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Saturday, August 11, 2012

IBA Admission Test Preparation (Critical Reasoning) - 16

Questions : 1 to 5

1. Every society evolves. So the social security law is an evolving law that tries as far as possible to reflect reality to adjust to the changes and the needs of a society. Which of the following statements best summarises the above?...

(a) Social security law gradually adapts itself to social demands.
(b) A good social security system ought to reflect every change in social values.
(c) Changes in social conditions and needs imply the necessity for changes in social security legislations.
(d) We need to study social values.
(e) Legislation lags behind reality.

2. At an election rally at the Paltan Maidan, candidate X of Dhaka-10 constituency exclaimed, �Nearly every one at this rally is behind me. It looks like I am going to be elected.�
Which of the following statements, if true, best supports the above conclusion?
(a) Opponents of candidate X also appeared at the rally.
(b) The rally was attended by almost all the voters of candidate X�s constituency.
(c) Candidate X was never defeated in the election.
(d) Candidate X was supported by the DCC Mayor.
(e) People in this constituency are always led by emotion and cast their votes accordingly.

3. The current two-digit inflation is unbearable to common people. This statement will be weakened for which of the flooring?
(a) Resources are accumulated by a small group of people.
(b) Additional fiscal incentives have been announced for high-income people.
(c) Government has imposed additional tax on low-income people.
(d) Income level of common people remains stable.
(e) The commoners have enhanced purchasing power.

4. Stronger patent laws are needed to protect inventions from being pirated. With that protection, manufacturer�s would be encouraged to invest in the development of new products and technologies. Such investment frequently results in an increase in a manufacturer�s productivity. Which of the following conclusions can most properly drawn from the information above?
(a) Stronger patent laws tend to benefit financial institutions as well manufacturers.
(b) Increased productivity in manufacturing is likely to be accompanied by the creation of more manufacturing jobs.
(c) Manufacturers will decrease investment in the development of new products and technologies unless there are stronger patent laws.
(d) The weakness of current patent laws has been a cause of economic recession.
(e) Stronger patent laws would stimulate improvements in productivity for many manufacturers.

5. A large number of newspapers are purchased by the citizens of Dhaka city than those of Chittagong city. Therefore, the citizens of Dhaka city are better informed about major world events than those of Chittagong city. Each of the following, if true, weakens the conclusion above except :
(a) Dhaka city has a larger population than Chittagong city.
(b) Most citizens of chittagong city work in Dhaka city and buy newspapers there.
(c) The average newsstand price of newspapers sold in Dhaka city is lower than the average price on newspapers sold in Chittagong city.
(d) The average citizens of Dhaka city spends less time in reading newspapers than does the average citizen of Chittagong city.
(e) A weekly newspaper restricted to the coverage of local events is published in the Dhaka city.

Answer : 1(a) 2(b) 3(e) 4(e) 5(c)



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