Statement and Conclusion Questions

• Statement: None of the bank unions could comprehend that the information technology wave was unstoppable and unless banks learn to swim along with the tide, they would be swept away. Conclusions : I. There shall come a time when banks will be rendered redundant by the advent of information technology. II. Information technology is yet to make its impact on the banks.
• Statement: The Indian cement industry has witnessed strong consumption growth during 1999 wherein cement consumption grew by 17.5 per cent Apr-Dec 1999 over the same period in 1998. Conclusions : I. There has a marked growth in civil construction in 1999. II. Repair works have been carried out on a massive scale in 1999.
• Statement: The Union finance minister in his latest budget speech declared that expenditure growth will be curbed and structural changes in the composition of expenditure brought about. Conclusions : I. Expenditure has begun to take its toll on India's growth . II. More than the amount of expenditure, it is its composition that has affected the country's growth.
• Statement: Medical advancement has increased life expectancy and also the expectation of all and sundry to live longer and healthier but spiralling medical cost is a real spoilsport. Conclusions : I. Advancement in medical science caters to the needs of moneyed classes alone. II. Nowadays medical profession has become a means of amassing wealth at the cost of ethics.
• Statement: Because of the portrayal of ''modern'' women in films and private Indian channels which are popular in Pakistan, Pakistanis believe that Indian women are totally under the Western influence. Conclusions : I. Films and visual media largely depict the culture of a country. II. Women in Pakistan are still uninfluenced by the Western culture.
• Statement: The Chief minister of state A expressed serious concern over the 32 per cent drop-out rate in government schools. Conclusions : I. There is a growing concern in state A over the flight of students from schools. II. State A is trying all out to increase its literacy rate.
• Statement: It is time for the bureaucrats to mould their approach from negative energy to positive energy. Conclusions : I. Bureaucracy is mired in red-tape and empire-building. II. As a permanent executive of modern democracies, bureaucrats can change the dynamics of our society.
• Statement: Declaration of strike by teachers at the time of paper evaluation has become an incurable disease and a great threat to the government. Conclusions : I. Paper evaluation is the most important business of teachers. II. Teachers are always in search of opportunity to get their demands fulfilled.
• Statement: The pollution-related problems made the people of country X realise that while economic growth was important, environment conservation was also necessary. Conclusions : I. Initially, the people of country 'X' concentrated only on economic growth of the country. II. Economic growth has been achieved at the cost of environmental balance.
• Statement: In India, most women see their dowry as the only share they will get in their parental property. What they object to are only extortionist demands. Conclusions : I. Indian women do not have any share in their parental property. II. Extortionist demand by the bridegroom 's side is a common practice in Indian society.
• Statement: The workplace of today, and certainly tomorrow, is no longer going to remain an exclusive 'man's world'. It is going to transform itself into a much fairer 'person's world'. where men and women work together as individuals. Conclusions : I. Sexual bias towards men at workplace is being removed by and by. II. Women are as efficient as their male counterpart.
• Statement: In the Union budget 2000-0 1 defence allocation has been raised to Rs 58.587 cr from Rs 45,694 cr. Conclusions : I. Govt is paying greater attention to national security. II. The difference in budget allocation is due to inflationary reasons.
• Statement: If India aims at becoming an information technology (IT) superpower over the next decade, it is about time to acknowledge the need for producing a pool of professionals. Conclusions : I. India is on the verge of becoming IT superpower. II. Indian has adequate IT professionals but in order to retain them there is need to reward them suitably to prevent their migration abroad.
• Statement: ''A five per cent increase in freight and passenger fares will yield only Rs 500 cr in the remaining part of the current financial year.''___The railway minister Conclusions : I. At least ten per cent increase was being expected . II. The railway minister is a rich man.
• Statement: The Center is disinvesting in profit-making PSUs, which is wrong. It is doing so to meet its deficit. Conclusions : I. The Center should disinvest in loos-making PSUs. II. The Centre has a surplus.
• Statement: As we globalise, you realise that economics is the driver of the political relationship ----- it is not the other way round. That is what is happening between India and the US. Conclusions : I. The Indo-US relationships are improving . II. Trade between India and US is diminishing.
• Statement: For locating your buyers, negotiating with importers, securing buying agencies and orders, and for exporting your goods, write to us. Conclusions : I. We are an export house. II. Our dealings are done only through correspondence.
• Statement: ''In the every of a major attack against India or Indian force anywhere, by biological or chemical weapons, India will retain the option of retaliating with nuclear weapons.'' -Statement made by Cabinet Committee on Security Conclusions : I. India has no biological or chemical weapons. II. Attack made by biological or chemical weapons on India is likely to cause mass destruction.
• Statement: Gold demand has fallen in the first half due to rising prices and trend is likely to continue in the second half. Conclusions : I. Customers are very price-sensitive. II. There will be no improvement in demand in the second half.
• Statement: Government of state 'X' has orders a fresh inquiry into the mysterious death of the leopard at a zoo in the state. Conclusions : I. The leopard is a pet domestic animal. II. The leopard is a wild animals.