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Posted on September 2, 2014 by Gejo
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112 THOUGHTS ON “THE SECRET TO SOLVING INFERENTIAL QUESTIONS”
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sunil negi
on September 9, 2012 at 6:51 pm said:
thank u very much sir…..i always use to left the question unanswered which
involved selecting the option which weakens the argument….hope dat the tricks
taught by u works for me……..
sir plz help me out wid parajumbles as well…..sometimes i m not able to find the
link between sentences as they don’t seem to be connected in anyway wid each
each other…..
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Himanshu
on September 9, 2012 at 6:53 pm said:
Thank u Sir!
Thorough reading gave me feel that i attended a F2F class of inference based
questions!
Dwaipayan
on September 9, 2012 at 7:17 pm said:
Perfect !!
Will let you know of the feed back after 7 days
ashlesha
on September 10, 2012 at 2:45 am said:
well i’ll implement it and tell u d results soon sir!
prateek
on September 10, 2012 at 3:40 am said:
sir,waiting for your analysis of VA-LR section of proc test-8 .all the good work done
in quant was ruined by the wrong attempts in va-lr
Lavanya
on September 10, 2012 at 5:19 am said:
sir…plz give insights on para jumbles also
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santosh
on September 10, 2012 at 7:20 am said:
it,help me
sir ,if u please suggest few tips on para complition
navneet
on September 10, 2012 at 11:11 am said:
thanks a lot sir, your posts are really helpful . keep writing
Arpit
on September 10, 2012 at 5:45 pm said:
Thank you sir for ths
Shantanu
on September 12, 2012 at 10:46 am said:
Sir,
I am quite good at basic logic and do well in inferential questions . I am comfortable
with reading.But I end up doing most RC questions wrong…..
Please show me some way out!
Neeraj
on September 12, 2012 at 10:22 pm said:
Gejo Sir,
Since GP sir have been busy in visiting cities for QUANT sessions, can you plz do
the PROC MOCK ANALYSIS for the last mock?? I have been really missing that..
Also may be we will get to know another opinion on how to attempt a mock
other than the strategy that GP sir uses.
M sure it will be really helpfull for all of us.
Pl reply..
Gejo
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on September 13, 2012 at 5:18 am said:
Ok Neeraj. WIll do that. Give me a days time.
Regards
Gejo
Arpan
on September 13, 2012 at 3:46 pm said:
Who is the cartoonist for the faces accompanying your article sir??
Thumbs up! to both of you.
Thanks!
Gejo
on September 15, 2012 at 6:42 am said:
A graduate from JJ School of Arts
Vikram Agarwal
on September 13, 2012 at 4:20 pm said:
Sir, in inferential questions if we have two probable solutions. one is explicitly
stated in the passage and one is inferred or we can understand that by way of
critical reasoning. Then which one will be correct. Will the one explicitly stated be
wrong?
Please reply
Gejo
on September 15, 2012 at 6:41 am said:
Hi Vikram,
Ideally what is inferred is what is implied – (not stated). So yes, the one that
is explicitly states in the passage is not really inferred. But then, you have to
remember that you need to choose the best option. If the rest of the options
cannot be directly inferred from the passage, then we have no choice but to
mark the one that is explicitly stated.
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So suggestion is that – do not go by any specific rule. Just identify the
answers on a case-to-case basis.
Regards
Gejo
Arpit
on September 14, 2012 at 4:48 pm said:
Yes passage and cartoon both are fantastic
Gejo
on September 15, 2012 at 6:37 am said:
Thanks Arpit.. With a face like mine, it must be a treat for any cartoonists
Rahul Sharma
on September 16, 2012 at 4:39 am said:
Hello Sir,
Your articles are really helpful, and an eye opener-as to how we need to approach
a particular sum/question. This was one of them.
Sir, I am facing difficult in getting the “Identify the sentence that are correct in terms
of gammar and usage”. Also, in fill in the blanks kind of questions. Sometimes I get
100% accuracy, and sometimes 50%. Please help me, and if are planning any
article on these I would be glad to know.
Aashima
on September 16, 2012 at 3:10 pm said:
Thank you so much Sir for all the wonderful help you are providing us… Could you
please highlight the topics of utmost importance that have been coming in CAT
almost every year?
It would be really helpful especially in the quant section since I am not very good in
it and I don’t want to leave out something that effects my percentile badly.
thanx in advance sir
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Gejo
on September 17, 2012 at 5:37 am said:
Hi Aashima,
When you look the quant section in the CAT in the recent years, there is a
fair mix of all the areas. What I suggest would be look at last 00 to 08 CAT
papers and solve the questions once.
This will help you get a handle on the things that you will have to work in the
days nearing to the CAT.
Regards
Gejo
Aashima
on September 17, 2012 at 5:31 pm said:
Thank you so much Sir
I will certainly look into the previous years question papers
kanika pathela
on September 16, 2012 at 6:18 pm said:
A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From
the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most
appropriate way.
Individuals owed their existence to their parents; without their countless sacrifices,
they would never survive nor grow into sane human beings. They realised their
potential in a stable and peaceful society, made possible by the efforts of
thousands of anonymous men and women. They became rational, reflective and
moral beings within a rich civilisation created by scores of sages, saints, savants
and scientists.______________________.
a) Even a whole lifetime was not enough to pay back what they owed their parents,
let alone all the others.
b) In short, every human being owed his humanity to others and benefitted from a
world, to the creation of which he had not contributed anything.
c) To talk about ‘repaying’ the debts did not therefore make sense except in a
clumsy and metaphorical way of describing one’s response to unsolicited but
indispensable gifts.
d) Every individual is born with a debt, which is beyond his capacity to repay.
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Answer option is b. Why can’t be a.
In passage it never stated that he ddnt/did contributed anything
Pratyay
on February 2, 2013 at 3:45 pm said:
I think the correct option is (b) because all other options are talking about
repaying of debt.But the passage does not talk about repayment.It only
states that a person is indebted to humanity for his existence and
well-being.So the other 3 options are out of scope.Please refer to GP sir’s
article on para completion for more details.
Gejo
on September 17, 2012 at 5:32 am said:
Hi Kanika,
The sentence should immediately follow the paragraph given.
If you look the passage, it goes — individuals owed – existence to parents;
realized their potential because of society; became mortal being because of
saints, scientist.
So between (a) and (b), what gives a better sense is option (b).
Here’s the full text from where it is picked:
An individual owed his existence to his parents without whose countless
sacrifices he would neither survive nor grow into a sane human being. He
grew and realised his potential in a stable and peaceful society, made
possible by the efforts and sacrifices of thousands of anonymous men and
women. He became a rational, reflective and moral human being only within
a rich civilization created by scores of sages, saints, savants and scientists.
