Statement and Conclusion Questions

• Ethical Reasoning – Consistency of actions: “People who speak too much against dowry are those who had taken it themselves.” Decide which conclusions follow: (I) It is easier said than done; (II) People have double standards.
• Health Infrastructure – Norm versus state performance: The national norm is 100 hospital beds per thousand population, but this state has 150 beds per thousand. Determine which conclusions follow: (I) The national norm is appropriate; (II) The state’s health system is taking adequate care in this regard.
• Critical reasoning — statements and conclusions on investment risk advisories: From the statement 'Our securities investments carry market risk. Consult your investment advisor or agent before investing', determine which conclusion logically follows regarding whether one should avoid securities altogether or whether an advisor can calculate market risk with certainty
• Critical reasoning — politics and money: From the statement 'Money plays a vital role in politics', decide whether it logically follows that the poor can never enter politics or that all rich people necessarily participate
• Critical reasoning — market prices and scarcity: From the statement 'Vegetable prices are soaring in the market', judge whether it follows that vegetables are becoming rare or that people cannot eat vegetables any longer
• Critical reasoning — road safety and accidents: A serious car accident has again focused attention on the unsatisfactory state of roads; decide whether the accident was fatal and whether multiple accidents have occurred due to bad roads
• Critical reasoning — health survey inference: A report says those who exercise at least 30 minutes daily are less prone to heart ailments; decide if moderate exercise is necessary for health or if desk-bound workers definitely suffer heart disease
• Critical reasoning — proverb interpretation: From the adage 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush', infer whether contentment with existing gains and avoiding unnecessary craving for uncertain gains both logically follow
• Critical reasoning — subjective world view: From 'This world is neither good nor evil; each man manufactures a world for himself', determine whether some people will find the world quite good and some quite bad
• Critical reasoning — admissions eligibility vs selection: If eligibility requires a minimum second-class Master's degree and candidates appearing in the final exam may also apply, decide whether it follows that all such candidates will be selected
• Critical reasoning — school discipline and reputation: From 'Any student who does not behave properly brings a bad name to himself and to the school', infer whether removal is mandated and whether stricter discipline is ineffective
• Critical reasoning — employment ultimatum outcomes: A GM orders four managers to resign by next day or face termination; three resign the same evening — deduce whether the fourth will resign next day or be terminated
• Logical deduction – syllogism with set relations: “Only good singers are invited to the conference, and no one without a sweet voice qualifies as a good singer.” Based on these premises, determine which conclusions necessarily follow about invitees and singers lacking a sweet voice.
• Critical reasoning – policy to build reading habits: “To cultivate interest in reading, the school mandates (from June) that each student must read two books per week and submit a weekly book report.” Identify which conclusions are logically supported about interest formation under compulsion and eventual habit development.
• Recruitment logic – eligibility filters and test calls: “Applications not meeting eligibility and/or submitted after the last date will be summarily rejected and such applicants will not be called for the written test.” Determine which conclusions necessarily follow about who is called and the sequence of scrutiny versus test.
• Social trend analysis – child migration to cities: “The number of child migrants in large cities is rising; these children leave families and join the urban poor doing odd jobs.” Decide which recommendations/conclusions are logically supported about checking migration and studying the children’s plight.
• Economic interdependence – national self-sufficiency claim: “No country is absolutely self-dependent these days.” Determine which conclusions are compelled regarding the feasibility of producing everything a country needs and the laziness of citizens.
• Income distribution – top decile share: “The top 10% of Indian households receive 35% of national income.” Identify which conclusions are logically supported about inequality and growth-related concentration.
• Sports ethics – award eligibility with fairness clause: “Players who break records in a fair way get special prizes. Player X broke the world record but tested positive for a prohibited drug.” Decide which conclusion follows about X’s prize.
• Consumer inference – persuasive claim about price and quality: “Company X has marketed the product. Go ahead; purchase it if price and quality are your considerations.” Determine whether it logically follows that the product’s quality is good and the price is reasonable.