GATE Civil 2022 Set 2 | GA Question: 6

Question

In the last few years, several new shopping malls were opened in the city. The total number of visitors in the malls is impressive. However, the total revenue generated through sales in the shops in these malls is generally low.

Which one of the following is the $\text{CORRECT}$ logical inference based on the information in the above passage? 

• A. Fewer people are visiting the malls but spending more
• B. More people are visiting the malls but not spending enough
• C. More people are visiting the malls and spending more
• D. Fewer people are visiting the malls and not spending enough

Answer 1

The passage states that several new shopping malls were opened in the city, and the total number of visitors in these malls is impressive. However, the total revenue generated through sales in the shops in these malls is generally low.

This suggests that despite the high number of visitors, individual spending by each visitor is not enough to generate significant sales revenue for the shops.

Therefore, the logical inference is that more people are visiting the malls, but they are not spending enough to generate substantial overall sales revenue for the shops.

Correct Answer: B