In short, every human being owned his humanity to others, and benefited
from a world to the creation of which he contributed nothing. As Gandhi put
it, every man was ‘born a debtor’, a beneficiary of others’ gifts, and his
inherited debts were too vast to be repaid. Even a whole lifetime was not
enough to pay back what a man owned to his parents, let alone all others.
Furthermore the creditors were by their very nature unspecifiable. Most of
them were dead or remained anonymous, and those alive were so
numerous and their contributions so varied and complex that it was
impossible to decide what one owed to whom. To talk about repaying the
debts did not therefore make sense except as a clumsy and metaphorical
way of describing one’s response to unsolicited but indispensable gifts.
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Vikram Agarwal
on September 17, 2012 at 2:03 pm said:
Thank you very much sir for solving my query. I have one more regarding sentence
correction. I am good in grammar but i dont know all the rules of Grammar given in
Wren And Martin. Can you please suggest as to what i should do in order to be
sure to get 80% accuracy in the topic.
kanika pathela
on September 18, 2012 at 2:06 pm said:
Thank you sir:)
1. Some pins are made of tin 2. All tin is made of copper
3. All copper is used for pins 4. Some tin is copper
5. Some pins are used for tin 6. Some copper is used for tin
a. 123 b. 356 c. 341 d. 125
Sir, in such type of questions, intelligence doesnot mean same as intelligent.
Siblings doesnot mean brothers?? Is it??
SAYANTAN GHOSH
on September 19, 2012 at 5:40 am said:
I think the answer is option C.
B is very close but does not satisfy the requirement.
C is the best choice.
Jitesh
on September 21, 2012 at 2:33 pm said:
This is CR tip.Where is the tip for inference ques of RC as your topic says so.
GP
on September 25, 2012 at 4:17 pm said:
CR and Inference questions are the same.
Jitesh
on September 26, 2012 at 5:10 pm said:
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But sir how can we attempt an inference ques coz we hav to gues its
answer from the entire paragraph
Gejo
on September 27, 2012 at 5:26 am said:
Hi Jitesh,
Inference based questions in RC is not necessarily from the
entire passage. In most of the cases, it would be from certain
part of the passage and therefore, the skill-set required is
exactly the same as that of Critical Reasoning.
When you see an inference based question, the first step is
to identify from which part of the passage is the inference
drawn and then check whether it is the correct inference or
not.
The rule of the game is same as that of CR and therefore, if
you know how to handle CR you will know how to handle RC
inference based questions.
Regards
Gejo
Jitesh
on September 27, 2012 at 6:31 pm said:
Sir, I fall into trap into these questions which demand
answers which are not explicitly stated in the
passage rather they are implied due to lack of good
vocabulary.
Sir,could you please elaborate on how to find that
part of passage from which inference question is
drawn.
Gejo
on September 28, 2012 at 2:10 am said:
Hi Jitesh,
An inference means, a conclusion. So what you need
are the ‘reasons’ for the inference that is drawn. So
after reading an option, you must evaluate what are
the likely reasons from which the inference is drawn.
Then check the part of the passage where those
reasons are given. That is the first part. Once you
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have identified the part of the passage, the next
check is to see whether the stated inference in the
option can be logically drawn.
The better you are in CR, the better you will be in this
type of question. One suggestion that I have is to do
a bit of CR questions so that you develop the
skill-set.
Regards
Gejo
Tushar
on September 27, 2012 at 5:47 am said:
Good Afternoon sir. I had one question in regard to
this sir. In proc mock 8 ques 42 why is the answer
option (a) then shouldn’t it be option (d) as the
aesthetic standpoint is discussed in option (d).
Please reply to this sir thank you so much.
Yours Sincerely,
Tushar.
kanika pathela
on September 21, 2012 at 7:35 pm said:
What is the value of a3 + b3 ?
I. a2 + b2 = 22
II. ab = 3
Sir in this question answer can be determined by second statement alone since a
and b can take values 1 and 3 only
but in answer thy have stated that answer cant be dtrmnd by 2 statmnts 2gthr.
Gejo
on September 24, 2012 at 7:22 am said:
a and b can also take values other than natural numbers. example a = 1/3
and b = 9.
Therefore, you will get multiple solutions and hence statement II alone
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cannot give the answer.
Siddhartha
on September 23, 2012 at 3:22 am said:
In this question it’s not mentioned that and b are no.s. so it should be done
using both statement together…a3+b3=(a+b)(a2+b2-ab)=. If it was
mentioned statement b would have been sufficient enough to answer the
question……
Vikram Agarwal
on September 23, 2012 at 5:41 am said:
from the second statement a and b can take many values.not just 1 and 3. Like 6
and 1/2, 9 and 1/3. nowhere its mentioned that a and b has to be integers.
And the answer cannot be determined even with both the statements because the
value of a+b is not given. break a^3 + b^3 in the formula we get (a+b)(A^2 – ab +
b^2).
Hence the value cannot be determined even with the help of both the statements.
Paras
on September 26, 2012 at 7:26 am said:
Sir, from where can I download cat papers for the years 1990-2000? Tried
searching on google, but couldn’t find anything relevant.
Tushar
on September 26, 2012 at 5:41 pm said:
Check the e-lib link in ur SIS page
Cheers
Tushar
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on September 28, 2012 at 5:21 am said:
Good Afternoon sir. In proc mock 8 ques 42 why is the answer option (a) shouldn’t
it be option (d) as the aesthetic standpoint is discussed in option (d) and an
aesthetic view of things is necessary to understand and live a full and a versatile
life. Please reply to this sir thank you so much.
Yours Sincerely,
Tushar.
Tushar
on October 4, 2012 at 7:41 pm said:
Gejo sir pls reply here.
Thank You.
vaishnavi agrawal
on September 29, 2012 at 2:44 pm said:
hello sir
While doing RC all d points in the paragraph start confusing me.As soon as i
submit d test if a question is wrong i can immediately pick the right ans without
seeing the ans.
Please suggest something so that i can change this.
Please reply sir
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vaishnavi
on September 30, 2012 at 7:09 am said:
plz rply sir
Gejo
on October 3, 2012 at 2:54 am said:
Hi Vaishnavi,
Clearly, the challenge that you are facing is NOT one of lack of
concepts. What I feel is that most probably you are hurrying a bit to
answer fast. During the CAT, take your time and solve. You have 70
minutes for 30 questions. Plan the 70 minutes in such a manner that
you are able to give enough time for those questions that need time.
