GMAT critical reasoning diagnostic test Take this diagnostic test and let us know your scores. We can have a counselling session based on this data. Book your counselling session by filling this form GMAT Critical Reasoning Diagnostic test Choose the correct answerDuration 10 mins 1 / 5 In 1990 all of the people who applied for a job at Evco also applied for a job at Radeco, and Evco and Radeco each offered jobs to half of these applicants. Therefore, every one of these applicants must have been offered a job in 1990.The argument above is based on which of the following assumptions about these job applicants? All of the applicants were very well qualified for a job at either Evco or Radeco. All of the applicants accepted a job at either Evco or Radeco. None of the applicants was offered a job by both Evco and Radeco. None of the applicants had applied for jobs at places other than Evco and Radeco. None of the applicants had previously worked for either Evco or Radeco. 2 / 5 Recent audits revealed that Banque Card, a credit service, has erred in calculating the interest it charges its clients. But Banque Card’s chief accountant reasoned that the profits that the company shows would remain unaffected by a revision of its clients’ credit statements to correct its previous billing errors, since just as many clients had been overcharged as undercharged.Which of the following is a reasoning error that the accountant makes in concluding that correcting its clients’ statements would leave Banque Card’s profits unaffected? Relying on the reputation of Banque Card as a trustworthy credit service to maintain the company’s clientele after the error becomes widely known Failing to establish that Banque Card charges the same rates of interest for all of its clients Overlooking the possibility that the amount by which Banque Card’s clients had been overcharged might be greater than the amount by which they had been undercharged Assuming that the clients who had been overcharged by Banque Card had not noticed the error in their credit bills Presupposing that each one of Banque Card’s clients had either been overcharged or else had been undercharged by the billing error 3 / 5 The number of musicians employed to play accompaniment for radio and television commercials has sharply decreased over the past ten years. This has occurred even though the number of commercials produced each year has not significantly changed for the last ten years.Which of the following, if it occurred during the past ten years, would contribute LEAST to an explanation of the facts above? The type of music most popular for use in commercials has changed from a type that requires a large number of instruments to a type the requires very few instruments. There has been an increase in the number of commercials that use only the spoken word and sound effects; rather than musical accompaniment. There has been an increase in the number of commercials that use a synthesizer, an instrument on which one musician can reproduce the sound of many musicians playing together. There has been an increase in the number of commercials that use prerecorded music as their only source of music. There has been an increase in the number of commercials that use musicians just starting in the music industry rather than musicians experienced in accompanying commercials. 4 / 5 Consumer income reports produced by the government distinguish between household and families by means of the following definition: “A family is a household containing a householder and at least one person related to the householder.” Except for the homeless and people in group living quarters, most people live in group living quarters, most people live in households.According to the definition above, which of the following must be true? All householders are members of families All families include a householder All of the people related to a householder form a family Some people residing in group living quarters are members of families. Some homeless people reside in group living quarters. 5 / 5 The country of Maravia has severe air pollution, 80 percent of which is caused by the exhaust fumes of cars. In order to reduce the number of cars on the road, the government is raising taxes on the road, the government is raising taxes on the cost of buying and running a car by 20 percent. This tax increase, therefore, will scientifically reduce air pollution in MaraviaWhich of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above? The government of Maravia is in the process of building a significant number of roadways Maravia is an oil-producing country and is able to refine an amount of gasoline sufficient for the needs of its population Maravia has had an excellent public transportation system for many years Ninety percent of the population of Maravia is very prosperous and has a substantial amount of disposable income In Maravia, cars that emit relatively low levels of pollutants cost 10 percent less to operate, on average, than do cars that emit high levels of pollutants Your score is 0% Restart quiz What next? 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