XAT 2014 — VARC Question 12
Read the definitions below and select the best match between the numbered sentences and the definitions.
Premise: A proposition from which another statement is inferred or follows a conclusion.
Assumption: Something, which is accepted as true.
Facts: Something, which can be checked.
Reason: A cause, explanation or justification for an action or event.
Conclusion: An end, finish or summarization of process or argument.
Proposition: A statement that expresses judgment or opinion.
Question: A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit opinion.
Inductive inference: An end, finish or summarization reached for “the whole”, based on “a particular” real incidence.
Deductive Inference: An end, finish or summarization reached based on the combining and recombining two or more than two assumptions.
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option that follows:
Clinical practitioners _____________ integrated mindfulness _____________ treatment of _____________ host of emotional and behavioural disorders, _____________ borderline personality disorder, major depression, chronic pain, or eating disorders. Number of such practitioners _____________ increased substantially.
Answer & solution
- A
have, in the, a, but, such
- B
have, in the, the, like, have
- C
were, for, a, like, has
have, for, a, like, has
- E
could, in the, the, such as, have
The plural verb “have” makes for the most grammatically correct fit for the first blank from the options given. This eliminates options 3 and 5.
The verb in the last blank must attribute to the singular subject “number” and not “practitioners”. Thus, the correct verb to use is “has”. Eliminate options 1 and 2.
Integration of “mindfulness” therefore, has to be “for” the “treatment of a host of emotional and behavioral disorders.”.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.