Section C – Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning

74. “So you want me to proscribe Ceecee…”. The most suitable inference about Ceecee can be:

A. A book written by a senior politician, who was expelled recently from the party, revealing the unpalatable secrets about the functioning of the government.

B. A newly published book from the most respected management expert worldwide.

C. A specific medicine requested by a patient; here the request is made to a family doctor, who is also a close friend of the patient.

D. A leader who needs moral support from friends.

E. A student who asks for a specific instruction from her teacher.

Solution:

Proscribe means ‘to forbid by law’ or ‘to prohibit’. Only something considered harmful, dangerous etc, to people is proscribed by them (usually an authority). Only A has a mention of something (a book) that may be considered harmful (due to its revelation of the secrets) by the government and so the proscription. Hence, A is the correct answer. All the other statements have a mention of things not necessarily negative.

Choice (A)