Critical Reasoning: Fair Opportunity and Positions
XAT 2016 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Hard · Verbal Ability
Consider the two related statements below:
Statement I: Offices and positions for the marginalized sections should be open to those with greater savings among them. Statement II: Offices and positions must be open to everyone based on the principle of fair opportunity
Which of the following is true?
- A.
Statement I assumes that the marginalized sections are incapable of saving.
- B.
Statement II assumes that all citizens are equally exposed to all opportunities.
- C.
Statement II contradicts meritocracy.
- D.
Statement II assumes that all citizens are equally intelligent.
- E.
Statement I assumes that the marginalized sections always depend on subsidies.
B
Explanation
Statement II asserts that positions must be open to everyone on the principle of fair opportunity, which implicitly assumes that opportunities are equally open/exposed to all citizens.
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