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- Question
- Statement:
Insurance in a developing country must be seen as an essential service which a welfare state should provide to its people.
Conclusions :
I. The speaker is against the privatisation of insurance company.
II. All essential services must be provided by the government only.
Options- A. if only conclusion I follows
- B. if only conclusion II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows, and
- Correct Answer
- if neither I nor II follows, and
ExplanationState should provide then essential services. It is not clear that the service should be provide either directly or indirectly. Hence neither I nor II follows. The term only in II, too, is objectionable.
- 1. Statement:
The complaint of poor customer service is partly correct and it certainly needs be improved.
Conclusions :
I. Poor customer service can be improved.
II. The speaker knows about the poor customer service of the company .
Options- A. if only conclusion I follows
- B. if only conclusion II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows, and Discuss
- 2. Statement:
Rape rarely has witness, which is why the law has laid the onus of proving innocence on the accused.
Conclusions:
I. The accused can prove himself innocent.
II. Witnesses are available in case other than rape.
Options- A. if only conclusion I follows
- B. if only conclusion II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows, and Discuss
- 3. Statement:
Nobody advise motorcyclists and pillion-riders in Britain, Holland, Italy and other countries to wear helmets. It is a matter of sheer common sense and elementary prudence.
Conclusions:
I. The citizens of Britain, Holland and Italy are literate.
II. The citizens of Britain , Holland and Italy are conscious regarding their safety .
Options- A. if only conclusion I follows
- B. if only conclusion II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows, and Discuss
- 4. Statement I
A very large number of people were forced to wade through knee deep water for long distances as the transport system failed due to water logging. ........
Conclusion
The Government has instructed all the leading drug manufactures in the country to release additional quantities of antibiotics in the retail market.
A. Statement II
A negligible number of people were found to be suffering from disease caused due to contact of contaminated water.
B. Statement II
People having cuts or wounds and travelled through contaminated water are very likely to fall sick immediately after the exposure.
C. Statement II
Local doctors have advised their patients to refrain from taking antibiotics without checking with qualified medical practioners.
Options- A. Only A
- B. Only B
- C. Only C
- D. None of these Discuss
- 5. Statement I
A severe cyclonic storm is likely to hit the western coast by next forty eight hours.
.........
Conclusion
There was no casualty of human beings and caused considerably less distress to the people living in the Western coastline.
A. Statement II
The weather department failed to forecast severity of the cyclonic storm.
B. Statement II
Most of the people living in the Western coast were shifted to safe shelters with food and water.
C. Statement II
The Government machinery was inadequate to move people out of the coastal area in time.
Options- A. Only A
- B. Only B
- C. Only C
- D. None of these Discuss
- 6. Statement:
The main attraction of fair was the participation of mentally challenged , hearing impaired and "normal" children in the quiz, painting competition and cultural programme.
Conclusions :
I. The competition between the normal and handicapped children rarely happens.
II. These fairs are impotant for the betterment of handicapped children.
Options- A. if only conclusion I follows
- B. if only conclusion II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows, and Discuss
- 7. Statement:
It was a decade of "graftocracy". Never before did politicians seem uglier. They became a law unto themselves, using every discretionary power at their command to earn a fast buck.
Conclusions :
I. No one can earn black money without the help of politicians.
II. Politicians can change the law in their favour.
Options- A. if only conclusion I follows
- B. if only conclusion II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows, and Discuss
- 8. Statement:
The Insurance Act, 1938, and its amendment in 1950 have provided the regulatory frame work for insurance business in India.
Conclusions :
I. The Insurance Act can be amended.
II. The Insurance Act can be amended only after 12 years.
Options- A. if only conclusion I follows
- B. if only conclusion II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows, and Discuss
- 9. Statement:
The population will cross the 100-crore mark shortly. Though we have made tremendous progress in almost all fields, an equally fast growth in population has nullified the achievement.
Conclusions :
I. Population plays an important role in the progress of a country.
II. If the growth of population is controlled, the nation will progress rapidly.
Options- A. if only conclusion I follows
- B. if only conclusion II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows, and Discuss
- 10. Statement:
Education is now getting commercialised at a fast pace . It may so happen in the near future that education for the poorer or weaker sections may altogether become a 'dream'.
Conclusions :
I. Till now, education was subsidised.
II. A dream can not be realised.
Options- A. if only conclusion I follows
- B. if only conclusion II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows, and Discuss
Statement and Conclusion problems
Search Results
Correct Answer: if only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
From the statement it is clear that the speaker wants improvement in the customer service. Whether it can be improved or not can't be determined from the statement. Hence I does not follow. As the speaker is accepting about the poor services, it may be inferred that be knows about it. Hence II follows.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
From the clause rape rarely has witness II can be derived. As the law laid the onus of proving innocence on the accused, so I can be inferred.
Correct Answer: if only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
The matter of the literacy or illiteracy can't be determined from the statement. Hence I does not follows. II follows from the tone of the statement.
Correct Answer: Only B
Explanation:
The Government's instruction must have come in the wake of likely wide spread infection.
Correct Answer: Only B
Explanation:
The conclusion that there was no casualty of human beings indicates that people must have been shifted to a safe place before the storm hit.
Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Because of the phrase attraction of the fair we can conclude I. Hence I follows. Nothing can be derived about II.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
if neither I nor II follows, and
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
I is an assumption.
Correct Answer: if only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
I can 't be derived from the statement. We can't derive from this statement which factors influence the progress of a country. II follows because it is given in the statement that because of the rapid population growth rate, progress has been hindered.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
It is clear that education was cheap till yet. But the reason why it was cheap for all is not given. I may be one reason but it is not exhaustive.
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