Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_1925MCQ • 2 Marks
Section 8: General Aptitude
Verbal Aptitude
Subtopic: Critical Reasoning
Question Statement:
Argument: 'Applying agricultural gypsum will eliminate water infiltration problems on all agricultural fields.' Which observation weakens this generalization?
Options:
(A) Gypsum is effective only on sodic soils with high exchangeable sodium; applying it to acidic or sandy soils produces zero infiltration benefit.
(B) Gypsum contains calcium sulfate dihydrate.
(C) Water infiltration is measured using ring infiltrometers.
(D) Gypsum is mined from natural mineral deposits.
Answer Key:
A
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
Demonstrating that gypsum only works on sodic soils directly disproves the universal claim for 'all agricultural fields'.