Statement — None of the bank unions could comprehend that the information-technology wave was unstoppable; unless banks learned to swim along with the tide, they would be swept away. Conclusions — I. A time will come when banks are rendered redundant by information technology. II. Information technology is yet to make its impact on banks.
Verbal Reasoning
Statement and Conclusion
Difficulty: Medium
Choose an option
Answer
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows
Explanation
Introduction / Context:The statement warns that IT disruption is unstoppable and non-adopters risk being “swept away.” We test claims about banks becoming redundant (I) and IT not yet impacting banks (II).
Given Data / Assumptions:
- Premise implies strong impact already and in future; it advocates adaptation.
- It does not claim banks will vanish; it claims non-adapting banks will suffer.
Concept / Approach:I overstates to “redundant banks” rather than “banks must adapt”; not entailed. II contradicts the premise—if the tide is unstoppable and threatens to sweep away laggards, the impact is real, not absent.
Final Answer:Neither I nor II follows.