CAT Verbal Ability Questions | CAT Critical Reasoning questions
CAT/2000
Question . 5
Directions for Questions: Read the information in each question given below and answer the question that follows:
About 96% of Scandinavian moths have ears tuned to the ultrasonic pulses that bats, their predators, emit. But the remaining 4% do not have ears and are deaf. However, they have a larger wingspan than the hearing moths and also have higher wing-loadings - the ratio between wing’s area and its weight- meaning higher maneuverability.
Which one of the following can be best inferred from the above passage?
Explanatory Answer
Method of solving this CAT Verbal Ability Question from Critical Reasoning question
The passage does not talk about (a) - a higher proportion of deaf moths and (b) - try to avoid bats. (c) is not correct as the passage does not talk about the proneness of becoming prey. (d) is correct as the large wingspan enables the deaf moths to better receive and sense the pulses of their bat predators.