Statement and Conclusion problems
- 1. Statement:
Government seeks the active involvement of the traffic police in impounding the erring auto rickshaws and taking action against those drivers who are fleecing the common man and who are not installing legal equipment required for this purpose.
Conclusions :
I. Erring autorickshaws cause inconvenience to common people.
II. Impounding of autorickshaws and legal action against guilty drivers will send a message to other drivers and owners to learn lessons.
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:
Explanation:
I follows; that is why the government is taking action against erring autorickshaws. II is obvious.
- 2. Statement:
As far as academic record is concerned, Mr X and Mr Y have almost equal records but in dishonesty one lags behind the other.
Conclusions :
I. Mr X is more dishonest than Mr Y.
II. Mr Y is more dishonest than Mr X.
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 either I or II follows
Explanation:
The statement does not make clear who is more dishonest between X and Y. But, either conclusion I or II must follow.
- 3. Statement:
Residues of extremely harmful pesticides have been found in popular brands of bottled water and this is a major jolt for the water industry, which is worth Rs 1000 crore annually and which is growing at 40 per cent as more and more Indians look for safe drinking.
Conclusions :
I. The presence of pesticides in bottled water has huge implications for public health.
II. Drinking water is harmful for human beings.
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:
I follows. That is why it is a jolt to the water industry. The presence of pesticides undermines the very purpose of ''safe drinking''. II does not follow because the statement talks only about ''bottled water'', not drinking water in general.
- 4. Statement:
According to the Central Statistical Organisation's advance estimates, India's gross domestic product will grow by just 4.4 per cent in 2002-03, as against 5.6 per cent in the last financial year. The economy has been dragged down by agriculture.
Conclusions :
I. Agriculture has showed negative growth, which failed to match last year's robust growth.
II. The news will be a bad news for those who are looking forward to an economic recovery.
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:
The sentence ''the economy has been dragged down by agriculture'' does not necessarily imply that agriculture showed negative growth . Possibility of nominal growth can't be ruled out. Hence, I does not follow.
- 5. Statement:
Indeed, India is blessed with huge wealth of resources, favorable agro-climatic conditions, favorable policy environment, but the constraints that come in the way of converting those opportunities into realities hamper the growth of agri-business to a greater height in India.
Conclusions :
I. India lacks adequate cold storage and transport system
II. In India, there is low linkage between farmer and industry.
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:
We can't co-relate the given conclusions with the statement given. Hence, neither I nor II follows.
- 6. Statement:
The five-year ban imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Mr X was quashed by an arbitrator appointed by the city court.
Conclusions :
I. Mr X is now free to play international cricket.
II. Mr X will be inducted in the 15-member Indian team.
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:
Quashing of ban will result in conclusion I. Hence I follows. But II does not follow from the statement.
- 7. Statement:
''Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview and those who are not in receipt of call letters, need not unnecessarily correspond.''-An instruction to candidates by a recruitment cell
Conclusions :
I. If a candidate possesses the required qualities which are conducive to his/her candidature than he/she must be sent a call letter for interview.
II. Recruitment cell will not respond at all to those candidates who are not in receipt of cell letters.
Options- A. if only conclusion I follows
- B. if only conclusion II follows
- C. if only conclusion II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows, and Discuss
Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
I Follows form the tone of the statement. But II does not follow from the statement. See the word 'unnecessarily' used in the statement.
- 8. ''Large AC rooms are found to contain 700 parts per million (PPM) of carbon dioxide as compared to open areas which have only 320 ppm.''---A survey report
Conclusions :
I. Indoor plants can help reduce the carbon dioxide level in AC rooms.
II. Over a period of time, especially during the latter half of one's stay at the workplace, the percentage of oxygen comes down as 85 per cent of the same air gets circulated inside the room.
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:
Both I and II are beyond the scope of the statement.
- 9. Statement:
''While the entire opposition today walked out of the Lok Sabha, the government's allies such as the TDP, the DMK and the Samata Party lent their support to the demand for rollback of fertilizer prices.''-A news
Conclusions :
I. Government decision is likely to put farmers into greater problems.
II. The government is under intense pressure form its allies and opposition alike .
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:
I does not follow because it is a subjective perception.II follows because while the oppostion walked out, even the allies have given vent to their dissatisfaction.
- 10. Statement:
Both the teams X and Y have a history of neck-and-neck matches and they are going to face each other in the supersix round of World Cup cricket matches.
Conclusions :
I. In the supersix round if the teams X and Y face each other X will be the winner and Y will be the loser.
II. In the supersix round if the teams X and Y face each other X will be the loser and Y will be the winner.
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:
History of neck-and neck matches implies that it is hard to predict well in advance. Do not opt for 'either' because the case of 'draw' can' t be ignored.
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