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- Question
- Two statements are given. You have to answer considering the statement to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.
Statements ;
1. James works in a factory.
2. He gets a salary.
Options- A. James loves his work and his salary.
- B. James gets paid for his work.
- C. James loves his salary
- D. James likes to work in a factory.
- Correct Answer
- James gets paid for his work.
ExplanationJames gets paid for his work.
- 1. Statement : Aggressive animals can be trained with care and affection to behave as the occassion demands.
Conclusion I : Trained dogs cannot be aggressive.
II : Animals are always aggressive unless care and and affection is given to them.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Neither I nor II follows
- D. Both I and II follows Discuss
- 2. Statement :
1. Temple is place of worship
2. Church is also a place of worship.
Conclusions :
I. Hindus and Christians use the same place for worship.
II. All churches are temples.
Options- A. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
- B. Both conclusions I and II followo
- C. Only conclusion I follows
- D. Only conclusion II follows Discuss
- 3. Statement:
All over the world there is rat race for achieving higher growth rate of the GDP, but the economic benefits are seldom calculated vis-a-vis the social cost incurred in the from of degradation of environment.
Conclusions :
I. Higher growth rate achieved by degradation of environment is not good.
II. Other modes of achieving higher growth rate is more beneficiary than the current mode.
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:
There is an anomalous situation in India at present. The food production is over 200 m tonnes and there are 40 m tonnes of foodgrains in the godowns. But there is no food security among millions of people.
Conclusions :
I. People do not have the power to purchase food.
II. Indian government exports most part of the foodgrains.
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 militants killed in recent commando operation in country X wore new shoes.-A leader of country X
Conclusions :
I. The militants were not citizens of country 'X'.
II. The militants were not foreigners.
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 :
1. Some clerks are poor;
2. A is poor
Conclusion :
I. A is clerk.
II. A has a large family.
Options- A. Both conclusions I and Ii
- B. Only conclusion II
- C. Only conclusion I follows.
- D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion Ii follows. Discuss
- 7. Statement: Ministers arrived at the public function in their cars.
Conclusions:
I. All ministers are rich
II. Ministers have cars.
III. Ministers came to the public function.
Options- A. (1) Only II and III are implicit in the statement.
- B. (2) Only I is implicit in the statement
- C. (3) Only I and II are implicit in the statement
- D. (4) Only III and I are implicit in the statement. Discuss
- 8. Statement
Smoking is one of the human weaknesses, which tends to test the willpower of the smoker to the edge.
Conclusions
1. It is very difficult for the smokers to give up smoking even if they want to.
2. Human beings have other weaknesses as well.
Options- A. if only Conclusion I follows
- B. if only Conclusion II follows
- C. if either Conclusion I or II follows
- D. if neither Conclusion I nor II follows Discuss
- 9. Statement
All the TV sets manufactured in India, 'Solar' brand has the largest sale.
Conclusion
1. Volume of sales of all brands of TV sets manufactured is known.
2. The production of no other TV set is as large as that of 'Solar' .
Options- A. if only Conclusion I follows
- B. if only Conclusion II follows
- C. if either Conclusion I or II follows
- D. if neither Conclusion I nor II follows Discuss
- 10. Statement
No country is absolutely self dependent these days.
Conclusion.
I. It is impossible to grow and produce all that a country needs.
II. Country's men is general have become lazy.
Options- A. If only Conclusion I follows
- B. If only Conclusion II follows
- C. If either Conclusion I or II follows
- D. If neither Conclusion I nor II follows Discuss
Statement and Conclusion problems
Search Results
Correct Answer: Both I and II follows
Explanation:
Both I and II follows
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Explanation:
Temple and Church are place of worship. It does not imply that hindus and christians use the same place for worship.
Therefore, neither I nor II follows.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
I is an assumption that has led the speaker to show his concern in the statement. II can also not be concluded. We don't know about the benefits/losses of alternative modes.
Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
I can be concluded. It is an important reason of the insecurity of food in spite of large stocks and production. II can't be concluded.
Correct Answer: if either I or II follows
Explanation:
New shoes can't reveal one's citizenship. But either of the conclusions must be true .
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion I nor conclusion Ii follows.
Explanation:
It is not necessary that A is a clerk though he is poor.
Correct Answer: (1) Only II and III are implicit in the statement.
Explanation:
The use of term 'All' in the conclusion I makes it invalid. We know that, definite conclusion cannot be drawn from general statement.
Ministers arrived at the public function in their cars. Thus. ministers have cars and they attended public function. Therefore, only II and III are implicit in the statement.
Correct Answer: if only Conclusion II follows
Explanation:
Clearly, people have many weaknesses, smoking is one of them. But it is not true that if a person desires to give up smoking he is not able to do it. Hence , only II is true.
Correct Answer: if only Conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Of all the TV sets manufactured in India, 'Solar' brand has the largest sale' , it can be said only when volume of sales of all brands of TV sets manufactured is know. thus, Conclusion I follows. Nothing can be said about conclusion II as we don't have any information about the production of different brands of TV.
Correct Answer: If only Conclusion I follows
Explanation:
The second conclusion is an irrational inference, But first conclusion is correct as it is impossible for a country to grow and produce all that it needs.
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