Fact, Inference, Judgment - Conflict and Arms Trade

CAT 2006 Slot 1 · VARC · Medium · Verbal Ability

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Classify the four sequentially ordered statements as Fact (F), Inference (I), or Judgment (J):

  1. Inequitable distribution of all kinds of resources is certainly one of the strongest and most sinister sources of conflict.
  2. Even without war, we know that conflicts continue to trouble us — they only change in character.
  3. Extensive disarmament is the only insurance for our future; imagine the amount of resources that can be released and redeployed.
  4. The economies of the industrialized western world derive 20% of their income from the sale of all kinds of arms.
  1. A.

    IJJI

  2. B.

    JIJF

  3. C.

    IIJF

  4. D.

    JIIF

  5. E.

    IJIF

Answer

JIJF

Explanation

1: Value judgment ("sinister") = Judgment (J). 2: Deduction from general knowledge = Inference (I). 3: Subjective claim ("only insurance") = Judgment (J). 4: Verifiable statistical figure (20%) = Fact (F). Sequence: JIJF.

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