Answer: A The author says that education offers intellectual development in a specific field only. Statement A is contradictory to this statement, hence it undermines the author's contention.
Q. No. 32:
In this era of global capital flows, so much money is now flowing throughout the world that no single country can fight the problem on inflation effectively by tightening its monetary policy.
If the above is true, which of the following could be most logically concluded?
A :
Changes in cash reserve ratio by Reserve Bank of India will control the rate inflation if India
B :
Countries’ finance ministries have sufficient control over their respective economies
C :
Countries’ finance ministries have insufficient control over their respective economies
D :
Citizens should limit their consumption which will reduce the demand of products, thus reducing inflation
Answer: C The argument states that in the current era of global capital flows, inflation cannot be countered with the tightening of monetary policy by a particular country as there is a free flow of money amongst countries. Therefore, option C can be logically inferred from the argument.
Q. No. 33:
Many entrepreneurs try to control the composition of their boards of directors, but more experienced entrepreneurs tend to share control, inviting participation from institutional investors and outside directors.
Which option best summarizes the idea that might be guiding experienced entrepreneurs’ behaviour?
A :
The experienced entrepreneurs expect experienced directors to monitor the performance of the enterprise and be a sounding board.
B :
The experienced entrepreneurs expect the institutional investors to support the opinion of entrepreneurs on all major decisions.
C :
The experienced entrepreneurs expect the institutional investors and outside directors to agree to higher remuneration for the board members.
D :
Experienced entrepreneurs expect the experienced directors to engage in day-to-day management of the company.
Answer: A The argument states that experience entrepreneurs believe in participatory form of administration. The question asks us to provide the reason for this inclination. Option A best provides the reason for this inclination.
Q. No. 34:
All the parliamentarians whom the reporter interviewed told that they had voted as per their conscience. Therefore, probably all the parliamentarians voted as per their conscience.
Answer: A The argument makes a general conclusion- all parliamentarians voted as per their conscience from the specific example of the parliamentarians whom he interviewed. This makes it an inductive generalization.
Q. No. 35:
As man casts off worn-out garments and puts on others that are new, similarly the embodied soul, casting off worn-out bodies, enters into others, which are new.
Of the following, which one best typifies the argument?