CAT 1997DILR Question 7

BasicsEasy

Direction: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select a pair of sentences that relate logically to the given statement.

Whenever Ram hears of a tragedy, he loses sleep.

A. Ram heard of a tragedy.

B. Ram did not hear of a tragedy.

C. Ram lost sleep.

D. Ram did not lose sleep.

Answer & solution

  • A

    CA

  • B

    BD

  • DB

  • D

    AD

Solution

As Ram did not lose sleep, it shows that he did not hear of the tragedy. When A, then B. Not B, hence not A.

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