XAT 2014 — VARC Question 5
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.
Which of the following is the correct form of expression for the underlined part of the sentence below?
Patna is not only the capital of Bihar, but it is also one of the oldest cities in the world and the largest city in the state.
Answer & solution
capital of Bihar, but it is also one of the oldest
- B
capital of Bihar, nevertheless also one of the oldest
- C
Bihar’s capital city, and it is also one of the older
- D
Bihar’s capital city, but it is also one of the older
- E
capital of Bihar, but it is also one of the older.
Option 2 can be eliminated due to the presence of “nevertheless” which hints towards a contradiction where none exists.
The presence of the definite article “the” before the underlined part eliminates options 3 and 4 which begin with the proper noun “Bihar”.
Option 5 can be eliminated since it uses the comparative form of the adjective “old” rather than the superlative form which ought to be used since Patna is not being compared to any other city.
Therefore, option 1 alone is a grammatically correct.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.