Each of the questions below has a set of sequentially ordered statements. Each statement can be classified as one of the following:
Facts, which deal with the pieces of information that one has heard, seen or read, and which are open to discovery or verification (the answer option indicates such a statement with an 'F')
Inferences, which are conclusions drawn about the unknown, on the basis of the known (the answer option indicates such a statement with an 'I')
Judgments, which are opinions that imply approval or disapproval of persons, objects, situations and occurrences in the past, the present or the future (the answer option indicates such a statement with a 'J')
Select the answer option that best describes the set of statements.
1.Within the zone of UAE influence, countries that would otherwise be too small to have viable economies and too weak to protect themselves are able to prosper.
2.By decoupling the economy and security from national governments, continental integration has in fact fostered an environment conducive to the regionalization of Gulf countries.
3.In what other era would Ajman, Fujairah, or the Ras Al Khaimah be able to prosper?
4.Over the next half-century, from Abu Dhabi to Dubai and the Sharjah to Umm Al Quwain, we are likely to see more emergent autonomous regions and independent states rather than less.
Each of the questions below has a set of sequentially ordered statements. Each statement can be classified as one of the following:
Facts, which deal with the pieces of information that one has heard, seen or read, and which are open to discovery or verification (the answer option indicates such a statement with an 'F')
Inferences, which are conclusions drawn about the unknown, on the basis of the known (the answer option indicates such a statement with an 'I')
Judgments, which are opinions that imply approval or disapproval of persons, objects, situations and occurrences in the past, the present or the future (the answer option indicates such a statement with a 'J')
Select the answer option that best describes the set of statements.
1.Within the zone of UAE influence, countries that would otherwise be too small to have viable economies and too weak to protect themselves are able to prosper.
2.By decoupling the economy and security from national governments, continental integration has in fact fostered an environment conducive to the regionalization of Gulf countries.
3.In what other era would Ajman, Fujairah, or the Ras Al Khaimah be able to prosper?
4.Over the next half-century, from Abu Dhabi to Dubai and the Sharjah to Umm Al Quwain, we are likely to see more emergent autonomous regions and independent states rather than less.
The correct option is A IIJJ
Statement A gives facts in the first part of the sentence and infers '... are able to prosper'.
Statement B too gives certain facts to infer 'fostered an environment conducive to ...'.
Statement C, technically speaking is neither a fact, nor an inference, nor a judgment as it is a rhetorical question. However, we are forced to classify it as one of these. The question is asked in order to firmly assert that the countries mentioned cannot prosper in any other era. This assertion is nothing but a judgment.
Statement D can be seen as a judgment easily because of 'we are likely to see'. It's a hypothecation, a prediction, a shot in the future. This can be neither a fact nor an inference.
Hence, the correct answer is option A.
IIJJ
Statement A gives facts in the first part of the sentence and infers '... are able to prosper'.
Statement B too gives certain facts to infer 'fostered an environment conducive to ...'.
Statement C, technically speaking is neither a fact, nor an inference, nor a judgment as it is a rhetorical question. However, we are forced to classify it as one of these. The question is asked in order to firmly assert that the countries mentioned cannot prosper in any other era. This assertion is nothing but a judgment.
Statement D can be seen as a judgment easily because of 'we are likely to see'. It's a hypothecation, a prediction, a shot in the future. This can be neither a fact nor an inference.
Hence, the correct answer is option A.
