6 Minute Test: Critical Reasoning - CLAT MCQ

The passage emphasizes that telemedicine enables rural patients to consult specialists without traveling, addressing the doctor shortage in remote areas, making (A) the correct choice.

• (B) is incorrect; the passage doesn’t claim telemedicine replaces in-person care.
• (C) exaggerates; diagnostic errors persist.
• (D) contradicts the passage, which notes reduced overcrowding.

Critical Reasoning Skill: Identifying the main benefit requires focusing on the passage’s core advantage.

Critics argue telemedicine cannot replace in-person care due to the need for physical examinations. Option (B) weakens this by showing hybrid models, which include in-person elements, improve accuracy, suggesting telemedicine can be effective when combined with traditional care.

• (A) strengthens critics by emphasizing in-person care’s importance.
• (C) is irrelevant to replacing in-person care.
• (D) supports critics by highlighting limited adoption.

Critical Reasoning Skill: Weakening an argument involves countering critics’ objections with supportive evidence.

The passage states that “digital illiteracy among elderly patients limits adoption,” with only 15% of those over 60 using telemedicine, making (C) correct.

• (A) is incorrect; the passage doesn’t mention high costs.
• (B) is irrelevant; the shortage is in rural areas.(D) contradicts the passage’s focus on access issues.

Critical Reasoning Skill: Detail-based reasoning recalls specific challenges.

Proponents suggest “training programs for digital literacy and hybrid models combining virtual and in-person care,” aligning with (B).

• (A) contradicts the passage’s balanced approach.
• (C) is incorrect; infrastructure improvement is implied.
• (D) contradicts the rural focus.

Critical Reasoning Skill: Identifying the main argument focuses on proponents’ solutions.

“Critics argue that telemedicine cannot replace in-person care, which is essential for accurate physical examinations and complex diagnoses. They caution that over-reliance on virtual care may lead to misdiagnoses…”

This clearly indicates that the absence of physical examinations during virtual consultations is the main reason misdiagnoses may occur.