RCs for For Daily Practice Questions for CAT with Answers PDF

Quickly review the author's opinions on opinions before hitting the answer choices, making sure they're clear in your map and your mind. Note that the question is a double negative—you're looking for something with which the author "does not disagree, " i.e. does agree. (B) summarizes the idea expressed in the first half of 1: opinions are harmless in some cases, deadly in others.
Wrong answers:
(A): Distortion. This is tricky. The author says, "As it is useful that while mankind are imperfect there should be different opinions... " . This doesn't mean, however, that different opinions exist because of imperfection, only that they're useful while imperfection exists.
(C): Opposite. The author's examples in paragraph 1 are meant to demonstrate that personal attacks should be tolerated as long as they cause no harm.
(D): Opposite. If this were true, the author's distinction between opinions and actions would be meaningless.

An application question. Quickly review the author's main ideas: Individual opinions are good unless harmful to others, and individuals should be allowed to experiment with them even if they're personally hurt by them. Scan down the answer choices for something that would run counter to these principles. (C) is an example of stifling an individual's right to personal judgment, which the author would certainly frown upon.
Wrong answers:
(A): Opposite. If the teasing is causing the classmate harm, there's good reason to believe that the author would approve of the scolding.
(B): Out of Scope. There's nothing in the passage that would be impacted by this situation.
(D): Opposite. The author would surely approve of a published opinion designed to prevent rather than to cause harm.

Where does the author discuss custom? Paragraph 2. Quickly paraphrase the main argument: Custom can be useful, but it's not necessary to always defer to it. With this paraphrase, choice (C) should jump out as the right answer.
Wrong answers:
(A): Distortion. Sometimes, not always!
(B): Distortion. As above. Be wary of extremes.
(D): Distortion. The fact that customs aren't always to be honored doesn't mean that they lack value.

Go back to the point in paragraph 2 that discusses this. Paraphrase the argument: customs are useful for characters that fit the norm, but not for characters that are out of the ordinary. Choice (A) states the same point.
Wrong answers:
(B): Out of Scope. While this may be true, it doesn't touch on the "normal " and abnormal characters at the crux of the argument.
(C): Out of Scope. As above. The author's argument doesn't depend on whether experiences vary.
(D): Out of Scope. This is certainly true, but doesn't answer the question of why customs might not always be helpful.

Go back to review the relevant text in the passage.. When are opinions justified, and when should they be punished? The author argues that they should be punished when they cause direct harm to others, and left alone when they don't. Opinions published in papers are cited as an example of opinions that should be protected. If the author thinks that these should be protected opinions, he must assume that they won't cause harm, leading to choice (D).
Wrong answers:
(A): Out of Scope: The author doesn't address this.
(B): Opposite. The author assumes that the mob will attack the person the opinion is expressed against, not the person expressing the opinion.
(C): Faulty Use of Detail. A classic wrong answer choice confusing the example with the principle. Whether corn dealers are greedy or not, the subject of the author's example, has nothing to do with the author's main point.

Research the relevant text. The author says a few lines above that harm cannot be allowed without justifiable cause, leading to the argument in the quote that liberty has to exist within this limitation. Where might this assertion run into problems when applying it to specific situations? Most likely with the vagueness of "justifiable cause. " (A) resolves the problem.
Wrong answers:
(B): Out of Scope. The length of punishment has nothing to do with whether people should be punished.
(C): Out of Scope. The author has already expressed his opinions in the passage. This answer choice smells a bit like an ad hominem attack that does nothing to answer the question.
(D): Out of Scope. Just like
(C), the author's personal opinions have nothing to do with either the question or the passage.

Use your reasoning from the last question to help yourself with this one. Remember to eliminate answer choices as you either select or eliminate Roman numerals. RN III is in three choices, so look there first. The author argues that customs aren't always good, and therefore can stifle growth. RN III is correct. Eliminate (A). Next to RN II: it also contradicts the author's argument that customs can be useful. By default, the answer must be (B), but check RN I to be sure. The author defends the general usefulness of customs. While sometimes experiences are misinterpreted, there's nothing to indicate that the usually are, which knocks RN I out immediately. RN II.
Wrong answers:
(A): Distortion. This capitalizes on test—takers who overlooked the author's point that experience from the past can be useful for modern situations.
(C): Distortion. A trap for those who fell for the distortion discussed above in RN I.
(D): Distortion. Like (A), simply with RN III added.

Find the relevant text in the passage. The author is arguing that conforming to custom for custom's sake stifles development. We want to find an answer choice that challenges this, so look for an answer where custom is followed but development isn't stifled. Choice (C) is tailor—made for the occasion.
Wrong answers:
(A): Opposite. This would support the author's arguments that custom can trump personal judgment and growth.
(B): Out of Scope. This has no bearing on custom or development; chuck it.
(D): Out of Scope. The custom element we're looking for is mentioned, but there's nothing about development.