Regards
Gejo
Deepakshi
on October 7, 2012 at 7:30 pm said:
Sir,
I have booked my CAT slot for the 18th. With exactly 10 days in hand what, as per
you, should I be concentrating on?
Should I do last 10 years’ papers or should I utilize these days appearing for as
many MOCK Exams (UnProc) as possible?
GP
on October 8, 2012 at 4:16 pm said:
Deepakshi, you can take a upto three Mocks with last last one on 14th and
also revise important questions from the already attempted Mocks and past
CAT papers. In addition you can practice QA, DI & EU sections of the
unattempted CAT papers. Effective 15th you should focus only revision.
Rajan Dokania
on October 10, 2012 at 10:18 am said:
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Sir, My CAT date is 30th Oct.
Please suggest what should be the best strategy for coming 19 days. I have always
been clearing cut offs in Sec1, but Sec2 i never crossed 40′s mark, I hardly
remeber clearing cut offs of Sec2. These days I am giving 1 unproctored daily. But I
find quant as well as LR’s of the unproctored mocks very tough, and low scores de
motivates me.
How to tackle ? Please suggest strategy for coming 20 days.
Should i solve previous CAT question or take mocks.
GP
on October 12, 2012 at 4:36 pm said:
Rajan, I am not in agreement with a mock a day approach, this does not
allow you to revise or to correct your errors. Suggest that you take a break
from Mocks for 4 days and in this period revise (two times) all the important
questions of QA, EU, DI and LR from the Mock CATs that you have
attempted. After revising these questions you can take a Mock CAT once
every 3 days with the last Mock CAT on 26th Oct. To improve in EU you
should do the EU section of all CAT parers from 1990-2008 and revise
these questions regularly. The RC passages of CAT 1990-2000 should be
used for practice these are lengthy but similar to the type of passages that
have come in CAT this year. For QA go thru CAT papers of 1990-2008 and
CAT 1990 -2000 for DI.
ujwal gupta
on October 16, 2012 at 3:12 pm said:
sir, is it possoble that an ans to an inference question can be a satetment from the
passage itself??…..
Team CL
on October 22, 2012 at 10:42 am said:
Ujwal, yes it is possible. Whatever you understand/conclude on the basis of
the passage is an inference even if it has been stated in the passage.
praveen kumar
on August 4, 2013 at 10:17 am said:
sir
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its taking a lot of time for me to read rc passages if i try to read fast i will not
understand and i had to regress anyway my accuracy is very good if i do it slowly i
read the speed reading topic in the funda book and tried it but it was hard to
maintain both speed and the understanding
is there anyway i would be able to increase my speed reading maintaining the
same accuracy??
GP
on August 4, 2013 at 2:47 pm said:
Praveen, speed increase is a slow process and will not happen overnight.
Continue with the process but do not try to increase speed significantly in a
short span of time and accuracy should not be sacrificed for speed.
Sharan Bakshiram
on August 5, 2013 at 1:08 pm said:
Respected Sir
I’m planning to take CAT’13 exam on 16th Oct. Is there any bad consequence for
the same?
Please reply soon sir.
GP
on August 6, 2013 at 5:26 am said:
Sharan, there is no problem in taking the paper on 16th Oct.
Javed Iqbal
on August 9, 2013 at 3:23 pm said:
Sir,I am a test series student of CL.Where can I find questions and material for
critical reasoning?I also use the SIS but in the E-lib section I cannot find anything
related to critical reasoning.
GP
on August 11, 2013 at 7:15 am said:
Javed, as a test series student you will have limited access to the online
material. For extra practice you can consider past CAT/XAT papers or enroll
for Test Gym or Smart CAT Cracker.
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Javed Iqbal
on August 11, 2013 at 8:03 am said:
Thank you Sir.I am using the test gym and the adaptive version is
addictive .Great initiative by CL.
Abhinav Gupta
on August 13, 2013 at 10:00 pm said:
Sir,
In the VA section, I am able to solve my Unproctored mocks as well as the test gym
and get a good score. However, during the proctored mocks, I don’t know if my
concentration goes down or I get scared but I am not able to get the desired result.
What strategy should I adopt to counter it? Also, I am able to solve the English
section in 45 mins (barring LR, I am able to read and analyse the questions
properly.
What strategy should I adopt?
Gejo
on August 26, 2013 at 5:25 am said:
Hi Abhinav,
The simple answer is to adopt a strategy that works for you.
But the difficult question is which strategy would work for you?
I can offer you a suggestion:
70 mins –> 15 min | 20 min | 20 min | 15 min
First 15 min – VA/VR –> Target : 8-9 questions
Second 20 min – LR or RC (one of the them) – Target: 2 sets
Third 20 min — LR or RC (if you chose LR first, then you do RC here) –
Target 2 sets
Last 15 min — Either 1 set from LR or 1 RC passage.
Break your task in smaller units and try your next mock.
Vishwaas
on August 30, 2013 at 7:07 am said:
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Sir I have 1 ques..
Following 5 sentences are given-
A- Actors know english.
B-He does not know engish.
C-He is an actor.
D-He is not an actor.
F-He should know english.
does ADB follow logically or ACF and why???
Gejo
on September 1, 2013 at 4:21 am said:
ABD does NOT follow logically
Actors know english…He is not an actor…Therefore, He does not know
engish.
Please note that it is NOT that ONLY Actors know english. Non-actors can
also know English. Therefore, if someone is not an actor, we cannot
conclude that he/she does not know english.
ACF follow logically
Actors know english….He is an actor… Therefore, He should know english.
This logically follows. When it is said that actors know English, it means ALL
Actors know English. So, if he is an actor, he must know ENglish
Vishwaas
on September 1, 2013 at 5:27 am said:
thank u sir…actually the opposite was mentioned in verbal logic
book.
(Deductive logic type A q.5)
thank u for clarifying.
Palak Sood
on September 2, 2014 at 10:49 pm said:
Sir what is the logic actually?I didnt get it and how can we apply these logic to Para
Completion as mentioned by you?
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Gejo
on September 4, 2014 at 9:40 am said:
Logic is a subject under philosophy which deals with understanding how to
make valid inferences.
That said, its application to para completion is this:
The last sentence must be written by the same person!
So
(a) the TONE must not change
(b) the subject in discussion must not change
(c) It must connect to what is in discussion
Gejo
Ishita Rai
on September 2, 2014 at 11:21 pm said:
Read the argument given below and answer the question that follows.
