MPSC PYQ

Critical Inference

Critical Inference is a English Language concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2014, 2017). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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2 · 2014–2017
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Real questions that test this

The statement 'you are rich because you are white' means

(a)That your gender defines your status in the colony.

(b)That your race defines your status in the colony.

(c)The place that you come from defines your status in the colony.

(d)The language that you speak defines your status in the colony.

1)a and c are correct
2)c and d are correct
3)Only b is correct✓ Correct
4)Only d is correct

The statement 'you are rich because you are white' directly highlights that racial identity (being white) dictates socio-economic privilege and status within the colonial framework (statement b).

अंधश्रद्धेमुळे अनर्थ केंव्हा घडू शकतात ? / When can disasters occur due to superstitions ?

(a)अडाणी व अज्ञानी लोकांच्या मानसिकतेवर परिणाम झाल्याने. / When they affect the mental state of the ignorant and illiterate.

(b)लोकांचा त्यावरील विश्वास दिवसेंदिवस वाढत गेल्याने. / As the faith of the superstitious people grows day after day.

(c)प्रगत साधने अस्तित्वात आल्यावरही अंधश्रद्धा जोपासल्याने. / Superstitions are followed despite the availability of developed resources.

(d)वैज्ञानिक कारणे उपलब्ध असतानाही अंधश्रद्धेवर विसंबून राहिल्याने. / Dependency on superstitions though scientific reasoning says otherwise.

1)(a)
2)(b)✓ Correct
3)(c)
4)(d)

Disasters due to superstition happen when people blindly depend on unscientific rituals and beliefs even though clear scientific reasoning and modern alternatives are available.

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