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Direction: Read the following statement and answer the question. “Cash-strapped UK universities are now ready to accept applicants from India and China who are less meritorious than those from UK as…

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Direction: Read the following statement and answer the question.
“Cash-strapped UK universities are now ready to accept applicants from India and China who are less meritorious than those from UK as they pay full £27000 fee for an arts degree”.
Which of the following can be concluded from the given statement?
(1) victory of wealth over qualities of brain
(2) UK students are not as brilliant as those from India and China
(3) Students from India and China can’t afford to pay fees of domestic universities
  1. Only (1)
  2. Only (2)
  3. Only (3)
  4. Both (2) and (3)

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A - Only (1)
Universities admit less meritorious students because they pay full fees, which is money winning over merit: only (1). (2) and (3) are not implied (the statement says the UK applicants are more meritorious, not that Indians/Chinese cannot afford domestic fees).

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