CAT Verbal Ability Questions | CAT Critical Reasoning questions
CAT/1995
Question . 31
Directions for Questions: Read the information in each question given below and answer the question that follows:
But because the idea of private property has been permitted to override, with its selfishness, the common good of humanity, it does not follow that there are no limits within which that idea can function for the general convenience and advantage.
Which of the following is most likely to weaken the argument?
A : All the people of the society should progress at an equitable rate and there should be no disparities and private property does bring about a tremendous disparity.B : One should not strive for the common good of humanity at all, instead, one should be concerned with maximizing one’s own wealth.C : One should learn from the experiences of former communist nations and should not repeat their mistakes at all.D : Even prosperous capitalist countries like the USA have their share of social problems.
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Method of solving this CAT Verbal Ability Question from Critical Reasoning question
The idea of the passage is that, the idea of private property, within limits, can function for the general advantage. Option (a) would weaken the argument as it talks about equitable growth and says that private property brings disparity.