Statement and Conclusion problems
- 1. Statement
In one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200, out of which 160 runs were made by spinners.
Conclusions
I. 80% of the team consists of spinners.
II. The opening batsmen were spinners.
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
Correct Answer: if neither Conclusion I nor II follows
Explanation:
Team may consist of the number of spinners more or less than that given in Conclusion I. Hence, Conclusion I does not follow. Secondly, it is not known from the statement that opening batsmen were spinners. Hence, Conclusion II does not follow.
- 2. Statement
Computer advertisements now fill magazine pages but the real computer revolution in India is taking place quietly and is a likely organization of Government.
Conclusions
I. Both the Central and State Government are computerizing rapidly.
II. The government does not fill the magazine pages with its computer advertisement.
Options- A. if only Conclusion I follows
- B. if only Conclusion II follows
- C. if either Conclusion I and II follows
- D. if neither Conclusion I and follows Discuss
Correct Answer: if only Conclusion I follows
Explanation:
It is given in the statement that computer revolution is taking place quietly and is a likely organization of the Government which means that computerization is being done rapidly Hence, I is valid and II is invalid.
- 3. Statement
Cases of bride-burning for dowry are not uncommon.
Conclusion
I. In spite of anti-dowry law, the ill practice still continues.
II. The punishment of inflicted on the party concerned is not hard enough.
Options- A. if only Conclusion I follows
- B. if only Conclusion II follows
- C. if either Conclusion I or II follows
- D. if both Conclusions I and II follow Discuss
Correct Answer: if both Conclusions I and II follow
Explanation:
I is valid as the statement discusses about dowry and bride-burning . II is valid because if punishment was hard enough, the such ill practice would not have happened.
- 4. What do you conclude from following two statements?
I. Hybrid plants are resistant to fungus.
II. Fungal infection reduce the life of plants
Options- A. For a long life-span grow hybrid plants
- B. Fungus attacks hybrid plants
- C. Yield is more in hybrid plants
- D. All plants are hybrid plants Discuss
Correct Answer: For a long life-span grow hybrid plants
Explanation:
Clearly, Conclusions I follows. Hybrid plants are resistant to fungus and hence the life-span of hybrid plants is greater.
- 5. Statements
I. Cloudy days tend to be less windiers than sunny days.
II. Foggy days tend to be less windy than cloudy days.
Options- A. Sunny days tend to be less windy than foggy days
- B. Sunny days tend to be windies than foggy days
- C. Foggy days and cloudy days tend to be less windies then sunny days
- D. Foggy days and sunny days tend to be less windy than cloudy days Discuss
Correct Answer: Foggy days and sunny days tend to be less windy than cloudy days
Explanation:
From Statement I, cloudy > more windy > sunny
From Statement II, cloudy >more windy > foggy
From both statements, we conclude that foggy days and sunny days tend to be less windy than cloudy days.
- 6. Statement:
The UN report, the latest in a series of four yearly reports reviewing the ozone layer since the Montreal Protocol (1987), has revealed that the hole in the ozone layer over Antartica is shrinking.
Statement:
I.We are now a point where the atmosphere can actually remove CFCs faster than they are being released into the atmosphere.
II. The level of destructive ozone-depleting CFCs in the atmosphere is declining.
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
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
The statement merely says that hole in the ozone layer over Antartica is shrinking. The statement gives no clue about the comparison of rate of release of CFCs atmosphere and removal of CFCs from the atmosphere. Hence, I does not follow. The hole in ozone-depleting elements. But shrinkage of the hole does not imply II necessarily. Hence II does not follow.
- 7. Statement:
'' I do not think like an old man. but how long can I go on deceiving myself?''_Mr 'X'
Conclusions :
I. The harsh reality of words has power to hit an individual.
II. Mr 'X' is an old man.
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
Correct Answer: if only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
We do not have complete idea regarding the context of the statement made by the speaker. Hence, I can' t be correlated with the statement. II follows from the tone of the statement. Why will a young person deliver such a statement?
- 8. Statement:
Fifty years after Independence, twice as many girls die before the age of five compared to boys, 40% of India's women are literate compared to 64% of males, and 43% of Indian girls attend primary schools compared to 62% of boys.
Conclusions:
I. Worsening environmental conditions and the absence of basic services deprive women of access to healthy and productive life.
II. In India women as a class are the single largest section living in absolute poverty.
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
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
I does not follow because the statement does not say about the reasons behind women's backwardness. Now see the word 'poverty' used in conclusion II. it can't be correlated with the statement. Hence, conclusion II does not follow.
- 9. Statement:
Do not hold the cellophone or even keep it in your pocket if you are too close to fuel fumes.-- An instruction
Conclusions :
I. There is a possibility that cellphones could ignite fires.
II.Cellophone is made from highly inflammable substances.
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
Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
The given instruction implies I. Hence,conclusion I follows. But conclusion II obviously does not follow.
- 10. Statement:
Global credit rating agency Standard and poors's (S&P) downgraded India's local currency rating to junk bond status. But India's foreign currency rating has been maintained at the same level as earlier, ie at junk bond or speculative grade.
Conclusions :
I. The downgrade is likely to demoralise the stock and foreign exchange markets and make overseas borrowing costlier.
II. India is gradually approaching a debt trap.
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
Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Local currencies rating plays a pivotal role in stock and foreign exchange market as well as overseas borrowing. Hence conclusion I follows. Conclusion II does not necessarily follow because the given revelation is not enough.
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