question 4

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement: The State government has decided to appoint four thousand primary school teachers during the next financial year.
Assumptions:
I. There are enough schools in the state to accommodate four thousand additional primary school teachers.
II. There shall be at least 4000 candidates willing to be appointed as primary school teachers for the next financial year, by the government.

Question 5

Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement:
The concession in rail fares for journeying to hill stations has been cancelled because it is not needed by people who can spend their holidays there.

Assumptions:
I. Railways should give concession only to the needy.
II. Railways should not encourage people to spend their holidays at hill stations.

Question 6

Directions: In each of the following questions, a statement is followed by two course of action. A course of action is taken for redressal, follow up, etc. Read the statement carefully and answer the question.
Statement: Sabyasachi arrived half an hour late for the CAT exam. The cut off time to enter the examination hall is 15 minutes.
Course of Action:
I. The rule is for everyone and hence, Sabyasachi should not be allowed to enter the examination hall.
II. Sabyasachi should be barred from appearing for any subsequent examinations for violating the rule.

Question 7

Direction: In the question below is given a statement followed by some courses of actions. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement. Decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: There recent losses to comparatively weaker football playing nations of the likes of Peru and Bolivia have raised some serious questions about the selection of players and the handling of the team by the new manager, a newcomer in the field of football coaching.

Course of Action:
I. The present manager has to be sacked immediately and needs to be replaced with one who has years of experience under his belt.
II. There needs to be a PR campaign to rubbish rumors about rifts in the team.

Question 8

Each question has a set of four sequentially ordered statements. Each question can be classified as one of the following: Fact(F), Inference(I) or Judgement(J). Select the answer option that best describes the given statements.

(a) Freedom of the press was described by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru as one of the four pillars of democracy.
(b) Within hours of the declaration of the President’s Rule on the night of June 25, 1975, electric supply to all major newspapers was cut off.
(c) The emergency literally gave absolute political power and control over every major administrative move.
(d) We have lost many men in wars and riots, but neither of them has threatened or curtailed our freedom the way the 21-month period of emergency did.

Question 9

India’s baffling array of state and national labour laws date to the 1940s: one provides for the type and number of spittoons in a factory. Another says an enterprise with more than 100 workers needs government permission to scale back or close. Many Indian businesses stay small in order to remain beyond the reach of the laws. Big firms use temporary workers to avoid them. Less than 15% of Indian workers have legal job security. The new government can sidestep the difficult politics of curbing privileges by establishing a new, simpler labour contract that gives basic protection to workers but makes lay-offs less costly to firms. It would apply only to new hires; the small proportion of existing workers with gold-star protections would keep them.

(A). More Indian workers can get permanent jobs and legal job security if existing labour laws are reformed.
(B). Effective labour law reform can encourage many Indian businesses to grow to more than 100 workers.
(C). Outdated Indian labour laws need to be simplified to provide basic protection to workers and curb privileges.
(D). The difficult politics of curbing privileges can be avoided if the changes in the labour law only apply to the new hires.

Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage given above.

Question 10

Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage given below.

All Government published and wildly varying figures aside, what does poverty in India mean? It is difficult for those living in an industrialized country to truly appreciate the level of poverty in the country. In the West, even those living in poverty can live in well-constructed dwellings, with heating, clean running water, indoor toilet facilities, access to health care, and even a vehicle. Such luxuries, to use a common Indian expression, are but a "distant dream" to India's poor.
(A. The first world countries are better off, when it comes to living conditions for the poor, as compared to third world countries.
(B). The poor in the West live in conditions which the poor in India may only dream of, such is the disparity in the poverty levels between the West and in India.
(C). Government published statistics often paint a misleading picture of the real situation of the poor in our country.
(D). The Indian poor are still hoping their "distant dream" of living in well constructed house and having access to better amenities comes true in the near future.

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