Test: Fact, Inference And Judgment - SSC CGL MCQ

F – The statement provides a statistic which can be independently verified.
J – This is an opinion which people may or may not agree with.
J – This is only an opinion on the running abilities of Usain Bolt. It cannot be verified independently.
I – ‘Collapse of the bridge’ is the fact on the basis of which inference is drawn on ‘villagers facing the problem of travelling to the town’.

 I – ‘The doctor away’ is an inference which follows from ‘An apple a day’.
J – This is a quote which is an opinion of someone.
J – This is a quote which is an opinion of someone.
J – This is a quote which is an opinion of someone.

I – The first half is a fact from which the second half of the statement is inferred.
F – This is a verifiable fact.
I – ‘If there is an Earthquake’ is a fact from which the second half of the statement is inferred.
J – Intelligence is a subjective term on which different people may have different opinions.

J – Though this might seem like a fact, it is at best an opinion. Furthermore, the person making the statement has said ‘I believe’.
F – This is a verifiable fact.
I – Raman’s asking a lot of questions (Fact) leads to him understanding the class concepts better than others (Inference).
I – Taking the CLAT online (Fact) may or may not lead to an increase in the number of aspirants taking the CLAT (Inference).

J – A tutorial being the best cannot be independently verified as best is a subjective term. It may have different meanings for different people.
I – The first half is a fact, whereas the second half is an inference derived from the fact.
F – This is a verifiable fact.
I – The first half is a fact from which the second half of the statement is inferred.

J – This is an individual opinion, and thus, a judgment.
J – This is an individual opinion, and thus, a judgment.
J – This might appear like an Inference. However, it should be seen that the second half does not automatically follow from the first half (Hitler was a dictator). The author has presumed that we know that Hitler was a dictator. However, what he has said in the second half is his individual opinion.
J – This is an individual opinion, and thus, a judgment.

I – The ‘236-run partnership’ is a fact whereas ‘major role in propelling . . .’ is an inference.
F – This is a verifiable fact.
J – ‘Greatest batsmen’ is an opinion on which people may agree or disagree. Thus, this is a judgment.
J – ‘India could have won the tournament even without his help’ is only an opinion.

J – This is only an individual opinion.
F – They have talked about statistics. Thus, this is a fact.
J – This is only an individual opinion.
J – This is only an individual opinion.

I – ‘Will no longer be able to criticize’ is an inference which has been derived from the remaining part of the statement.
J – This is an individual opinion. Others may or may not agree with it.
F – This is a verifiable fact.
J – Though this might appear like a fact, the person making the statement has used the word ‘Surprisingly’, which makes it his opinion.

J – This author has stated his opinion.
I – ‘High usage of electricity’ is the fact from which ‘perennial shortage of electricity in the rural areas’ is inferred.
J – The irony of this situation is the opinion of the author.
F – This is a verifiable fact.