| Coverage : Assumption Questions has been designed to test one of the aspects of Critical Reasoning namely, strengthen the argument questions. The test is aimed at judging the reasoning and analytical skills of the test taker. It also tests his clarity of thought and his organization of facts. |
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| 1. | Which of the following if true, most strongly supports the author's claim? |
| a. | | The proposal has been made by a group of power hungry politicians which are aiming their move at the next general elections |
| b. | | Reservations in government funded medical colleges has shown to give marvelous results in the past |
| c. | | The reservation move will provide an opportunity to those students who were hitherto not able to afford the high fee structure demanded by these institutes |
| d. | | Previous experience proves that such reservation in government-funded colleges has brought down the standards of education and competitiveness of graduates in the country |
| e. | | The IIM people are an arrogant and impervious lot, they are not interested in public welfare
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| 2. | Which of the following if true, most strongly supports the author's claim? |
| a. | | Studies have shown that men globally are becoming increasing conscious about their looks, an idea previously thought to be predominated by women |
| b. | | It is possible to reverse the aging process |
| c. | | Before Botox, men were not interested in regaining their youth any more than woman |
| d. | | Botox is the formula for prolonged youth, with no after-effects, and so more men are getting Botox injections |
| e. | | Men are more confident about the way they look than women
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| 3. | Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the board's argument? |
| a. | | The veteran community never wanted the plant to be set up in their county because they thought it would pollute the local environment |
| b. | | Pollutants known to cause lead poisoning have been present in the reservoirs from before a time when the plant was set up |
| c. | | The plant uses substances which are known to cause lead poisoning |
| d. | | Chemicals causing lead poisoning are released into a local river by the plant which makes its way into the local reservoirs |
| e. | | The local community were at loggerheads with the plant's board of directors for not being compensated by the board when the plant had acquired local property to construct the factory
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| 4. | Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the author's hypothesis? |
| a. | | The American people have long-term public memory |
| b. | | The American judicial system is incapable of convicting their high profile candidates, in spite of corruption charges on them |
| c. | | Political leaders all over the world are known to be corrupt, but it doesn't stop them from winning elections |
| d. | | It is easy to judge the mood of the voters, pollsters have been always proved right |
| e. | | American people do not forgive or forget the corrupt, as a consequence for their misdeeds they are never re-elected in the elections
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| 5. | Which of the following if true, most strengthens the author's argument? |
| a. | | Country A has less population than country B |
| b. | | People in Country A are richer than people in Country B |
| c. | | The consumption of fresh food is Country A is twice as that of Country B |
| d. | | The average price per can of imported food to Country A costs less than the average price per can in Country B |
| e. | | People in Country B are mostly vegetarians, and so the need to import canned food in less than its neighbor
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| 6. | Which of the following, if true, would most support the author's hypothesis? |
| a. | | Ten out of eleven companies which implemented six sigma have seen a marginal increase in their productivity levels |
| b. | | Six sigma is still a new concept, it will take a while for employees to grasp its basic concepts |
| c. | | Six sigma takes years to be implemented; so it cannot take the credit for higher profit levels |
| d. | | Implementing six sigma increases the operating costs of the company, so it cannot be said to be profitable |
| e. | | Ten out of eleven companies which implemented six sigma in their companies have witnessed a marked change in their profitability
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| a. | | Statistics say that married couples living in City A have more children than those in City B |
| b. | | Statistics reveal that married couples in City B are more promiscuous than couples in City A |
| c. | | Statistics reveal that women in City A go out more and so are more prone to having extra marital affairs |
| d. | | Effective divorce lawyers are not available in City A, so mostly people in City A hire their Lawyers from City B |
| e. | | Statistics point out that it is the immigrant population that has more of divorcees in City B
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| 8. | Which of the following, if true, would most support the author's hypothesis? |
| a. | | Bryan's failure in the tests are not evident enough to state that everybody else will score badly in the tests |
| b. | | Bryan did not stress on his weak area, math, while studying for the test |
| c. | | The level of difficulty in the year which Bryan took the tests was exceptionally high |
| d. | | Studies reveal that 17 out of 20 test takers fail the test even after taking practice tests |
| e. | | Inherent intelligence and common sense does not help the candidate to score well, it is only practice that makes him perfect
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| 9. | Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the claim made by the hospital's spokesperson? |
| a. | | The hospital cafeteria authorities take daily quality checks to ensure the quality of food served in their premises |
| b. | | Gastronella symptoms usually linger only for a few days |
| c. | | People affected with gastronella usually do not show symptoms of the disease until more than ten days after contracting gastronella |
| d. | | A person can test positive for gastronella if he is exposed to hospital waste |
| e. | | The hospital cafeteria provides food to its workers everyday
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| 10. | Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the author's claim? |
| a. | | The airlines in the past four months had started flight operations to newer and smaller destinations |
| b. | | The airline company had provided the facility of free pick and drop services to its passengers in the past two months |
| c. | | Glamor Airlines had brought in new aircraft to increase passenger capacity in the last three months |
| d. | | Other airline companies were also providing the same service |
| e. | | The airline company did not change anything else in the past four months except the new policy
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