At the height of the Italian Renaissance, people believed they were living in an age
of decline and even that the end of the world was imminent. Similarly, in the first
decade of the 21st century, we believe we are living in a catastrophic time, a time of
crisis – but if you compare life for the majority of people in the developed world with
any other place or time, this looks like colossal self-pity. Now it’s Britain that seems
in the spotlight of moral anxiety. Our institutions, from parliament to hospitals, are
believed by many to be failing. A country that was recently full of self-congratulation
now has to face the fact that its economy may not after all be streets ahead of
European neighbours like Germany and France. But life is complicated.
Generalisations are facile. Things have never been worse. Or better.
Which of the following psychological tendencies mainly characterises the
paragraph?
a. A tendency to become cynical when one is facing criticism.
b. A tendency to imagine a downfall when things are at a peak
c. A tendency to resort to self-pity when faced with criticism.
d. A tendency to introspect when things are looking up.
In test gym adaptive answer is given as option b. But no where in para is
mentioned or implied that things were at peqk sometime. So how is this true??
Gejo
on September 4, 2014 at 9:37 am said:
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Yes it is implied:
“AT THE HEIGHT of the Italian Renaissance……………..”
That would imply, at the peak of Renaissance..
Lubina Anand
on September 2, 2014 at 11:24 pm said:
Q. 13. Direction for question: Read the short passage given below and answer the
question that follows it. Bookmark Add Bookmark
According to McNeill, a Brahmin priest was expected to be able to recite at least
one of the Vedas. The practice was essential for several centuries when the Vedas
had not yet been written down. It must have had a selective effect, since priests
would have been recruited from those able or willing to memorize long passages. It
must have helped in the dissemination of the work, since a memorized passage
can be duplicated many times.
Which of the following can be inferred from the above passage?
a. Reciting the Vedas was a Brahmin’s obligation.
b. McNeil studied the role of Brahmin priests in Ancient India.
c. McNeill studied the behaviour of Brahmin priests.
d. Vedic hymns had not been scripted.
e. The Vedic priest was like a recorded audio cassette.
Gejo
on September 4, 2014 at 9:34 am said:
Inferences have to be 100% TRUE based on the passage.
We can eliminate FALSE or UNCERTAIN inferences.
a. Reciting the Vedas was a Brahmin’s obligation.
UNCERTAIN.
Passage mentions – “….be able to recite at least one of the Vedas”
AT LEAST ONE = SOME
Option says – “Reciting the Vedas was a Brahmin’s obligation”. That means
ALL
SOME is NOT EQUAL to ALL!
INCORRECT
b. McNeil studied the role of Brahmin priests in Ancient India.
UNCERTAIN..
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All we know from the passage is – McNeil has some thoughts on Brahmin
priest. Whether he studied them is not mentioned in the passage.
INCORRECT
c. McNeill studied the behaviour of Brahmin priests.
UNCERTAIN
Same problem as option b
d. Vedic hymns had not been scripted.
UNCERTAIN
The passage says — Vedas had not been written..”
Option says – “Vedic hymns..”
hymns are poems. Not mentioned in the passage. In fact the passage says
– “memorize long passages”
INCORRECT
e. The Vedic priest was like a recorded audio cassette.
This is TRUE analogy…
Passage says: “ince priests would have been recruited from those able or
willing to memorize long passages. It must have helped in the dissemination
of the work, since a memorized passage can be duplicated many times.”
That’s like a recorded audio cassette.
CORRECT
akshat bhatnagar
on September 3, 2014 at 11:01 pm said:
Sir can u please help me with this one:
It was co-incidental that two separate teams of scientists discovered the remains of
tyrannosauruses on two separate locations of the same island. The first team found
that the tyrannosaurus, who was a female, had developed wings; however, it was
not possible for it to fly and support its weight during its flight. The other team
discovered that the tyrannosaurus, who was a male, had no traces of wings and its
structure was no different from what was already known to the scientists.
Eventually, both the discoveries made the scientists and island dwellers realize that
the island contained many undiscovered treasures and answers.
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Assuming that the above argument is true, identify which of the following
statements can be inferred from the argument?
a. There are certain islands where traces of dinosaurs and other ancient species
can still be unearthed and studied to fill in the gaps.
b. The history of evolution provides ample evidence to justify the difference among
the male and female species of a race.
c. It is possible that some female tyrannosauruses developed wings, but, whether
this physical feature was only specific to females is open to further discovery.
d. The tyrannosaurus was the only species of dinosaurs that had wings but could
not fly due to their humungous bodyweight.
e. Scientists are confident that they have already unearthed most of the information
about this species of dinosaurs and can make accurate guesses.
Gejo
on September 4, 2014 at 9:26 pm said:
Whatever can be inferred must 100% TRUE based on the passage
Best is to eliminate options rather than select the right one.
a. There are certain islands where traces of dinosaurs and other ancient
species can still be unearthed and studied to fill in the gaps.
TOO BROAD – The passage mentioned on island. So cant infer ‘certain
islands’.
INCORRECT
b. The history of evolution provides ample evidence to justify the difference
among the male and female species of a race.
ALIEN – history of evolution is not mentioned in the passage.
INCORRECT
c. It is possible that some female tyrannosauruses developed wings, but,
whether this physical feature was only specific to females is open to further
discovery.
GOOD ONE
PASSAGE: “The first team found that the tyrannosaurus, who was a female,
had developed wings…”
PASSAGE: “….both the discoveries made the scientists and island dwellers
realize that the island contained many undiscovered treasures and
answers.”
So, we can infer that there is more to be learnt. So, whatever is been
discovered about female T-Rex is open to verification.
d. The tyrannosaurus was the only species of dinosaurs that had wings but
could not fly due to their humungous bodyweight.
EXTREME – ..was the only species of dinosaurs..
INCORRECT
e. Scientists are confident that they have already unearthed most of the
information about this species of dinosaurs and can make accurate
guesses.
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CONTRADICTION.
The passage clearly says – “..the island contained many undiscovered
treasures and answers.”
How can they make accurate guesses.
INCORRECT
akshat bhatnagar
on September 4, 2014 at 11:30 pm said:
thank you so much sir..ill try to keep all the above mentioned things
in mind while doing CR.
Gejo
on September 4, 2014 at 9:00 am said:
Let’s look at each of the options:
//a. There are certain islands where traces of dinosaurs and other ancient
species can still be unearthed and studied to fill in the gaps.//
This inference would be ‘UNCERTAIN’ based on the passage. The passage
mentions ‘ONE island’. From there, one cannot make a TRUE inference for
‘certain islands’
INCORRECT
//b. The history of evolution provides ample evidence to justify the difference
among the male and female species of a race.//
This is completely outside the scope of the passage. The passage has NO
reference to ‘history of evolution’.
