Multiple choice

Directions: The question has a set of four sequentially ordered statements; each statement can be classified as one of the following: Facts, which deal with pieces of information that one has heard, seen or read, and which are pen the discovery or verification (the answer option indicates such a statements with an 'F') Inferences, which are conclusions drawn about the unknown, on the basis of the known (the answer option indicates such a statement with an 'I'). Judgments, which are opinions that imply approval or disapproval of persons, objects, situations, and occurrences in the past, the present, or the future (the answer option indicates such as statement with a 'J') Select the answer option that best describes the set of four statements.

  1. Indian society has seen a remarkable social transformation. Rapid urbanization, the breakdown of traditional families; the arrival of India on the world stage, information flow and technology boom are some of the social realities.
  2. On medical front, the picture is dismal; India is fast becoming the diabetes capital of the world, not to speak of the Indian gene's proclivity to heart attacks and strokes.
  3. Consumer behavior is fast changing; yoga and Ayurveda do help in keeping many ailments at bay, Ayurvedic spas, a clear preference for natural or herbal solutions are gaining currency.
  4. Some Indian marketers are responding to the changed behavior of the consumer as the stores are flooded with fortified foods, organic foods and sugar free items.

  1. FJIF

  2. IIJF

  3. IIJI

  4. IJFI

  5. FIII

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 refers to the structural changes, which are factual and the facts are used to infer that Indian society has seen a remarkable transformation; statement 2 is again an inference based on facts quoted; statement 3 is a judgment about changes in consumer behaviour and preferences; statement 4 uses a fact to draw the inference that Indian marketers are responding. Hence, IIJI