Test Level 1: Verbal Reasoning - CAT MCQ

Head of the Customer Relations Department: I have received over 10,000 instances of feedback on this issue from our customers and the most of them like our current color-scheme. These communications prove that most of our customers are not in favor of a change in our current color-scheme.

Which of the following, if true, most weakens the conclusion being arrived at by the Head of the Customer Relations Department?

Studies show that forty percent of all students aged seventeen to twenty-five are residing outside their home districts in any given month. On the basis of these studies, a researcher concluded that sixty percent of all students aged seventeen to twenty-five are residents of their home districts year-round.

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the researcher's conclusion?

Directions: In the following question, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in the question and mark your answer accordingly.

Statements:
I. Five years after its entry into the Indian real estate market, The Trump Organisation, the New York-based business venture of the US president Donald Trump, on Wednesday launched its fourth and last residential project in India.
II. In India, The Trump Organisation works with local developers via brand licensing agreements and has not made any equity investments.

Directions: In the question below, a statement is given followed by two courses of action, numbered I and II. Course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action with regard to the problem, policy etc. on the basis of the information given in the statement. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and decide which of the two given suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.

Statement: One of the problems facing the food processing industry is the irregular supply of raw material. The producers of raw material are not getting a reasonable price.
Courses of Action:
I. The government should regulate the supply of raw material to these industries.
II. The government should announce an attractive package to ensure regular supply of raw material for food processing industry.

Directions: The question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument and then mark the correct option accordingly.

Should the minimum age required for voting be decreased?
Arguments:
I. Yes, people grow before the age of 18.
II. No, as the person at the age of 18 has knowledge of rights and duties.

Directions: A statement is given below, followed by two courses of action marked (I) and (II). A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Statement: The employees union of the Municipal Corporation has decided to go on a strike for indefinite period in protest against the management's refusal to grant bonus.
Courses of action:
I. The government should immediately pay ex-gratia grant to the Municipal Corporation to grant bonus to its employees.
II. The striking employees should be persuaded to defer the strike notice.

Directions: In this question, a statement is followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Statement: Six persons were killed and thousands left homeless in Tripura after flash floods triggered mudslides following heavy rain in the last 48 hours.
Courses of action:
I. The government should extend all possible assistance to the flood victims at the earliest.
II. Relief camps should be set up in the area to help the victims.
III. The government must ask people to immediately vacate the area and move to the next closest town.