Verification of Truth of the Statement Questions and Answers

Answer: C

Correct answer: Fear

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. Danger is a threat of harm, and what it always brings with it is fear. There need be no enemy or attack, and help may or may not come.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Trees

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A forest is a large area covered chiefly with trees, so trees are what constitute one. Wild animals are usually present but are not part of the definition; a forest from which the fauna has been driven out is still a forest. A river may or may not run through it. A path implies human use, and much forest has never been walked through at all.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Wheels

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A car is a road vehicle that runs on wheels, so wheels are what it cannot be without. A radio is an accessory, standard in modern cars but absent from early ones and from stripped-down models. Air conditioning is likewise a convenience and was rare until recent decades. Four doors is simply one configuration among several - a two-door coupe or a three-door hatchback is no less a car.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Story

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A drama is a story acted out, so there must be a story. Actors can be puppets or voices, the sets can be bare, and a director is not indispensable.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Probably true

The statements tell us that oxygen is a gas and that the cylinder holds some gas, but a gas cylinder may hold nitrogen, carbon dioxide, LPG or anything else. The conclusion could be right, but it does not follow from what is given - so at best it is probably true.

Answer: A

Correct answer: A way of opening and closing an entrance

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A door is a movable barrier that opens and closes an entrance, so that function is its definition. A handle is one means of moving a door; a swing door in a kitchen is pushed, and a sliding panel may have only a recess. A lock is a security fitting absent from most internal doors. Glass panels belong to particular designs and to none of the solid doors that make up the majority.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Petals

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A lotus is a flower, and a flower’s showy parts are its petals. Mud and water surround the plant rather than the flower, and the root is below the surface.

Answer: C

Correct answer: An occasion being marked

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A festival is a celebration of some occasion - religious, seasonal, cultural or national - so the occasion is what constitutes it. Fireworks belong to some festivals and not to others; a harvest festival or a day of fasting has none. Sweets are customary in many traditions but are a local practice rather than a definition. A public holiday is a decision of government, and countless festivals are observed on ordinary working days.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Legitimacy

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. Justice is giving each what is lawfully due, so legitimacy is bound up in the very idea. Magnanimity is generosity, which justice does not require; hypocrisy is its opposite; and diminutiveness is irrelevant.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Roots

The question asks what is always present, not what usually is. A tree is anchored and fed through its roots. Branches may be lopped, leaves are shed in season, and many trees never bear fruit.