Deriving Conclusions From Passages Questions and Answers

Answer: D

Correct answer: Definitely false

The passage says developing countries like India are behind technologically, although some of them, particularly India, boast of huge scientific and technical manpower. ‘Some of them’ means several developing countries make the claim, with India merely the most prominent. The statement that no other developing country makes it is therefore contradicted directly.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Definitely false

The passage says the opposite in two places. More and more governments worldwide are accepting the self-medication concept, and it speaks of the practice’s broad use and social acceptance, concluding that no health policy should ignore it. Acceptance by governments and by society is asserted directly, so the statement that it has not been accepted is contradicted.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Definitely false

The passage confines self-medication to a defined range. It provides symptomatic relief for minor ailments, and responsible self-medication helps with symptoms and ailments that do not require medical consultation. Severe and complicated ailments are by definition those that do require it, so the passage places them outside what self-medication can address.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Definitely true

The passage states this among the benefits: responsible self-medication reduces the increasing pressure on medical services for the relief of minor ailments, especially where financial and human resources are limited. That is the claim the statement makes, and the passage frames it as a general proposition rather than one confined to a particular country.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Data inadequate

The passage speaks of self-medication worldwide and of governments in general accepting the concept. It never compares one region with another, and never mentions western countries at all. A statement comparing uptake between countries needs comparative information, and none is given, so the passage leaves it undetermined.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Definitely false

The word ‘only’ is what makes this false. The passage treats self-medication as a fact of life with broad use and social acceptance, and argues that health policy should ask how that momentum can be leveraged rather than ignore it. Restricting the practice to knowledgeable consumers would narrow it sharply, which runs directly against the passage’s recommendation.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Definitely true

The passage lists what the fringe benefit groups contain: transportation, medical and housing assistance in many companies, with some also providing for children’s education or a family allowance. Shelter, health care and the means of getting to work are the basic physiological needs, and the passage says many companies provide them, which is exactly the claim made.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Definitely false

The passage contradicts this twice over. The number of items in the package rose as one ascended the management hierarchy, so the package is not even uniform within a single company; and under the cafeteria approach the final choice of benefits is left to the executive concerned, which the passage explicitly calls individualising the system. A standard universal package is the opposite of what is described.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Data inadequate

The passage describes what Indian companies do - fringe benefit groups, items rising with the hierarchy, and the cafeteria approach in some firms. It never says where those practices came from, and never mentions foreign companies at all. The origin of the design is simply not part of the information given, so no verdict is possible.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Definitely true

This is the cafeteria approach the passage describes. It says that what is sought there is that the benefits must meet an executive’s needs, and that an appropriate selection is made in terms of his needs after consulting him. Establishing a match between needs and benefits is a restatement of that, and the passage is careful to say only some companies have adopted it - which is what ‘certain companies’ claims.