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This is an MCQ-based quiz for GMAT, which includes questions on Verbal Reasoning (Critical Reasoning).
Amid the present wave of job redundancies for skilled but unemployed youth, the publication of an encouraging report on the viability of garage startup enterprises has led the Federal government to set up an investment fund, under its Federal light-industry program, to provide capital for such enterprises. This plan has drawn opposition from various quarters; the critics claim that similar funds, also set up under the Federal light-industry program, that aims to stimulate small enterprises frequently end up harming other American social groups unconnected to these enterprises.
Which of the following best provides support for the claim made by the critics above?
Garage enterprises in Washington State now produce almost 12% of the vehicle components previously imported from South East Asia.
The funding of the Federal light-industry program depends on the reallocation of resources earmarked for disadvantaged groups.
The debate concerning the Federal light-industry program created a backlog in the Federal legislative schedule.
The union for Federal light-Industry workers was the prime source of the claim.
Programs like Federal light-industry programs have yielded great results in past.
Recently developed tourism infrastructure, including ten-story hotels and neon-lit discos, is obscuring the moonlight, disorienting the female turtles as they seek out beaches to lay their eggs. Often the confusion leads them to assume that the hotel pools are the sea and they end up laying their eggs in the pool flowerbeds. Once the eggs hatch, the hatchlings are unable to find their way to the sea and die. The stringent building regulations that protected the turtles in the past are being flouted openly by organized criminals who either bribe or terrorize officials into turning a blind eye.
Which of the following can be inferred from the above passage?
Scarcity of turtles results in ecological imbalance of sea.
Chemicals in pool water are not safe for turtles.
Moonlight is the only source of light for turtles.
Turtles are guided by moonlight.
Organized gangs are ignoring building restrictions.
TMC cars have been undergoing some dramatic changes. Gone is the image of a company focused solely on the US. Now, both the products and the workforce have begun to reflect the global nature of the company. The new works team is composed of people from all over the world. All of the mechanical engineers are the product of an in-house training scheme although, as yet, none of the engineers specializing in hydraulics has won the prestigious Order of Merit bestowed by the Mechanical Engineers Union. So far, only winners of the Order of Merit have gone on to become department heads.
If it is determined that all of the information provided by the passage is true, which of the following must also be true of the works team?
All of the department heads have received the Order of Merit.
All of the winners of the Order of Merit have received in-house training.
None of the department heads who have specialized in hydraulics are the product of an in-house training scheme.
None of the department heads are from the US.
None of the non-US mechanical engineers who are the products of in-house training have the Order of Merit.
Senator Wiley damned the Frequent Flyer schemes, now operated by virtually all major American airlines, as nothing less than a bribe to acquire the accounts of major corporations that are willing to pay excessively high sums to buy Frequent Flyer discount coupons in order to give untaxed rewards to employees. To make the discounted ticket prices viable, airlines raise the initial marked price of the tickets. Thus, the price of tickets for the general public is kept artificially high. Walter Healey, the Vice President of American Airlines, responded to the criticism by saying the Frequent Flyer scheme was enjoyed by millions of Americans who were able to acquire Frequent Flyer tokens from supermarket purchases and credit card transactions.
Which of the following, if true, best exposes the flaw in Healey's response to Wiley's criticism?
Only a few supermarket chains and credit card companies offer Frequent Flyer tokens to customers.
Fewer people acquire Frequent Flyer tokens through supermarket purchases than through credit card transactions.
Most airline companies offer bonus tokens for long-haul flights.
The price of tickets booked under Frequent Flyer schemes is often as low as 50% of the regular ticket price.
Ticket prices are regularly reviewed by a committee of airline representatives.
The move to shift the fiscal obligation to provide community services away from the Federal government to the local communities is welcomed by its proponents as a step forward on the road to true democracy. They claim that making communities responsible for funding everything from health, welfare, and education to the emergency services and housing, not only will improve these services but also foster a greater sense of community. However, such a move would mean that densely-populated areas, having a greater tax base, would be better off, and sparsely-populated, rural communities would still be dependent on supplemental subsidies from Federal sources.
