Statement and Conclusion Questions

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• ''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.
• 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 .
• 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.
• Statement: If I had my way, I would ban poll surveys and exit polls as they appear to be planted note that it was these polls which had given a lesser number of seats to Party X and had left party Y way behind in the fry.__CM of state Z Conclusions : I. Party X got more seats than predicted by poll surveys. II. Party Y had gotten defeat in the fray of making government.
• Statement: Government has decided to put a ban on all the naxalite organisations operating in various parts of the country. Conclusions : I. Government is concerned with the internal security of the nation. II. Naxalite groups have been found to be indulging in disruptive activities in country.
• Statement: Plans have been formalised to recruit Asian and black police officers from abroad, especially from India, to fill the increasing manpower shortage in Britain. Conclusions : I. Britain does not have its own efficient manpower to meet its demand. II. The Indian police service conditions and the country's laws are almost akin to the British service conditions and criminal law and procedures.
• Statement: ''In a rural area people generally lack computer skills, some of them are even unaware of the word ''computer'' but not so in my native place.'' - Mr 'X' Conclusions : I. X's native place is in a rural area . II. Most people belonging to X's native place are aware of computer skills.
• Statement: '' India will not withdraw its troops from the border until its satisfied that cross border infiltration has ended.''--- US Defence secretary Conclusions: I. India has optimum number of troops to sustain its internal peace. II. Infiltration is a serious problem.
• Statement: ''The good news is the shows have been postponed, not cancelled. The bad news is the disappointment of fans and the thousands of pounds lost.'' ---Criticism made by Mr X. when two mega Bollywood shows were declared postponed. Conclusions : I. Thousand of viewers were preparing to watch the giant shows. II.The shows are to be organised in the UK.
• Statement: ''If You are attacked it is perfectly legitimate under international law to exercise the right of hot pursuit. At this moment we are not considering it. ''--- Union Home Minister of country 'X' Conclusions : I.Hot pursuit is the ultimate step. II. Country 'X' has been attacked by some other country.
• Statement: ''Examination papers of science for class X and maths and physics for class XII have been simplified by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).--- Director of CBSE Conclusions : I. The initiative adopted by CBSE will improve efficiency of student to a great extent. II. Simplification of examination papers is likely to reduce psychological pressure on students.
• Statement: Under the newly formulated strategy by state X, the use of articles made of non-reusable plastics such as forks, spoons, cords or strings, cords or strings, sheets and mats and the distribution of newspapers and periodicals in plastic wrappers have been banned as an environment -cleaning initiative. Conclusions : I. Most people of State X will be satisfied with the initiative taken by the government. II. Most people of state X will not be satisfied by the initiative taken by the government .
• Statement: The government has taken every possible step to deal effectively with the drought. Our godowns are brimming with foodgrains.-PM of country'X' Conclusions : I. The government of country 'X' will not let anyone die of hunger. II. Effective and concentrated effort is likely to lessen the people's miseries caused by drought.