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  • Question
  • Statements: All politicians are honest. All honest are fair.

    Conclusions:

    1. Some honest are politicians.
    2. No honest is politician.
    3. Some fair are politicians.
    4. All fair are politicians.


  • Options
  • A. None follows.
  • B. Only I follows.
  • C. Only I and II follow.
  • D. Only I and III follow

  • Correct Answer
  • Only I and III follow 

    Explanation
    Clearly, it follows that 'All politicians are fair'. I is the converse of the first premise, while III is the converse of the above conclusion. So, both I and III hold.

  • More questions

    • 1. monopoly

    • Options
    • A. corrupt
    • B. exclusive
    • C. rich
    • D. gigantic
    • Discuss
    • 2. Statements:

      1. The farmers have decided against selling their kharif crops to the Government agencies.
      2. The Government has reduced the procurement price of kharif crops starting from last month to the next six 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
    • 3. Statement: His recent investment in the shares of Company A is only a gamble.

      Assumptions:

      1. He may incur loss on his investment.
      2. He may gain from his investment.


    • Options
    • A. Only assumption I is implicit
    • B. Only assumption II is implicit
    • C. Either I or II is implicit
    • D. Neither I nor II is implicit
    • E. Both I and II are implicit
    • Discuss
    • 4. Statement: 'Double your money in five months.' - An advertisement.

      Assumptions:

      1. The assurance is not genuine.
      2. People want their money to grow.


    • Options
    • A. Only assumption I is implicit
    • B. Only assumption II is implicit
    • C. Either I or II is implicit
    • D. Neither I nor II is implicit
    • E. Both I and II are implicit
    • Discuss
    • 5. Statements: To cultivate interest in reading, the school has made it compulsory from June this year for each student to read two books per week and submit a weekly report on the books.

      Conclusions:

      1. Interest in reading can be created by force.
      2. Some students will eventually develop interest in reading.


    • 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. Statement: All existing inequalities can be reduced, if not utterly eradicated, by action of governments or by revolutionary change of government.

      Assumptions:

      1. Inequality is a man-made phenomenon.
      2. No person would voluntarily part with what he possesses.


    • Options
    • A. Only assumption I is implicit
    • B. Only assumption II is implicit
    • C. Either I or II is implicit
    • D. Neither I nor II is implicit
    • E. Both I and II are implicit
    • Discuss
    • 7. Statement: The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water.

      Assumptions:

      1. People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately.
      2. Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.


    • Options
    • A. Only assumption I is implicit
    • B. Only assumption II is implicit
    • C. Either I or II is implicit
    • D. Neither I nor II is implicit
    • E. Both I and II are implicit
    • Discuss
    • 8. Statement: Because of the large number of potholes in road X, reaching airport in time has become difficult.

      Assumptions:

      1. Reaching airport in time may not be always necessary.
      2. There is no other convenient road to the airport.


    • Options
    • A. Only assumption I is implicit
    • B. Only assumption II is implicit
    • C. Either I or II is implicit
    • D. Neither I nor II is implicit
    • E. Both I and II are implicit
    • Discuss
    • 9. Statement: Greater public participation results in good civic governance. - Statement of Municipal Commissioner of City A.

      Assumptions:

      1. The municipal office is not competent to effect good civic administration.
      2. Good civic governance is a matter of collective will and effort of the people and administration.


    • Options
    • A. Only assumption I is implicit
    • B. Only assumption II is implicit
    • C. Either I or II is implicit
    • D. Neither I nor II is implicit
    • E. Both I and II are implicit
    • Discuss
    • 10. Statement: The Central Government has directed the State Governments to reduce government expenditure in view of the serious resource crunch and it may not be able to sanction any additional grant to the states for the next six months.

      Assumptions:

      1. The State Governments are totally dependent on Central Government for its expenditures.
      2. The Central Government has reviewed the expenditure account of the State Government.
      3. The State Governments will abide by the directive.


    • Options
    • A. None is implicit
    • B. Only II and III are implicit
    • C. Only III is implicit
    • D. All are implicit
    • E. None of these
    • Discuss


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