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- Question
- 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
- Correct Answer
- if only conclusion II follows
ExplanationI 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.
- 1. 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
- 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. 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 Discuss
- 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. Statement:
The Esteem is one of the most fuel-efficient cars in its segment with a light foot ensuring 12.5 km to a liter in city without A/C and about 11 with A/C on.
Conclusions :
I. A/C in car is run by the same fuel that ensures the car's mobility.
II. With A/c on, Fiat ensures only 10 km to a litre.
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:
None of the bank unions could comprehend that the information technology wave was unstoppable and unless banks learn to swim along with the tide, they would be swept away.
Conclusions :
I. There shall come a time when banks will be rendered redundant by the advent of information technology.
II. Information technology is yet to make its impact on the banks.
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 Indian cement industry has witnessed strong consumption growth during 1999 wherein cement consumption grew by 17.5 per cent Apr-Dec 1999 over the same period in 1998.
Conclusions :
I. There has a marked growth in civil construction in 1999.
II. Repair works have been carried out on a massive scale in 1999.
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:
The Union finance minister in his latest budget speech declared that expenditure growth will be curbed and structural changes in the composition of expenditure brought about.
Conclusions :
I. Expenditure has begun to take its toll on India's growth .
II. More than the amount of expenditure, it is its composition that has affected the country's growth.
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
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Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
I is an assumption.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
if neither I nor II follows, and
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:
State 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.
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: 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.
Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
I can be concluded because the mileage goes down with A/C no. II can't concluded because we don't know what category Fiat falls in.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
I does not follow . It is not banks that will become redundant but certain methods used in banks. II is also false: the ''wave '' has already come. Note that the sentence uses the verb in the past tense-''could''.
Correct Answer: if either I or II follows
Explanation:
Where will the cement go? Either in new constructions or in repairs.
Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
I follows. That is why the finance minister has felt the urgency to cub expenditure. But the comparison in II has no basis.
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