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Statement - Conclusions Questions and Answers

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Direction for [ Question No: 121 To 130 ] :

In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.

Give answer:

  • (A) If only conclusion I follows
  • (B) If only conclusion II follows
  • (C) If either I or II follows
  • (D) If neither I nor II follows and
  • (E) If both I and II follow.

121.

Statements: Until our country achieves economic equality, political freedom and democracy would be meaningless.

Conclusions:

1. Political freedom and democracy go hand in hand.

2. Economic equality leads to real political freedom and democracy.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only conclusion II follows

The statement makes economic equality the condition on which political freedom and democracy become meaningful - which is conclusion II. Conclusion I asserts a link between political freedom and democracy that the statement never argues; they are simply named together. Only II follows.

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122.

Statements: The best evidence of India's glorious past is the growing popularity of Ayurvedic medicines in the West.

Conclusions:

1. Ayurvedic medicines are not popular in India.

2. Allopathic medicines are more popular in India.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Neither I nor II follows

The statement is about Ayurveda’s growing popularity in the West and what that shows of India’s past. It says nothing about how popular Ayurvedic medicine is in India, still less about allopathy’s standing there. Neither follows.

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123.

Statements: Death keeps no calendar.

Conclusions:

1. Man must die one day.

2. Death can come at any time

Answer: E

Correct answer: Both I and II follow

To say death keeps no calendar is to say it comes without appointment - conclusion II - and the saying takes for granted that it comes to everyone in the end, which is conclusion I. Both follow.

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124.

Statements: Wind is an inexhaustible source of energy and an aerogenerator can convert it into electricity. Though not much has been done in this field, the survey shows that there is vast potential for developing wind as alternative source of energy.

Conclusions:

1. Energy by wind is comparatively newly emerging field.

2. The energy crisis can be dealt by exploring more in the field of aero-generation

Answer: E

The phrase 'not much has been done in this field' indicates that wind energy is a comparatively newly emerging field. So, I follows. The expression 'there is vast potential for developing wind as alternative source of energy' proves II to be true.

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125.

Statements: The average number of persons per household is 5 in urban areas whereas it is 7 in rural areas. The national average is 6.

Conclusions:

1. The population per unit area in the rural areas is higher than in the urban areas.

2. More persons live in the same household in the rural areas as compared to those in the urban areas.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only conclusion II follows

Conclusion II simply restates the figures: 7 persons to a rural household against 5 in an urban one. Conclusion I is about population per unit area, which is density - a quite different measure that the household figures say nothing about, and which is in fact far higher in cities. Only II follows.

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126.

Statements: The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.

Conclusions:

1. Your life will be dull if you don't face a problem.

2. To escape from problems, you should always have some solutions with you

Answer: D

Correct answer: Neither I nor II follows

The statement recommends solving problems rather than running from them. Conclusion I claims a life without problems would be dull, which is not said; conclusion II turns the advice into keeping ready-made solutions in stock, which is not the same as solving the problem you actually have. Neither follows.

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127.

Statements: Parents are prepared to pay any price for an elite education to their children.

Conclusions:

1. All parents these days are very well off.

2. Parents have an obsessive passion for a perfect development of their children through good schooling

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only conclusion II follows

Paying any price for an elite education shows how much store parents set by their children’s schooling - conclusion II. Conclusion I confuses willingness with means: being prepared to pay anything does not make every parent well off. Only II follows.

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128.

Statements: From the next academic year, students will have the option of dropping Mathematics and Science for their school leaving certificate examination.

Conclusions:

1. Students who are weak in Science and Mathematics will be admitted.

2. Earlier students did not have the choice of continuing their education without taking these subjects

Answer: E

Since the new system gives the students the option of dropping Science and Mathematics, so students weak in these subjects can also be admitted. So, I follows. Also, it is mentioned that the new system will come into effect from the next academic year. This means that it did not exist previously. So, II also follows.

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129.

Statements: It is almost impossible to survive and prosper in this world without sacrificing ethics and morality.

Conclusions:

1. World appreciates some concepts but may not uphold it.

2. Concept of ethics and morality are not practicable in life

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only conclusion II follows

If one can hardly survive and prosper without sacrificing ethics and morality, then those concepts do not work in practice - conclusion II. Conclusion I speaks of what the world appreciates, an attitude the statement never describes. Only II follows.

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130.

Statements: The use of non-conventional sources of energy will eliminate the energy crisis in the world.

Conclusions:

1. Modern technology is gradually replacing the conventional sources of energy.

2. The excessive exploitation of environment has led to depletion of conventional sources of energy

Answer: E

Correct answer: Both I and II follow

To say that non-conventional sources will end the energy crisis takes two things for granted: that the conventional ones are running short - conclusion II - and that new technology is taking their place, which is conclusion I. Both follow.

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