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- Question
Statements: Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
Conclusions:
- Fashion designers do not understand the public mind very well.
- The public by and large is highly susceptible to novelty.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow
- Correct Answer
- Only conclusion II follows
ExplanationThe statement asserts that people cannot stand any particular trend for long and seek change quite often. So, only II follows. - 1. Statements: He stressed the need to stop the present examination system and its replacement by other methods which would measure the real merit of the students.
Conclusions:
- Examinations should be abolished.
- The present examination system does not measure the real merit of the students.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 2. Statements: Domestic demand has been increasing faster than the production of indigenous crude oil.
Conclusions:
- Crude oil must be imported.
- Domestic demand should be reduced.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 3. Statements: All the organised persons find time for rest. Sunita, in spite of her very busy schedule, finds time for rest.
Conclusions:
- Sunita is an organised person.
- Sunita is an industrious person.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 4. Statements: The standard of education in private schools is much better than Municipal and Zila Parishad-run schools.
Conclusions:
- The Municipal and Zila Pariskad should make serious efforts to improve standard of their schools.
- All Municipal and Zila Parishad schools should be closed immediately.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 5. Statements: Although we have rating agencies like Crisil, ICRA, there is demand to have a separate rating agency for IT companies to protect investors.
Conclusions:
- Assessment of financial worth of IT companies calls for separate set of skills, insight and competencies.
- Now the investors investing in IT companies will get protection of their investment.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 6. Statements: Until our country achieves economic equality, political freedom and democracy would be meaningless.
Conclusions:
- Political freedom and democracy go hand in hand.
- Economic equality leads to real political freedom and democracy.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 7. Statements:
- The prices of petrol and diesel in the domestic market have remained unchanged for the past few months.
- The crude oil prices in the international market have gone up substantially in the last few months.
Options- A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
- B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
- C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
- D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
- E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause Discuss
- 8. Statements:
- The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered by the unaided institutions which are much lower than the fees charged last year.
- The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions.
Options- A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
- B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
- C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
- D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
- E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause Discuss
- 9. Statements:
- The Reserve Bank of India has recently put restrictions on few small banks in the country.
- The small banks in the private and co-operative sector in India are not in a position to withstand the competitions of the bigger in the public sector.
Options- A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
- B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
- C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
- D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
- E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause Discuss
- 10. Statements:
- All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.
- Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.
Options- A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
- B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
- C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
- D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
- E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause Discuss
Statement and Conclusion problems
Search Results
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
The statement stresses the need to adopt a new method of examination. So, I does not follow. However, II directly follows from the given statement.
Correct Answer: Either I or II follows
Explanation:
The statement mentions that demand for oil is increasing faster than the production. So, either the demand must be reduced or oil must be imported to cope with the increasing demand. Thus, either I or II follows.
Correct Answer: Both I and II follow
Explanation:
Sunita has a very busy schedule. This means that she is industrious. But still she finds time for rest. This means that she is an organised person. So, both I and II follow.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Clearly, the solution to the problem is not to close down the Municipal and Zila Parishad-run schools but to strive to improve the standard of education of these schools. So, only I follows while II does not.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
The need for separate rating agency for IT companies clearly indicates that such assessment requires a separate set of skills. So, I follows. However, the statement indicates only the need or demand and neither the future course of action nor its after-effects can be judged. So, II does not follow.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
Nothing about the relation between political freedom and democracy is mentioned in the statement. So, I does not follow. But II directly follows from the given statement.
Correct Answer: Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Explanation:
The prices of petrol and diesel being stagnant in the domestic market and the increase in the same in the international market must be backed by independent causes.
Correct Answer: Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
Explanation:
The parents' protest against high fees being charged by the institutions led the government to interfere and fix the fees at a more affordable level.
Correct Answer: Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
Explanation:
The inability of the small banks to compete with the bigger ones shall not ensure security and good service to the customers, which is an essential concomitant that has to be looked into by the Reserve Bank. I seems to be a remedial step for the same.
Correct Answer: Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Explanation:
Closing the schools for a week and the parents withdrawing their wards from the local schools are independent issues, which must have been triggered by different individual causes.
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