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- Question
- Statement:
In India, most women see their dowry as the only share they will get in their parental property. What they object to are only extortionist demands.
Conclusions :
I. Indian women do not have any share in their parental property.
II. Extortionist demand by the bridegroom 's side is a common practice in Indian society.
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 because we can't infer about the legal status from a particular perception. As the stray incidents of extortionist demands of dowry cannot be generalised, conclusion II is not correct.
- 1. Statement:
The pollution-related problems made the people of country X realise that while economic growth was important, environment conservation was also necessary.
Conclusions :
I. Initially, the people of country 'X' concentrated only on economic growth of the country.
II. Economic growth has been achieved at the cost of environmental balance.
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:
Declaration of strike by teachers at the time of paper evaluation has become an incurable disease and a great threat to the government.
Conclusions :
I. Paper evaluation is the most important business of teachers.
II. Teachers are always in search of opportunity to get their demands fulfilled.
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:
It is time for the bureaucrats to mould their approach from negative energy to positive energy.
Conclusions :
I. Bureaucracy is mired in red-tape and empire-building.
II. As a permanent executive of modern democracies, bureaucrats can change the dynamics of our society.
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 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
- 5. 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
- 6. Statement:
The workplace of today, and certainly tomorrow, is no longer going to remain an exclusive 'man's world'. It is going to transform itself into a much fairer 'person's world'. where men and women work together as individuals.
Conclusions :
I. Sexual bias towards men at workplace is being removed by and by.
II. Women are as efficient as their male counterpart.
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:
In the Union budget 2000-0 1 defence allocation has been raised to Rs 58.587 cr from Rs 45,694 cr.
Conclusions :
I. Govt is paying greater attention to national security.
II. The difference in budget allocation is due to inflationary reasons.
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:
If India aims at becoming an information technology (IT) superpower over the next decade, it is about time to acknowledge the need for producing a pool of professionals.
Conclusions :
I. India is on the verge of becoming IT superpower.
II. Indian has adequate IT professionals but in order to retain them there is need to reward them suitably to prevent their migration abroad.
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:
''A five per cent increase in freight and passenger fares will yield only Rs 500 cr in the remaining part of the current financial year.''___The railway minister
Conclusions :
I. At least ten per cent increase was being expected .
II. The railway minister is a rich man.
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 Center is disinvesting in profit-making PSUs, which is wrong. It is doing so to meet its deficit.
Conclusions :
I. The Center should disinvest in loos-making PSUs.
II. The Centre has a surplus.
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:
Explanation:
The worsening of pollution-related problems accompanied by economic growth confirms conclusion II . And this automatically confirms I. (This imbalance is only because of lack of lack of awareness of the people of the country X.)
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Why do teachers declare their strike only at the time of paper evaluation? It can be concluded that paper evaluation is the most important business of teachers. Hence I follows. The phrase incurable disease used in the statement confirms II. Hence II follows.
Correct Answer: . if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
From the given statement we can't specify or define negative energy and positive energy. Hence I does not follow . II may be an assumption, but it certainly is not a conclusion.
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.
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 clause ''no longer going to remain an exclusive man's world'' clearly indicates that previously the workplace was dominated by men -a scenario that is now changing . Hence I follows. II can not be inferred from the given statement.
Correct Answer: if either I or II follows
Explanation:
Either I or II follows.
Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
As the statement is talking about becoming a superpower, we can conclude that it is about to become so. Hence I follows. Nothing can be concluded about the migration of IT professional. Hence II does not follow.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
The word only suggests that 5% is inadequate. But we are not told what the adequate level is. So I does not follow. II cannot be ascertained because when a railway minister talk of public funds, it is not on the basis of his private property. Even a poor man can deal with large public funds.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
We are not told anything about the loss -making PSUs. So I does not follow .II states just the opposite of what the statement says. Surplus and deficit are antonyms.
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