INCORRECT
//c. It is possible that some female tyrannosauruses developed wings, but,
whether this physical feature was only specific to females is open to further
discovery.//
Let;s look at what is mentioned in the passage:
(1) ” The first team found that the tyrannosaurus, who was a female, had
developed wings; …..”
(2) “…..realize that the island contained many undiscovered treasures and
answers”
They found remains of one female T-Rex in the island… There are more
undiscovered remains…
Therefore, If you connect these two statements, one can conclusively derive
– “It is possible that some female tyrannosauruses developed wing…”
CORRECT
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//d. The tyrannosaurus was the only species of dinosaurs that had wings but
could not fly due to their humungous bodyweight.//
ELIMINATE – The option says : “The tyrannosaurus was the ONLY
species..”
Such extreme words like ONLY cannot be concluded.
INCORRECT.
//e. Scientists are confident that they have already unearthed most of the
information about this species of dinosaurs and can make accurate
guesses.//
FALSE! This contradicts the information given in the passage.The passage
says – “island contained many undiscovered treasures and answers…”
Abheek
on September 4, 2014 at 10:12 am said:
Dear Gejo,
The funny thing about the MBA entrances is the similarity in the question sets that
are common.
GMAT and CAT tend to work on the contrary as each other’s opposite.
While certainly the GMAT quant is at a lower lever than the CAT.The verbal takes
an ambitious jump to the higher echelon of difficulty.
But, the irony is this the GMAT Verbal is segregated into 3 types.
RC, CR, SC.
While the latter two do not make a significant appearance in the CAT.but being well
versed in CR/SC helps to master the CAT like CR/SC( if there are any to be
noteworthy).As someone who has taken the GMAT and is now sturdily preparing
for the CAT’14, I am faced with a glorious dilemma.The idea of prioritising clearly
loses it’s charm if you have taken the GMAT and follow the same approach for
CAT.I honestly thought CR and SC would form a notorious place in the paper.But,
due to their scattered presence my focus shifts more towards RC,PJ,PC questions
the latter two replace what a GMAT test taker would say are the core of the Verbal
Section.I can’t help but it be a little awed by the GMAT english.It clearly takes a big
bite out of the difficulty level and complexity.While giving the many CAT mocks i
noticed it was far easier to gain up in verbal than quant.So to put in a layman’s term
just as for the GMAT the verbal section was the ‘baap’ section for the CAT quant
takes away that coveted position.
It’s funny how these exams work.Who knows maybe 10-20 years down the line all
the MBA papers would be more uniform in there upbringing.
Till then a happy CAT taker who will not be disillusioned by his percentile scores.
Regards,
Abheek
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Gejo
on September 4, 2014 at 9:17 pm said:
Hi Abheek,
Every test has its own DNA.
For instance a GRE does not have any question on Sentence Correction
but asks Text Completion.
XAT has a very challenging Quant & Logical Reasoning section.
Unlike GMAT, CAT does not clearly mentions the specific areas that it will
test you on.
Uniformity will be difficult to achieve unless there is just one test.
What can I say, you have to live with it and enjoy the challenge.
Regards
Gejo
Shruti
on September 4, 2014 at 6:46 pm said:
student and I have doubt in the following Fact-Judgement-Inference Questions :
1 Ten of thousands may more experience complications that will leave them with
severe disabilities.
Answer is inference
But according to me “may” word indicates judgment as it depicts uncertainty. For
inference, conclusion should be true. Isnt it?
2 The South Indian Superstar Rajnikant is all set to star in his next movie Shivaji
Ans is Fact
But we were taught that Fact is confined to what one observes, cannot be made
about the future. ISnt future is indicated here
3 A clear majority of voters and national govts are set on limiting these freedoms
How is it a Judgement?? Cant it be a fact??
4.The truth is that we have more red tape-we take eighty nine days to start a small
business, Australians take two.( VA 15 CL assignment)
Ans is Fact…Why cant it be a Inference “The truth is…..”
Thank You!!
Gejo
on September 4, 2014 at 9:01 pm said:
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//1 Ten of thousands may more experience complications that will leave
them with severe disabilities.
Answer is inference
But according to me “may” word indicates judgment as it depicts
uncertainty. For inference, conclusion should be true. Isnt it?//
The inference being drawn is – “..will leave them with severe disabilities”
from the premise “Ten of thousands may more experience complications..”
A causal argument [ Cause & Effect]. Hence, it is Inference. In fact,
inference, judgement – you solely go by how it is defined.
//2 The South Indian Superstar Rajnikant is all set to star in his next movie
Shivaji
Ans is Fact
But we were taught that Fact is confined to what one observes, cannot be
made about the future. ISnt future is indicated here//
Please go by the how it is defined. Fact – deal with pieces of information
that one has heard, seen or read, and which are open to discovery or
verification.
It is open to verification or discovery as to whether Superstar is starring in
the next movie Shivaji.
//3 A clear majority of voters and national govts are set on limiting these
freedoms
How is it a Judgement?? Cant it be a fact??//
Well… how can you verify it?
Judgement – are opinions that imply approval or disapproval of persons,
objects, situations, and occurrences in the past, the present or the future.
Here the statement is hinting a disapproval.
4.The truth is that we have more red tape-we take eighty nine days to start
a small business, Australians take two.( VA 15 CL assignment)
Ans is Fact…Why cant it be a Inference “The truth is…..”
Its a fact. Something that can be verified.
All that the statement is doing is merely stating that a fact is true. We can
verify as to whether it is so.
He is not making any inference from it.
Shruti
on September 4, 2014 at 11:22 pm said:
Thank you so much sir..Just one more doubt that only Cause-effect
argument will be inference??Nothing else?
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Gejo
on September 5, 2014 at 5:04 pm said:
There are broadly three types of arguments:
An argument consists of premise(or evidence) from which
one infers a conclusion.
1. Generalization: Part –> Whole
Eg: Since all the elephants I have seen are black, all
elephants must be black.
2. Causal argument: Cause –> Effect
Eg: The interaction in the class becomes high when there
are more than 20 students. Therefore, the number of
students is a key criteria in understanding the level of
interaction in a class.
3. Argument from Analogy: A is similar to B. A has a quality
Q. Therefore P has a quality Q.
Fetus is a human being. Killing human beings is murder.
Therefore, killing fetus is murder.
