IMAT 2011 WORKED SOLUTIONS Q.14

[MANISH MULCHANDANI]

(14) There is a higher than average risk of death or injury to young drivers and their passengers. In 2007, 32 per cent of car driver deaths and 40 per cent of car passenger deaths were people aged between 17 and 24. Young male drivers were much more likely to be killed or seriously injured than young female drivers. So in order to reduce the number of road accidents and the numbers of people killed or injured, young people should not be allowed to drive until they reach the age of 24.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which this argument depends?

A Young people would not accept the raising of the legal driving age.

B Most of the accidents involving young people were the fault of the young drivers.

C The driving test does not effectively test the skill of drivers.

D The majority of drivers aged between 17 and 24 drive dangerously.

E Amongst drivers aged between 17 and 24 there are more male drivers than female drivers.

ANSWER= B