GMAC Solutions for Chapter: Logical Reasoning, Exercise 1: Practice Questions

India has decided to step up exports of various consumer goods to China.

Which of the following statements strengthens India’s decision?

The University has increased the pace of work for getting the NAAC accreditation, which is a must to attract students from all over the country. It has decided to get the accreditation in the next six months. All the requirements for getting A+ grading must be fulfilled.

Which of the following statements weakens the decision of the University?

There should be special tax rebates for small scale enterprises as these enterprises create numerous jobs for thousands of people. It is also suggested that company laws should be flexible up to a certain limit for the small scale industries.

Which of the following, if true, most severely weakens the argument?

Statement: Rebellion is known as the disobedience to a lawful authority that is caused due to widespread discontent among certain groups of people. When a government wants to tackle such a situation, it should maintain calm and continue to urge the rebels to hold talks with the authority in order to find a solution together. Therefore, the government of the day should be mindful, tolerant, and open to peaceful negotiation.

Which of the following, if true, could weaken the argument above?

It is sometimes mooted that there can be democracy in a two party system. That would be correct if politics were a game like cricket or football; but politics is not sport.

Which of the following would strengthen the argument?

It is sometimes mooted that there can be democracy in a two party system. That would be correct if politics were a game like cricket or football; but politics is not sport.

Which of the following would weakens the argument?

Children are often heard saying that they do not want to drink milk as they cannot digest it.

 Which of the following arguments strengthens the above statement?

While China’s north-south gradient did retard crop diffusion to some extent, it was less of a barrier there than in the Americas or Africa. China’s long east-west rivers (the Yellow River in the north, the Yangtze River in the south) facilitated diffusion of crops and technology between the coast and inland, while its broad east-west expanse and relatively gentle terrain, which eventually permitted those two river systems to be joined by canals, facilitated north-south exchanges. All these geographic factors contributed to the early cultural and political unification of China, whereas western Europe, with a similar area but a more rugged terrain and no such unifying rivers, has resisted cultural and political unification to this day.

Which of the following, if true, would weaken the main argument in this passage?