Statement and Conclusion Questions

• Statement: “There is no harm in providing a safety net for international players, but we need to pay more to our first-class players, especially as most of them are without jobs.” — BCCI treasurer. Conclusions: I. Senior (international) players already get huge amounts and giving them more makes little sense. II. All first-class players need more motivation than international players.
• Statement: “Every Indian has to be a part of the global war on terrorism. We must, and we will, stamp out this evil from our land, and from the world.” — Prime Minister of India. Conclusions: I. People’s participation will certainly reduce the menace of terrorism. II. The Prime Minister is deeply concerned about terrorism.
• Statement: In a non-immunised child, if the body loses the war against the polio virus, the virus is carried by the blood to the nervous system; when the nervous system loses, the nerves controlling muscles are destroyed, causing paralysis. Conclusions: I. Strong, well-executed immunisation programmes are likely to reduce polio cases. II. In a non-immunised child, there are no antibodies to restrict the virus attack inside the body.
• Statement: There is no person who does not possess some virtue, and no person who is entirely free from evil. Conclusions: I. Man is fraught with either virtue or evil (but not both). II. Good and evil points are both present in all of us.
• Statement: A woman’s biological clock starts ticking in her late 20s, not her mid-30s, and male fertility also begins to wane by the late 30s (doctor’s report). Conclusions: I. Older couples will not be able to conceive. II. Both men and women experience diminishing ability to procreate with age.
• Statement: Calamities strike India as a regular event. Unless we are well prepared and well equipped to meet the onslaught, the devastation in terms of death and destruction will remain high and harrowing. Conclusions: I. India is struck by floods every few years. II. Taking cautious, preparatory steps requires scientific expertise.
• Statement: Mr. X is planning to transform his old sweet shop into a fast-food joint. Conclusions: I. Fast food is much more in demand than sweets. II. Diabetes is on the rise.
• Statement: The American presidential election matters not just to Americans but to the entire world. Conclusions: I. World affairs are highly influenced by the policies of the power-bearers in the United States. II. It is the American President who delivers justice to the entire world.
• Statement: Bank strikes have become endemic, and time and again the hardships to the public and business community have been narrated ad nauseam. Conclusions: I. Bank employees are not getting proper salaries. II. Banks come under Essential Services.
• Statement: As computers enter new markets among middle-class Indian homes and the small office–home office (SOHO) segment, pirated software is invading PCs more than ever before. Conclusions: I. Big offices and rich people rarely use pirated software. II. Original (licensed) software is very costly compared to pirated copies.
• Statement: Due to extensive liberalization, multinational companies (MNCs) are expanding operations in India, and products of Indian origin are losing their hold among users. Conclusions: I. Indian products are costlier than MNC products. II. The quality of Indian products is inferior to that of MNC products.
• Statement: Western nations are withdrawing from United Nations peacekeeping missions in areas outside their strategic interest. Conclusions: I. Western nations are primarily acting out of personal safety concerns. II. Their deployments are driven more by self-interest than by resolving the distressed country’s problems.
• Statement: India has one of the world’s largest reservoirs of technical personnel, and also the world’s largest middle class. Simultaneously, it has the largest numbers of illiterates, people below the poverty line, and children suffering from malnutrition. Conclusions: I. India’s population is the highest in the world. II. India is the world’s largest democratic country.
• Statement: In India, a large portion of the 3 million mobile phones sold so far have been purchased from the grey market. Conclusions: I. There are at least 3 million mobile phone subscribers in India. II. Grey-market products are tax-free.
• Statement: As India’s push for faster development gains momentum, the government finds itself handicapped by a serious dearth of data-based knowledge and analysis, which should form the basis of decisions and policy-making. Conclusions: I. The government began development work without collecting necessary data. II. Employees of the statistical department are corrupt.
• Statement: Most Indians know they have a great heritage, but few would include science within that heritage. Conclusions: I. Many Indians consider science a major part of what makes India’s heritage great. II. Many Indians are unaware that India has a great scientific heritage.
• Statement: Every school should promote partnerships that increase parental involvement and participation to foster children’s growth. Conclusions: I. For children’s growth, parents should be involved in various school activities. II. Parental involvement has no influence on children’s growth.
• Statements: I. For protection of Indian museums, the Central Government is responsible. II. Victoria Memorial Hall is national property. Conclusions: I. Indian Museum is national property. II. The nation’s historical property is protected by the Central Government.
• Statements: I. The principal will address the students at 10:00 a.m. II. You are requested to take your seats before 10:00 a.m. Assumptions: I. If a student is not seated before 10:00 a.m., the function cannot start. II. The function will start as scheduled.
• Statements: 1) Due to contamination of water, a large number of people were admitted to hospitals. 2) The symptoms observed in these patients were of typhoid. Conclusions: I. Contaminated water leads to typhoid. II. Typhoid is a contagious disease.