Question

Most of the Asian countries have trade-deficit with China. Bangladesh’s trade deficit with China this year has increased by 35%. Despite large increases in exports to China, Indonesia’s trade deficit with China continues to increase. So does that of South Korea, home of Samsung Electronics, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of electronic gadgets. Which of the following, if true, would be most inconsistent with the above passage?

• A. China is the largest manufacturer of parts of electronic gadgets and Samsung Electronics imports parts for their gadgets from China.
• B. Exports to Bangladesh are insignificant in proportion of China’s total exports.
• C. Exports to Indonesia from China decreased.
• D. Indonesia’s chief exports are natural resources.
• E. China has trade deficit with Iran.

Hint:

In “inconsistency” questions, locate the key fact from the passage and pick the option that directly contradicts it.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: The passage states Indonesia’s trade deficit with China is increasing, which means Chinese exports to Indonesia must be increasing faster than Indonesia’s exports to China.
Step 2: Option (C) contradicts this directly by saying exports from China to Indonesia decreased, which would reduce the trade deficit instead of increasing it.
Step 3: Thus, (C) is inconsistent with the passage.
Step 4: Options (A), (B), (D), and (E) do not contradict the information in the passage.