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- Question
- Statement:
''While the entire opposition today walked out of the Lok Sabha, the government's allies such as the TDP, the DMK and the Samata Party lent their support to the demand for rollback of fertilizer prices.''-A news
Conclusions :
I. Government decision is likely to put farmers into greater problems.
II. The government is under intense pressure form its allies and opposition alike .
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 does not follow because it is a subjective perception.II follows because while the oppostion walked out, even the allies have given vent to their dissatisfaction.
- 1. ''Large AC rooms are found to contain 700 parts per million (PPM) of carbon dioxide as compared to open areas which have only 320 ppm.''---A survey report
Conclusions :
I. Indoor plants can help reduce the carbon dioxide level in AC rooms.
II. Over a period of time, especially during the latter half of one's stay at the workplace, the percentage of oxygen comes down as 85 per cent of the same air gets circulated inside the room.
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:
''Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview and those who are not in receipt of call letters, need not unnecessarily correspond.''-An instruction to candidates by a recruitment cell
Conclusions :
I. If a candidate possesses the required qualities which are conducive to his/her candidature than he/she must be sent a call letter for interview.
II. Recruitment cell will not respond at all to those candidates who are not in receipt of cell letters.
Options- A. if only conclusion I follows
- B. if only conclusion II follows
- C. if only conclusion II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows, and Discuss
- 3. Statement:
The five-year ban imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Mr X was quashed by an arbitrator appointed by the city court.
Conclusions :
I. Mr X is now free to play international cricket.
II. Mr X will be inducted in the 15-member Indian team.
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:
Indeed, India is blessed with huge wealth of resources, favorable agro-climatic conditions, favorable policy environment, but the constraints that come in the way of converting those opportunities into realities hamper the growth of agri-business to a greater height in India.
Conclusions :
I. India lacks adequate cold storage and transport system
II. In India, there is low linkage between farmer and industry.
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:
According to the Central Statistical Organisation's advance estimates, India's gross domestic product will grow by just 4.4 per cent in 2002-03, as against 5.6 per cent in the last financial year. The economy has been dragged down by agriculture.
Conclusions :
I. Agriculture has showed negative growth, which failed to match last year's robust growth.
II. The news will be a bad news for those who are looking forward to an economic recovery.
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:
Both the teams X and Y have a history of neck-and-neck matches and they are going to face each other in the supersix round of World Cup cricket matches.
Conclusions :
I. In the supersix round if the teams X and Y face each other X will be the winner and Y will be the loser.
II. In the supersix round if the teams X and Y face each other X will be the loser and Y will be the winner.
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:
If I had my way, I would ban poll surveys and exit polls as they appear to be planted note that it was these polls which had given a lesser number of seats to Party X and had left party Y way behind in the fry.__CM of state Z
Conclusions :
I. Party X got more seats than predicted by poll surveys.
II. Party Y had gotten defeat in the fray of making government.
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:
Government has decided to put a ban on all the naxalite organisations operating in various parts of the country.
Conclusions :
I. Government is concerned with the internal security of the nation.
II. Naxalite groups have been found to be indulging in disruptive activities in country.
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:
Plans have been formalised to recruit Asian and black police officers from abroad, especially from India, to fill the increasing manpower shortage in Britain.
Conclusions :
I. Britain does not have its own efficient manpower to meet its demand.
II. The Indian police service conditions and the country's laws are almost akin to the British service conditions and criminal law and procedures.
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:
''In a rural area people generally lack computer skills, some of them are even unaware of the word ''computer'' but not so in my native place.'' - Mr 'X'
Conclusions :
I. X's native place is in a rural area .
II. Most people belonging to X's native place are aware of computer skills.
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 neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
Both I and II are beyond the scope of the statement.
Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
I Follows form the tone of the statement. But II does not follow from the statement. See the word 'unnecessarily' used in the statement.
Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Quashing of ban will result in conclusion I. Hence I follows. But II does not follow from the statement.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
We can't co-relate the given conclusions with the statement given. Hence, neither I nor II follows.
Correct Answer: if only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
The sentence ''the economy has been dragged down by agriculture'' does not necessarily imply that agriculture showed negative growth . Possibility of nominal growth can't be ruled out. Hence, I does not follow.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
History of neck-and neck matches implies that it is hard to predict well in advance. Do not opt for 'either' because the case of 'draw' can' t be ignored.
Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Lack of faith in poll survey is based on the results force cast about the performance of Party X and party Y.This mars I true. But the statement does not lead to II.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
I is obvious due to the initiative taken by the government. II is also true; that is why the bank is being implemented.
Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Recruiting officers from abroad implies. I Conclusion II can't be correlated with the statements.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Both I and II follow because of the tone of the statement.
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