In the given argument, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
The first is a claim that the author calls in question, and the second is a claim that goes against the first.
The first is a claim that the author endorses, and the second is a claim that the author calls in question.
The first is a counter-evidence to the second, and the second is the proponents' prediction.
The first is the author's claim, and the second is the proponents’ finding that puts the first questionable.
The first is a prediction that the author elaborates further, and the second is the objection that the argument nullifies.
The decline in the value of Europe's currency Euro is proving to be a mixed blessing. The German economy in particular is booming with rising exports in everything from heavy industry to hotels and service providers. The French economy is experiencing a similar phenomenon with a special emphasis on defense products. However, the European Central Bank has issued its starkest warning yet that the value of the Euro will decrease by at least 3 percent over the next six months; hence its intervention to control the depreciation of the Euro will become vital.
The European Central Bank assumes that…
the German economy is performing better than the French economy
the superlative performance of the German and French economies may not be enough to resurrect the sliding Euro
the superlative performance of the heavy industry, the hospitality sector, service providers, and the defense sector may not be enough to resurrect the sliding Euro
the exports from Germany and France are more than the exports from other European countries
only two European countries – Germany and France – are performing above the European Central Bank's benchmark performance index
Which of the following best completes the argument?
Dexter Solutions is one of the most successful Information Technology (IT) consulting companies around the world. It primarily deals in the cloud computing domain. Alex is an IT consultant who specializes in IT infrastructure services. Thus, Alex surely cannot be a consultant at Dexter Solutions because __________.
Alex has no skills in cloud computing.
Dexter Solutions does no business in the IT infrastructure services domain.
there is no overlap between Alex's skill-set and the domains that Dexter Solutions does business in.
the global market size of the IT infrastructure services consulting business is small.
an IT consultant who specializes in IT infrastructure services cannot qualify to be a cloud computing expert.
Despite being known for a decade to recruit most of its automobile mechanics from Main Street Technical School and like schools, this year Ace Motor Company recruited a significantly lesser number of automobile mechanics from these schools and recruited a significantly greater number of automobile mechanics who did not do any qualifying course at a formal technical school.
Which of the following best resolves the discrepancy reflected in this year's recruiting policy of Ace Motor Company?
Three years back, Ace Motor Company had a major restructuring in its production department.
One of the reputed automobile industry magazines ranked Downhill Technical School ahead of Main Street Technical School.
Ace Motor Company opened its in-house technical training school to train newly recruited automobile mechanics.
The salary gap between the recruits who did a qualifying course from a formal technical school and those who did not is narrowing.
The automobile mechanics who do not do a qualifying course from a formal technical School have always been talented but they could not afford the fee for such a course.
Although City International School has provided qualified teachers and a revamped curriculum for the last three years, the social science and geography scores for grade X students have failed to reach the expected levels. Therefore, the parents have recommended to the principal that the text-heavy subjects such as social science and geography be taught in their native language instead of in English.
The recommendation of the parents is flawed because they failed to consider whether __________.
the undesirable outcome is an exception
only one cause led to the undesirable outcome
the irrelevant recommendation will address the concern
only one cause led to many undesirable outcomes
many causes led to many undesirable outcomes
The demand for large, family-sized vehicles will slump dramatically over the next ten years. Steel plating is a component used in these vehicles, and to obtain a maximum price reduction on it, major automobile companies order it five years in advance of delivery, but they are postponing orders now.
Which of the following must be evaluated to validate the decision made by the major automobile companies?
Whether the other components used in these vehicles have been ordered well in advance.
Whether the other components used in these vehicles are in short supply.
Whether the price of steel plating would rise significantly over the years.
Whether these companies cannot resell steel plating to other automobile companies at a bearable loss.
Whether the demand for small-sized vehicles will also slump dramatically over the next ten years.