Regards
Palak Sood
on September 4, 2014 at 11:35 pm said:
It is estimated that 30 percent of Indians are below the
poverty line.
Why is it a Judgement and not a fact??
Team CL
on September 6, 2014 at 3:18 pm said:
Dear Palak,
This is only an estimate. Different people may come
up with different estimates. Thus, this is only an
opinion and not a fact at all.
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Sudhanshu
on September 5, 2014 at 11:10 am said:
Hi Gejo Sir,
Here I am another MBA aspirant. I dont have too much of high hope for the exams.
But very much interested in doing brand management. So want to crack MICAT.
Please give some awesome tips to nail this exam.
Will be very helpful
Team CL
on September 9, 2014 at 1:30 pm said:
Dear Sudhanshu,
The MICAT is unlike other entrance tests. This test focuses more on
creativity than on pure aptitude. Go through past years’ papers of MICAT.
That would give you an overview of the test and will help you plan your
preparations. Do practise writing a few essays/short stories. These would
help you a lot in MICAT. Also practise word puzzles, word games, etc.
These too should help you.
avdhesh
on September 5, 2014 at 2:28 pm said:
I have been giving cl mocks using chrome browser and have been facing issues
with di and rc passages as the question gets hanged. Neither I am able to select
option nor change question. I have to go next set then come back still the question
remains hanged. Should i use Windows explorer?
Team CL
on September 8, 2014 at 4:58 pm said:
Dear Avdhesh,
You should use Mozilla Firefox. You should not encounter such problems
with Firefox.
Ankita
on September 7, 2014 at 6:16 pm said:
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Sir
I could’nt solve this questn from CL Test gym adaptive…..could you help by solving
this in your way……
A. According to materialists, the universe was eternal, and therefore, there was no
purpose or special creation in it.
B. Claiming that everything came into being as the result of unconscious atoms
assembling at random, they believed that no matter how much complexity, balance
and magnificent regularity was exhibited by the external world, these were still the
result of purposeless coincidences.
C. Materialists imagined that all the balances, equilibrium, harmony and order in
the universe were solely the results of chance.
D. Since materialism rejected the concepts of purpose and creation to the universe,
it also denied the existence of a Creator.
E. Materialist minds had held such preconceptions ever since the days of Ancient
Greece.
a. CBED
b. EBDC
c. DBEC
d. DCEB
e. ECBD
Team CL
on September 9, 2014 at 9:57 am said:
Dear Ankita,
In this question, statement A is already correctly placed (as per the
directions). Statement C will follow A as it elaborates the idea expressed in
A. E talks about “such preconceptions”. But, A only presents one idea, not
several preconceptions. Hence, E cannot follow A. Similarly, D talks of
creator which no other statement talks of. Hence, D should come at the end
of the paragraph. CB is a mandatory pair – C talks of “solely the results of
chance and B elaborates this with “assembling at random” and
“purposeless coincidences”. Based on these clues, it is clear that CBED will
be the right answer.
Ishita Rai
on September 7, 2014 at 11:31 pm said:
My take option e bcoz CB being a mandatory pair and E seems to follow A only
and nothing else
Team CL
on September 9, 2014 at 9:58 am said:
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Dear Ishita,
In this question, statement A is already correctly placed (as per the
directions). Statement C will follow A as it elaborates the idea expressed in
A. E talks about “such preconceptions”. But, A only presents one idea, not
several preconceptions. Hence, E cannot follow A. Similarly, D talks of
creator which no other statement talks of. Hence, D should come at the end
of the paragraph. CB is a mandatory pair – C talks of “solely the results of
chance and B elaborates this with “assembling at random” and
“purposeless coincidences”. Based on these clues, it is clear that CBED will
be the right answer.
Navodita Singh
on September 8, 2014 at 11:51 pm said:
Ques from adaptive gym
Deepa Metha’s Fire is under fire from the country’s self-appointed moral police.
Their contention is that the film is a violation of the Indian cultural mores and
cannot be allowed to influence the Indian psyche. According to them, such films
ruin the moral fabric of the nation, which must be protected and defended against
such intrusions at all cost, even at the cost of cultural dictatorship.
Based on the information in the above passage, it can be inferred that
a. the assumption underlying the moral police’s critique of Fire is that the Indian
audience is vulnerable to all types of influences.
b. The moral police is duty bound to protect Indian audience against all types of
influences.
c. the moral police thinks it has the sole authority to pass judgement on films
screened in India.
d. The moral police has observed that movies like ‘Fire’ can influe the Indian
psyche.
e. The assumption underlying the moral police’s critique of Fire is that the Indian
audience is impressionable and must be protected against ‘immoral’ influences.
I have confusion between d and e
Team CL
on September 9, 2014 at 10:14 am said:
Dear Navodita,
While e is an assumption, d is an inference. We do not know whether the
moral police have observed anything or they have been told something or
they simply believe in something, etc. Thus, d is simply a conclusion and is
not the right answer.
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Navodita Singh
on September 9, 2014 at 12:32 pm said:
How can assumption be an inference?? Moreover Inferenence is
100 per true and there is no where written that indians are
impressionable… It is talking about only Fire
Team CL
on September 9, 2014 at 2:50 pm said:
Dear Navodita,
An inference that is based purely on stated facts is
necessarily true. But an inference that is based on
assumptions is not necessarily true. An assumption is the
missing link between stated facts and the inference. In verbal
reasoning questions that ask “Which of the following is the
assumption made in the above paragraph/argument?”, you
are required to identify the missing link (i.e. the assumption)
between the stated facts and the inference. In other words,
you are required to identify/deduce/conclude/infer the
assumption that has been made in the given paragraph. For
example, consider a paragraph that states “X is an apple. X
is green. Therefore, all apples are green.” In this paragraph,
the first two statements are facts, the last statement is the
inference and the assumption is that all apples are like X.
The given facts talk only about X whereas the author has
drawn an inference about all apples. Thus, the author
assumes that all apples are like X. In other words, it can be
inferred that the author assumes that all apples are like X.
Questions that require you to strengthen/weaken an
argument or ask you to identify the flaw in the argument
involve an inference that is based on assumptions. In the
given question, it is stated that “…self-appointed moral
police. Their contention is that the film is a violation of the
Indian cultural mores and cannot be allowed to influence the
Indian psyche. According to them, such films ruin the moral
fabric of the nation…” This clearly implies that the moral
police believe that Indians are impressionable. It is not
talking only about Fire. Please go through the basic concepts
of critical reasoning once more.
