Logical Reasoning · Logical Reasoning | MDCAT MCQ

Question

Statements and Actions:

Statement The availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has been decreased.

I. To help the indigenous producers of fruits, the Government should impose high import duty on these fruits, even if these are not of good quality.

II. The fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits. So that the demand for indigenous fruits would be increased.

Choose the correct option.

Options

A
Both of them follow
B
None of them follow
C
Only I follows
D
Only II follows

Explanation

The ideas suggested in both I and II represent unfair means to cut competition. The correct way would be to devise methods and techniques such that the indigenous producers could produce better quality fruits and make them available in the market at prices comparable with those of the imported ones. Hence, neither I nor II follows.

This option is incorrect.Option a) Both of them follow
Explanation: This option implies that both I and II are valid actions to address the decreased demand for indigenous fruits due to the increased availability of imported fruits. In other words, both actions would help in promoting the consumption of indigenous fruits.

Neither of the options follows.
Option 1 suggests imposing high import duty on fruits, even if they are of bad quality, which may not be a suitable solution.
Option 2 suggests stopping the sale of imported fruits, which may not be feasible and may not address the root cause of the problem.

This option is incorrect.Option c) Only I follows
Explanation: This option indicates that only I is a valid action to take based on the given statement. It suggests that imposing high import duties on imported fruits, even if they are of low quality, would help support indigenous fruit producers and potentially increase the demand for their fruits.

This option is incorrect.Option d) Only II follows
Explanation: This option suggests that only II is a valid action based on the given statement. It proposes that fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits, leading to an increase in demand for indigenous fruits.