Critical Reasoning

Please explain each options?

Can anyone explain this ?

IMO E

Because in inference based questions, the answer should be 100% true depending on the information in the stimulus stated. Only E reiterates the info given that there is no correlation between population growth rate and GDP growth rate.
What is the OA?

Regards,
Chetan Sharma

OA is C

chetansharma wrote:IMO E

Because in inference based questions, the answer should be 100% true depending on the information in the stimulus stated. Only E reiterates the info given that there is no correlation between population growth rate and GDP growth rate.
What is the OA?

Regards,
Chetan Sharma

The question basically states:

There is no correlation between the population of a country and it's GDP. Let us now see which of the options can be inferred from this:

A.) Out of context because tax breaks are not in the scope of this argument.
B.) Not correct because we are not concerned with comparing Population growth rates of countries, we want to correlate GDP with population. Also, nowhere in the argument is it said that we cannot reliably compare population growth rates.
C.) This is correct because the option says that decreasing the population may not necessarily lead to a decrease in GDP, or in other words, that population and GDP may not be related. This is correct!
D.) This option wants to establish a reverse trend, I.e., suggest that population and GDP are inversely related. This is totally incorrect.
E.) this says that countries with the highest GDP will never have comparable populations. Using the word never is a bit too much in my opinion. So, incorrect.

I feel, E is the tempting option typical in many GMAT questions. I would go with C.

Dear Karthik,

What is the question source? Usually in GMAT, we do not need to infer a lot in inference questions. Can an expert help here?

I also would go for C...

Birottam,

The Question source is Veritas Practice Test Prep

Birottam Dutta wrote:Dear Karthik,

What is the question source? Usually in GMAT, we do not need to infer a lot in inference questions. Can an expert help here?

I also think that the OA could be (C). One of the main reasons for eliminating E was the use of the word "never" in it.

What is the OA and the explaination.

Regards
Nitin

karthikpandian19 wrote:Please explain each options?

i went for C...
buddy this question was posted sm 10 days back and answer was C for that post......

correct me if m wrong..

No the correct answer is E and not C. C cannot be inferred from the given stimulus.

Both the sentences in the stimulus, clearly say that there is no correlation between large populations and large GDP growth rates. Therefore the correct answer is not C and E.

Hope this helps!!!

I have did some editing to my earlier posts and following is the OE that i found from Veritas Practice test Prep

OA is C
A & D are incorrect as no such inference can be drawn; both answers infer a correlation exists when the passage states it does not.
B is incorrect as it directly contradicts the premise provided in the passage
C - describes the conclusion that must be true based on the information provided in the passage that no correlation necessarily exists between population and GDP growth rates
E is incorrect as no such inference can be drawn; this response infers that a negative correlation exists when the passage infers no correlation of any kind necessarily exists.

OA is C
E uses NEVER word which is too strong. It is possible the country with highest population to have highest GDP. Hence E is wrong.