The correct answer is (d). Successful economies have been the ones that have included a high level of technological training. Moreover, we’re told in the first sentence that this will continue to be the case. Japan is good in this respect, certainly better than Europe, but even Japan has a high number of people lacking essential skills. What can we infer from this? Certainly (D) follows logically: Europe needs to get its technical training act together if it wants a more successful economy. This is borne out by the fact that Europe is lacking in one respect (technological proficiency) that “will continue to be” needed for a successful economy.

The correct answer is (d). President of India Ram Nath Kovind appointed Justice NV Ramana as the Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority with effect from November 27, 2019. Justice Ramana visited the NALSA office in New Delhi and issued a vision statement enumerating the future course for NALSA emphasising on increasing access to legal services in the country.

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Question of the Day (Critical Reasoning)
When Cortez arrived in Mexico in A.D. 1519, he observed the inhabitants playing a ceremonial game with a rubber ball. The pre-Columbian inhabitants of Mexico began to use rubber around A.D. 1000. Thus, we can be sure that the game must have originated sometime between approximately A.D. 1000 and Cortez’ arrival.

The conclusion reached above depends on which one of the following assumptions?

(a)The pre-Columbian inhabitants of Mexico played games on all ceremonial occasions.
(b) The making of rubber balls was one of the earliest uses of rubber by the inhabitants of Mexico.
(c) The ceremonial game referred to was popular throughout Mexico.
(d) The game had been played since its inception with a rubber ball.

The correct answer is (d). When did the inhabitants of Mexico start playing this ceremonial game? They were observed playing the game with a rubber ball in 1519, and rubber itself was not used in Mexico before approximately the year 1000. So the author concludes that the game must have been invented between approximately 1000 and 1519. Is that right? We know that the game couldn’t have been played with a rubber ball before that time, but what if the game had not always been played with a rubber ball (the Denial of (D))? If the game could have been played with something else (and we’ll leave it to your imagination to determine what that other object might be), then the game might have been played well before the year 1000, and the author’s argument would fall apart, confirming (D) as a necessary assumption.

The correct answer is (d). The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has become the first court in the country to provide online certified copies to advocates and litigants. The software namely "Online Certified Copying Software" was launched by Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal.

Question of the Day (Critical Reasoning)
It is even more important that we criticize democracies that have committed human rights violations than that we criticize dictatorships that have committed more violent human rights offenses. Human rights violations are always inexcusable, but those committed by governments that represent the will of the people are even more reprehensible than those committed by dictators. Further, our criticism is more likely to have an effect on the former than on the latter.

Which one of the following is a proper inference from the passage?

(a) All governments commit some inexcusable and reprehensible acts.
(b) Some human rights violations are more reprehensible than other, more violent human rights violations.
(c) Criticism of human rights violations is certain to have no effect on a dictatorship.
(d) Human rights violations are more likely to occur in democracies than in dictatorships.

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The correct answer is (b). The author believes that it is more important to criticize democracies that have violated human rights than it is to criticize dictatorships that have committed more violent offenses. Why? Among other claims, the author indicates that the violations committed by democracies are worse (“more reprehensible”) than those committed by dictators, since the actions of a democracy reflect the will of the people. So the violations committed by democracies can be more reprehensible even if they are less violent. Then, as choice (B) has it, it must be possible that some human rights violations can be worse than other human rights violations that are more violent.

The correct answer is (a). The Chief Justice of Telangana High Court Raghvendra Singh Chauhan launched the "Inter-operable Criminal Justice System" (ICJS) and National Service and Tracking of Electronic Processes (NSTEP) project in all the Districts of State of Telangana through Video Conferencing.

Question of the Day (Critical Reasoning)
A recent study found that snoring, though not common in either group, is more common among smokers than among non-smokers. On the basis of this evidence, the author hypothesized that smoking by itself can induce snoring.

Which one of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the author’s hypothesis?

(a) Stress induces both snoring and smoking in certain individuals.
(b) Obesity induces many individuals to smoke.
(c) Most snorers do not smoke.
(d) Most smokers do not snore.