CAT Verbal Ability Questions | CAT Critical Reasoning questions
CAT/1998
Question . 27
Directions for Questions: Read the information in each question given below and answer the question that follows:
The effect produced on the mind by travelling depends entirely on the mind of the traveller and on the way in which he conducts himself. The chief idea of one very common type of traveller is to see as many objects of interest as he possibly can. If he can only after his return home say that he has seen such and such a temple, castle, picture gallery, or museum, he is perfectly satisfied. Far different is the effect of travels upon those who leave their country with minds prepared by culture to feel intelligent admiration for all the beauties of nature and art to be found in foreign lands. When they visit a new place, instead of hurrying from temple to museum to picture gallery, they allow the spirit of the place to sink into their minds, and only visit such monuments as the time they have at their disposal allows them to contemplate without irreverent haste.
It can be inferred from the above passage that
Explanatory Answer
Method of solving this CAT Verbal Ability Question from Critical Reasoning question
(c) is the correct option, as the passage very clearly states, that the second kind of traveller allows the spirit of the place to be sink in to their minds. They do not in any haste and they want quality of travelling.