R. S. Aggarwal Solutions for Chapter: Deriving Conclusions from Passages, Exercise 3: ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Inference:- Attractive financial products put less burden on the borrowers.

There was 50 faculty member comprising 30 males and the rest females. No male faculty member knew music, but many of the female faculty members did. The head of the institution invited six faculty members to a tea party by draw of lots. At the party, it was discovered that no members knew music.

Determine the conclusion from the instance:                            

The conflict between man and state is as old as state history. Although attempts have been made for centuries to bring about a proper adjustment between the competing claims of State and the individual, the solution seems to be still far off. This is primarily because of the dynamic nature of human society where old values and ideas constantly yield place to new ones. It is obvious that if individuals are allowed to have absolute freedom of speech and action, the result would be chaos, ruin and anarchy.

The author's viewpoint can be best summed up in which of the following statement?

Climate change is already making many people hungry all over the world, by disrupting crop yields and pushing up prices. And it is not just food but nutrients that are becoming scarcer as the climate changes. It is the poorest communities that will suffer the worst effects of climate change, including increased hunger and malnutrition as crop production and livelihoods are threatened. On the other hand, poverty is a driver of climate change as desperate communities resort to unsustainable use of resources to meet current needs

Which among the following is the most logical corollary to the above passage?

Below is given a passage followed by several possible inferences that can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity. 

A recent report that satellite data shows groundwater levels in northern India depleting by as much as a foot per year, over the past decade, is a matter of concern. The clear writing on the wall is that India faces a turbulent water future and a veritable crisis without proactive policy and sustainable practices. Besides, the poor monsoon this season and the resultant drought situation, India calls for a sustained policy focus on the water economy. A whole series of glaring anomalies do need to be addressed. For one, there's far too much reliance on groundwater. For another, our water infrastructure for storage and supply is sorely inadequate. Worse, policy distortions in artificially under-pricing key agricultural-inputs like power have perversely incentivized the cultivation of water-intensive crops like paddy in traditionally wheat-growing areas.

Inference:- India has failed to take measures to recharge groundwater adequately in the northern part.

Below is given a passage followed by several possible inferences that can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity. 

A recent report that satellite data shows groundwater levels in northern India depleting by as much as a foot per year, over the past decade, is a matter of concern. The clear writing on the wall is that India faces a turbulent water future and a veritable crisis without proactive policy and sustainable practices. Besides, the poor monsoon this season and the resultant drought situation, India calls for a sustained policy focus on the water economy. A whole series of glaring anomalies do need to be addressed. For one, there's far too much reliance on groundwater. For another, our water infrastructure for storage and supply is sorely inadequate. Worse, policy distortions in artificially underpricing key agricultural-inputs like power have perversely incentivized the cultivation of water-intensive crops like paddy in traditionally wheat-growing areas.

Inference:- Wheat cultivation in India requires comparatively more water than paddy.

Below is given a passage followed by several possible inferences that can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity. 

A recent report that satellite data shows groundwater levels in northern India depleting by as much as a foot per year, over the past decade, is a matter of concern. The clear writing on the wall is that India faces a turbulent water future and a veritable crisis without proactive policy and sustainable practices. Besides, the poor monsoon this season and the resultant drought situation, India calls for a sustained policy focus on the water economy. A whole series of glaring anomalies do need to be addressed. For one, there's far too much reliance on groundwater. For another, our water infrastructure for storage and supply is sorely inadequate. Worse, policy distortions in artificially underpricing key agricultural-inputs like power have perversely incentivized the cultivation of water-intensive crops like paddy in traditionally wheat-growing areas.

Inference:- The Water level in other parts of India is stable during the last decade.

Ruling governments in the west are being punished by the voters for ever-rising unemployment rates. Their Parliament is abuzz with campaigns marked by criticism of India as an outsourcing hub. India is seen by many in the west as a land of call centers and back offices with cheap labor that costs people in the west their jobs.

Which of the following can be a possible repercussion of the opposition to outsourcing in the west?