Fact, Judgement, Inference II

CMAT 2018 · Language Comprehension · Medium · Verbal Reasoning

The following question has a set of three statements. Each statement can be classified as one of the following: (i) Facts (F): open to discovery or verification. (ii) Inferences (I): conclusions drawn about the unknown based on the known. (iii) Judgements (J): opinions that imply approval or disapproval.

Identify the Fact(F), Judgement(J) and Inference(I) from the given sentences:

  1. Weather forecast says 80% chance of thunderstorms, It's a good idea to bring an umbrella.
  2. My throat is sore and my nose is running, I have probably caught a cold.
  3. There are over 40 million volumes in the university library, they probably have a copy of the famous book 'Savitri'.
  1. A.

    1I, 2I, 3J

  2. B.

    1I, 2I, 3I

  3. C.

    1F, 2F, 3J

  4. D.

    1J, 2J, 3F

Answer

B

Explanation

All three statements draw logical conclusions based on given premise/data, so all three are Inferences (1I, 2I, 3I).

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