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Jasmeen Kamboj
on September 8, 2014 at 11:59 pm said:
I am a CL student and hve a dbt in this ques:
Thomas Malthus, the British clergyman-turned economist, predicted that the planet
would not be able to support the human population for long. His explanation was
that human population grows at a geometric rate, while the food supply grows only
at an arithmetic rate.
Which one of the following, if true, would not undermine the thesis offered by
Malthus?
[1999]
a. Population growth can be slowed down by the voluntary choices of individuals
and not just by natural disasters.
b. The capacity of the planet to feed a growing human population can be enhanced
through biotechnological means.
c. Human systems, and natural systems like food supply, follow natural laws of
growth which have remained constant, and will remain unchanged.
d. Human beings can colonize other planetary systems on a regular and ongoing
basis to accommodate a growing population.
Answer is c but d is equally good an option bcoz in d it is expecting life on other
planets and hence in no way affecting the fact that earth wont be able to support
life for long.plz justify.
Team CL
on September 9, 2014 at 10:10 am said:
Dear Jasmeen,
The explanation offered by Malthus is that human population grows at a
geometric rate while food supply grows only at an arithmetic rate. Option a
contradicts this explanation by pointing out that population growth can be
slowed down voluntarily. Similarly, b contradicts this explanation by stating
that food supply can be enhanced. Similarly, d contradicts the explanation
by stating that humans may populate other planets and thereby, the
population of people on this planet may decline or grow at a lower pace.
Option c is the only option that does not contradict/counter the explanation
offered by Malthus.
Ayushi
on September 12, 2014 at 12:54 pm said:
Hello Sir,
I am not sure whether this is the right place to talk about it but I had no other place
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to contact you. I have recently enrolled into the Smart Cat Cracker. And I am
exceedingly indebted to you for all the efforts that you and Gp sir have put in to
make such High-end learning so easily accessible to people like me, who live in
cities where there is no conventional coaching available, means a lot to me. I love
the entire courseware and the enthusiasm with which you teach. From being a
person who used to right away go and click the “Next” button whenever I came
across a reading comprehension, I have become a person who first of all attempts
RC in the mocks. The way you say “alright” keeps echoing in my mind whenever I
do any RC and am able to get to the main idea. The only quibble is I don’t know
where and whom to write in case I have a doubt.
Thank You so much sir for making the entire learning experience so enjoyable and
great and for changing the whole CAT and RC perspective of mine. I wish I could
someday attend your live session too.
Your sincerely,
Ayushi
Team CL
on September 12, 2014 at 4:02 pm said:
Dear Ayushi,
It is good to hear from you. We are always happy to help students. You can
write to us with your doubts, queries, concerns, feedback, etc. at:
[email protected] In order to attend a live session, you can
check the schedule of upcoming SQC sessions at:
http://www.careerlauncher.com/mba/sqc/
Jasmeen Kamboj
on September 13, 2014 at 1:50 am said:
This ques from test gym:
The time has changed for the world’s superpowers to play their respective
supremacy in the field of economy. The importance of the developing countries
economies in the present day world is rising very fast. Both in terms of size and
weight the contribution of the developing countries is very note worthy. Out of
which, the developing nations led the way with GDP growth of 6.4 percent and high
income countries, at 2.8 percent in the same year. The Global Development
Finance report in the year 2006 says that the net private capital inflows to
developing countries reached high level of US$491 billion in the year 2005. The
foreign direct investment from developing countries to other developing countries
was estimated in the order of $47 billion.
Which of the following, if true, would best explain why the developing nations are
experiencing a better platform for operating?
a. The growth rate of the developing countries is reliable and more satisfactory in
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comparison to the others.
b. The Latin American and the Caribbean grow by an average of 3.8 percent.
c. The present world economic scenario depicts that the economic concentration is
changing and is more favorable on the part of the developing nations.
d. The developing nations account for 20 percent of the global GDP and 26 percent
of world trade presently.
e. The FDI among the developing countries originated with middle-income country
firms and is invested in the same region.
Team CL
on September 17, 2014 at 10:32 am said:
Dear Jasmeen,
Option (a) is the right answer. The question asks you about all developing
countries. But option (b) only talks about Latin American and Caribbean
regions. Hence, option (b) is insufficient. Option (c) only says that some
change is occurring – it does not provide any reasons and hence, cannot be
the answer. Option (d) actually goes against the question asked. If
developing nations account for only 20 percent of the global GDP, then
other countries account for 80% of global GDP. Thus, other countries
should have a better platform. Hence, option (d) also cannot be the answer.
Where FDI originated from is not likely to have any impact on an economy –
only the quantum of the FDI will have an impact. Thus, option (e) also fails.
Option (a) talks about some good attributes of the economies of developing
countries. Thus, if true, it would explain why developing nations are
experiencing a better platform for operating.
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Jasmeen Kamboj
on September 20, 2014 at 4:30 pm said:
On the basis of your negating option C, even in option A it is not
giving any solid reason..It is saying that economy is more reliable
but reason is not there.
Team CL
on September 29, 2014 at 9:37 am said:
Dear Jasmeen,
The paragraph says that the importance of developing
countries is rising. Option c simply repeats this statement
and does not give any reason for this. On the other hand,
option a points out that the growth rate of developing
countries is better than that of others. This is the reason for
the increase in the importance of developing countries.
Jyoti Garg
on September 13, 2014 at 1:53 am said:
Plz help me solve this para completion ques :
But it is important to mention that the European commission is the leading voice in
the “chorus” calling for sustainability criteria – by establishing such criteria for
biofuels that can be consumed in the EU. The new directive for renewable energy
sources will call for the promotion of only sustainable biofuels, i.e. those that save
at least 35% CO2 compared to the oil that would be consumed instead.
______________
a. On the contrary, it is delivering significant greenhouse gas reductions compared
to oil.
b. The commission strongly disagrees with the assumption that the overall
environmental effect of existing biofuel policy is negative.
c. The directive also stresses on the renewal of unconventional sources of energy,
bringing into limelight the wind energy.
d. Today there are only three ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from
transport: the shift to less polluting and more energy efficient modes of transport
(i.e. rail, sea shipping, public transport); the promotion of less consuming cars
through CO2 /km targets; and biofuels.
e. At the same time the directive will include robust sustainability standards to
prevent damaging land – use change and the destruction of rainforests.
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Team CL
on September 17, 2014 at 10:47 am said:
Dear Jyoti,
The given paragraph talks about “the new directive…will call for…”. This
implies that the directive has not yet been issued. Option (a), on the other
hand, talks about something that is already happening – “it is delivering…”.
