Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, classify the four sentences as (A) Concluding Assertion, if it is a point of view (A) (B) Supporting Reason, if it is meant to convince the other about the point of view (B) (C) Irrelevant statement, if it neither supports, nor opposes the point of view (C) (D) Counter argument, if it contains logic opposed to the concluding assertion (D).

  1. The simultaneous rise of China, Japan and India is posing a geopolitical conundrum.
  2. China is decades ahead of India on every conceivable parameter.
  3. China's growth in the last decade has not been as smooth as official figures suggest.
  4. Asia will see the simultaneous rise of three global powers.

  1. ADCB

  2. ACCB

  3. BCDA

  4. ACCD

  5. BDCA
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 4 is the concluding assertion. Statement 1 supports it. Statement 2 may be true but irrelevant to the argument. Statement 3 runs counter to the argument.

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