Statement and Conclusion Questions

• Education policy – funding and quality: “Quality has a price tag. India is allocating large funds to education.” Determine which conclusions must follow regarding imminent quality improvement and the sufficiency of funding alone.
• Finance & disclosure – sector-specific ratings for investor protection: “Though agencies like CRISIL and ICRA exist, there is demand for a separate rating agency for IT companies to protect investors.” Identify which conclusions follow regarding the need for specialized assessment skills and immediate investor protection.
• Critical reasoning on education quality gaps — from the statement 'The standard of education in private schools is much better than Municipal and Zila Parishad–run schools', determine which conclusion logically follows about improving government schools versus immediately closing them
• Logical inference with quantifiers — from 'All the organised persons find time for rest; Sunita, despite a very busy schedule, finds time for rest', assess whether it necessarily follows that Sunita is organised or that she is industrious
• Analysing policy inference from demand–production gap — given 'Domestic demand has been increasing faster than indigenous crude oil production', decide whether importing crude is a necessary inference or whether demand must be reduced
• Evaluating examination reform claims — from 'Stop the present examination system and replace it with methods that measure real merit', infer whether exams should be abolished and whether the current system fails to measure true merit
• Interpreting an aphorism about fashion cycles — from 'Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months', decide whether designers misunderstand the public or whether the public is highly susceptible to novelty
• Necessary condition versus meaningful freedom — from 'Until our country achieves economic equality, political freedom and democracy would be meaningless', determine whether political freedom and democracy are conjoint and whether economic equality leads to real freedom and democracy
• Syllogism / Logical Consequence Premise: “All soldiers serve their country.” Which conclusion follows logically and is certain?
• Logical Inference Facts: A factory worker has five children. No one else in the factory has five children. Which conclusion is logically certain?
• Argument Evaluation Claim: Television convinces viewers that the likelihood of becoming a victim of violent crime is extremely high and, by its nature, persuades viewers to passively accept whatever happens to them. Which conclusion best captures the author’s point?
• Quantitative Logic — Trees in a Forest Facts: A forest has as many sandal trees as Ashoka trees. Three-fourths of all trees are old. One-half of all trees are at the flowering stage. Which statement must be true?
• Policy Inference Statement: The government is soon going to introduce a bill that will permit the establishment of private universities under very strict directions. Which conclusion is most reasonably implied?
• Logical Interpretation — Proverb Meaning “All that glitters is not gold.” What is the most accurate implication of this proverb in critical reasoning terms?
• Quantifier Logic — “Most” Statements “Most dresses in that shop are expensive.” What follows with certainty?
• Conditional Facility Rule — Lifts and Floors “Many business offices are in 2–8 floor buildings. If a building has more than 3 floors, it has a lift.” What must be true?
• Universal Statement — Libraries and Books “Every library has books.” Which conclusion is fully justified?
• Set Counting — Sports Participation in a Class Three-fourths of the boys play football, one-half play cricket, and one-fourth of the cricket players do not play football. What fraction of boys play neither cricket nor football?
• Applied Judgement — Emergency Information on Identity Cards “Every person should carry an identity card showing blood group, complete address, and telephone number for contact in case of serious accident.” What is the strongest supporting inference?
• Data Sufficiency in Percentages — Workforce Composition “In this company: 60% employees are male, 40% are female; 80% of all employees are sincere; 40% of all employees are from Rawalpura.” What can be concluded with certainty?