Hence, (a) cannot complete the paragraph. Option (c) gets rejected for the
same reason – it talks about something that is already present. The
paragraph says that “will call for the promotion of only sustainable biofuels”.
This suggests that changes to existing policy will be asked for. Option (b),
on the other hand, implies that the commission supports existing policy.
Hence, option (b) also does not fit the given context. Option (d) is a general
discussion about ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport,
whereas the paragraph talks about a specific commission and its
forthcoming directive. Thus, option (d) will not follow the paragraph. Option
(e) continues the discussion of the attributes/features that the directive will
have. Hence, option (e) is the right answer.
Saanya Jain
on September 13, 2014 at 1:57 am said:
Sir I had no idea in solving this parajumble…please help me.with this…thnx
Q. 4. Direction for question : The sentences given in the question, when properly
sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter.
Choose the most logical order of sentences among the given choices to construct a
coherent paragraph. Bookmark Add Bookmark
A. Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into
the true nature of life.
B. The experience developed within the Buddhist tradition over thousands of years
has created an incomparable resource for all those who wish to follow a path — a
path which ultimately culminates in Enlightenment or Buddhahood.
C. Buddhist practices such as meditation are means of changing oneself in order to
develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom.
D. Because Buddhism does not include the idea of worshipping a creator god,
some people do not see it as a religion in the normal, Western sense.
E. The basic tenets of Buddhist teaching are straightforward and practical: nothing
is fixed or permanent; actions have consequences; change is possible. to realise
and utilise its teachings in order to transform their experience, to be fully
responsible for their lives and to develop the qualities of Wisdom and Compassion.
a. BCDE
b. CBED
c. CBDE
d. BEDC
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e. ECDB
Team CL
on September 15, 2014 at 2:00 pm said:
Dear Saanya,
In the given question, sentence A is fixed. The other 4 sentences need to
be arranged in a logical sequence. Sentence E introduces the topic and
mentions the basic tenets of Buddhism. Further, E talks of transforming and
C develops the idea of change further. EC is thus a mandatory pair. Looking
at the options, ECDB therefore, should be the answer.
Shivanshi Sethi
on September 13, 2014 at 2:02 am said:
I am a cl student
Hownto solve such para completion ques where u have no idea what the passage
is talking about:
From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the
most appropriate way.
Future social historians will note the extraordinary centrality of food to national
discourse on both sides of the Atlantic. Celebrity chefs and lifestyle experts attempt
to reform bad habits. Doctors debate the health benefits and risks of modish diets,
from raw greens to bone marrow. Class warriors deplore as snobbish dismissals of
cheap battery-farm chickens. And the gulping majority grow obstinately fat on salty,
sugary, pre-packaged slop, swelling the coffers of the multinationals and delivering
fiscal nightmares to those who must foot the bill. But, despite this glut of media
coverage, the provenance of most food is little known or understood.Consumers
must take vendors’ avowals of freshness on trust. Few question exactly what
knowledge a sell-by date imparts. ______________________________
a. Ancient cultures used preservative methods, such as salting and pickling, in
order to extend the durability of produce for domestic use.
b. Refrigeration delivered a paradigm shift by removing the site of production from
the sight of consumers.
c. The idea of freshness emerged to fill the conceptual ellipsis that resulted.
d. The numinous meaning of freshness, as with all cults, is apprehended only
vaguely by its followers.
e. Adam had no need to question the physical integrity of the apple Eve offered
him, whatever its moral risks
Team CL
on September 17, 2014 at 12:01 pm said:
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Dear Shivanshi,
For such questions, it is useful to try and identify the major keywords and
focus purely on those words. Then work with the options and try to identify
how each option relates to those keywords. In the given question, for
example, the initial part of the paragraph may be ignored (almost
completely). The last three lines talk about freshness of food (provenance of
food means = source/origin of food, vendors’ avowals = vendors’ claims).
Now, looking at the options, (a) talks about what ancient cultures did, which
does not at all connect to the problem that consumers today do not know
how fresh their food is. Option (b) talks about shifting the place where
production happens. It does not at all connect to the last line of the
paragraph, which talks of sell-by date (expiry date). (c) talks of “… the
conceptual ellipsis that resulted”. This begs the question as to what was the
origin/source of the conceptual ellipsis – what did it result from. The last line
of the given paragraph does not provide any such source. (e) talks of Adam
and Eve which again does not at all connect to the last line of the given
paragraph. Hence, by elimination, we are left with option (d). The last lines
of the passage talk of “little known or understood”; (d) similarly talks of
“apprehended only vaguely by its followers” (apprehended here means =
understood, numinous means = mysterious). Thus, option (d) fits the given
context.
DIPAYAN PAL
on September 26, 2014 at 12:46 am said:
Hello Sir,
I followed the above mentioned advice for solving the critical reasoning questions
but I am not being able to achieve 85% accuracy. On the contrary, i got both the
critical reasoning questions incorrect in the last Mock which i had given. Could you
please help me out with this? As to how can I improve this aspect of the paper?
Gejo
on September 28, 2014 at 8:34 pm said:
Dipayan,
In every critical reasoning question – the author makes an argument (
premise –> conclusion ). Simply put – author tries to make a claim by
stating some reason. The first step is identify those.
The questions can be one of the following:
Assumption – the things that links premise to conclusion. This that are
needed for the argument to be true.
Ex: Alcohol should be banned because it causes lot of harm.
Assumption here – Banning alcohol will reduce/eliminate consumption of
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alcohol.
TIP: The answer will be the one which is MOST obvious! The one that
directly connects.
Strengthen/Weaken – additional data which either supports or weaken
either the stated reason or the assumption.
Here, eliminate the ones which are irrelevant. And then evaluate the rest.
Inference or Conclusion – same like how you do in RC – something that is
true based on the passage.
Practice a few CR questions – Analyse all the questions once to solve them
and you will be able to handle CR.
Regards
Shivanshi Sethi
on October 12, 2014 at 6:56 pm said:
Logical consistency:
Rohit is in the class when Puneet is in the lab.
A. Puneet is in the lab
B. Rohit is not in the class
C. Puneet is not in the lab
D. Rohit is in the class
Both AD AND BC are correct?
Gejo
on October 13, 2014 at 8:09 am said:
Hi Shivanshi,
Yes!
The basic logic works like this:
If P then Q.
P —-> Q.
Not Q —-> Not P
In this case:
Rohit is in the class when Puneet is in the lab.
If Puneet in Lab, then Rohit in class
Puneet in Lab —-> Rohit in class
Rohit not in class —> Puneet not in Lab
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AD and BC are correct links.
Regards
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