Logical Reasoning Question 16
Question; Direction; Study the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
The idea of elitism also fosters social injustice. ‘Elitism’ means people with wealth, outstanding intelligence and talents, should have greater authority and dominance in society. They are considered as superior to the others. In affluent countries, governments invest abundant resources in the education system and it is more mature compared to poorer nations, so children can receive ever-improving compulsory learning, while only minority of children in poorer nations struggle to enter universities. In fact, the university fees are increasingly expensive globally, therefore only rich elites are able to afford. Dorling also examined the discourse and practice of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), underpinning the idea that only people who are clever enough to achieve upper-class positions to noble universities. Test scores are mostly not awarded on the basis of intelligence and hard work but on the basis of race and class. College enrollment is not based on merit or first come first serve basis. Rather, the students from wealthy families and stable backgrounds are preferred, whereby only the children of rich families achieve higher education qualifications in top ranking universities. Why are university fees becoming expensive?
Options:
A) Both poor and elites are demanding university education
B) The elites create artificial underpinning in universities
C) College enrollment is not based solely on a merit system
D) The greater authority and dominance in society
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Answer:
Correct Answer; B
Solution:
Reasoning type; Comparative reasoning Focus of the question; Assumption Relationship analogy; Objective and classification analogy The question is based on assumption. College enrolment and award systems are not merit-based but are determined by race and class, established by the elites of society. Thus, the elites create artificial underpinning in universities that leads to expensive fees.
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