CAT Verbal Ability Questions | CAT Critical Reasoning questions
CAT/1998
Question . 28
Directions for Questions: Read the information in each question given below and answer the question that follows:
Whether we look at the intrinsic value of our literature, or at the particular situation of this country, we shall see the strongest reason to think that of all foreign tongues the English tongue is that which would be the most useful to our native subjects.
It can be inferred that
A : The speaker is a die-hard colonistB : The speaker has the good of the nation at heartC : The speaker is addressing an issue related to a colonial empireD : None of the above
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Method of solving this CAT Verbal Ability Question from Critical Reasoning question
The passage refers to the usefulness of the English tongue and the intrinsic value of our literature. Since none of the choices infers anything from the passage, the correct option is (d). Although English is a colonial language, the passage does not link English to colonial history.