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- Question
- 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
- Correct Answer
- if neither I nor II follows, and
ExplanationI 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''.
- 1. 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
- 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. Statement:
Medical advancement has increased life expectancy and also the expectation of all and sundry to live longer and healthier but spiralling medical cost is a real spoilsport.
Conclusions :
I. Advancement in medical science caters to the needs of moneyed classes alone.
II. Nowadays medical profession has become a means of amassing wealth at the cost of ethics.
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:
Because of the portrayal of ''modern'' women in films and private Indian channels which are popular in Pakistan, Pakistanis believe that Indian women are totally under the Western influence.
Conclusions :
I. Films and visual media largely depict the culture of a country.
II. Women in Pakistan are still uninfluenced by the Western culture.
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 Chief minister of state A expressed serious concern over the 32 per cent drop-out rate in government schools.
Conclusions :
I. There is a growing concern in state A over the flight of students from schools.
II. State A is trying all out to increase its literacy rate.
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 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:
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 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:
I is an assumption.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
if neither I nor II follows, and
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.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
As the statement is relating medical advancement to high medical cost, it follows that medical advancement is an expensive affair. But the costs may be borne by the govts or charitable institutions. Hence I doesn't follow. Nothing can be concluded about the medical ethics from the given statement. Hence II does not follow.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
The belief of Pakistanis about the Indian women and its culture is totally based on whatever they watch on Indian channels and films. Hence I follows. As the modernity of Indian women is a highlighting thing for Pakistanis, we can conclude.II.
Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
The serious concern by the State chief clearly indicates that there is concern over the decreasing attendance in school. Hence I follows. But II can't be concluded.
Not all concerns of the politicians get translated into endeavours.
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