CAT Verbal Ability Questions | CAT Critical Reasoning questions
CAT/1998
Question . 26
Directions for Questions: Read the information in each question given below and answer the question that follows:
The dominant modern belief is that the soundest foundation of peace would be universal prosperity. One may look in vain for historical evidence that the rich have regularly been more peaceful than the poor, but then it can be argued that they have never felt secure against the poor; that their aggressiveness stemmed from fear; and that the situation would be quite different if everybody were rich.
It can be inferred from the above passage that:
A : Most aggression in the world stems from the desire of the haves to defend themselves against the have-nots.B : Prosperity as a foolproof measure of peace can no longer be accepted.C : Both a and b.D : Neither a nor b.
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Method of solving this CAT Verbal Ability Question from Critical Reasoning question
One can infer from the passage that the rich have never felt secure against the poor, and thus they desired to defend themselves against the have-nots. The correct option is (a).