Critical Reasoning: Fair Opportunity and Positions

XAT 2016 · VALR · Hard · Verbal Ability

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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?

  1. A.

    Statement I assumes that the marginalized sections are incapable of saving.

  2. B.

    Statement II assumes that all citizens are equally exposed to all opportunities.

  3. C.

    Statement II contradicts meritocracy.

  4. D.

    Statement II assumes that all citizens are equally intelligent.

  5. E.

    Statement I assumes that the marginalized sections always depend on subsidies.

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