CLAT Sample Paper UG-CLAT Mock Test-5 (2020)

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    Direction: Study the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
    Medical law has developed over the years, in the 18th century doctors were considered gods. However in the 21st century, this status has changed, patients and doctors, relationship is seen as a contract. There are a lot of factors that plays a role in the change of the doctor’'s status over the years, and one of those factors are consent when limiting the doctor to the consent of his or her patient, that the courts have enforced by limiting the doctor’'s powers to treat the person in the patient’'s interest. The adults must have the choice to be treated as they wish, which indicates that every adult has a right to choose their own treatment even if it is not in the best interest of the patient.
    What can be the assumption behind the “adults choosing their own treatment even if it is not in the best interest of the patient”?

    A) Patients know better treatment than the doctors and choose such types from doctors

    B) Patients can choose the treatment as per their social and economical conditions

    C) The treatment is not standard at some times what the patients choose

    D) a and b

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    (b)
    1. Holistic reasoning
    2. Assumption
    3. Related Object Analogies
    The adults and patients have their own preference and priorities to choose their treatments according to their socio economic conditions, even if it is not in the best interest of the patient. (Example - the patients can prefer just tablets instead of injection due to economic conditions)


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