Statement - Conclusions Questions and Answers

Q: Statements: The President of XYZ Party indicated that 25 independent Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) are seriously considering various options of joining some political party. But in any case all of them collectively will join one party only. Conclusions: 1. The 25 independent MLAs will join XYZ party in a short period of time. 2. The 25 independent MLAs will join some other political party in a short period of time.

Correct answer: Either I or II followsAll 25 will join one party, and that party is either XYZ or some other. Exactly one of the two possibilities must come about, but nothing in the statement says which. Either I or II follows.

Q: Statements: I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance. Conclusions: 1. Writer's knowledge is very poor. 2. The world of knowledge is too vast to be explored by a single person

Correct answer: Only conclusion II followsTo say one knows nothing but one’s own ignorance is the classic acknowledgement that knowledge is boundless beside any single mind - conclusion II. Conclusion I takes the remark literally as a report on the writer’s attainments, which is not how it is meant. Only II follows.

Q: A forest has as many sandal trees as it has Ashoka trees. Three-fourth of the trees are old ones and half of the trees are at the flowering stage

Correct answer: None of theseNothing says the forest holds only sandal and Ashoka trees, so the numbers cannot be pinned to those two species. Without that, none of the four statements can be established: the flowering half and the old three-quarters may fall among the trees of other kinds. None of these follows.

Q: All that glitters is not gold.

Correct answer: Glittering things may be deceptive.The proverb warns that a bright surface is no guarantee of worth - that appearances can mislead, which is what “glittering things may be deceptive” says. It does not tell us what else glitters, nor that only gold does.

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Direction for [ Question No: 131 To 134 ] :

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.

131.

Statements: The President of XYZ Party indicated that 25 independent Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) are seriously considering various options of joining some political party. But in any case all of them collectively will join one party only.

Conclusions:

1. The 25 independent MLAs will join XYZ party in a short period of time.

2. The 25 independent MLAs will join some other political party in a short period of time.

A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow

Answer: C

Correct answer: Either I or II follows

All 25 will join one party, and that party is either XYZ or some other. Exactly one of the two possibilities must come about, but nothing in the statement says which. Either I or II follows.

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132.

Statements: I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

Conclusions:

1. Writer's knowledge is very poor.

2. The world of knowledge is too vast to be explored by a single person

A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only conclusion II follows

To say one knows nothing but one’s own ignorance is the classic acknowledgement that knowledge is boundless beside any single mind - conclusion II. Conclusion I takes the remark literally as a report on the writer’s attainments, which is not how it is meant. Only II follows.

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133.

Statements: Company X has a record of manufacturing cameras of quality and the latest design so that you do not spoil even a single shot irrespective of the weather conditions.

Conclusions:

1. No other company except X is reputed in the camera industry.

2. Anyone can take an acceptable shot with camera X.

A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow

Answer: B

Clearly, the statement talks of Company X only and no other company. So, I does not follow. Also, it is mentioned that one can take a good shot even in bad weather conditions with a camera of Company X. So, II follows.

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134.

Statements: India's economy is depending mainly on forests.

Conclusions:

1. Trees should be preserved to improve Indian economy.

2. India wants only maintenance of forests to improve economic conditions.

A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow

Answer: A

It is mentioned in the statement that India's economy depends mainly on forests. This means that forests should be preserved. So, I follows. But, that only preservation of forests can improve the economy, cannot be said. So, II does not follow.

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Direction for [ Question No: 135 To 140 ] :

In each of the following questions, a statement/group of statements is given followed by some conclusions. Without resolving anything yourself choose the conclusion which logically follows from the given statements.

135.

Soldiers serve their country.

A.Men generally serve their country.
B.Those who serve their country are soldiers.
C.Some men who are soldiers serve their country.
D.Women do not serve their country because they are not soldiers.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Some men who are soldiers serve their country.

The statement is about soldiers, so anything concluded must stay within that group. Some men who are soldiers serve their country does exactly that. The others go beyond it: that men generally serve, that only soldiers serve, or that women do not - none of which the statement says.

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136.

A factory worker has five children. No one else in the factory has five children

A.All workers in the factory have five children each.
B.Everybody in the factory has children.
C.Some of the factory workers have more than five children
D.Only one worker in the factory has exactly five children

Answer: D

Correct answer: Only one worker in the factory has exactly five children

One worker has five children and nobody else in the factory has five, so exactly one person there has that number. The other options add what is not given: how many children the rest have, or whether anyone has more.

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137.

Television convinces viewers that the likelihood of their becoming the victim of a violent crime is extremely high; at the same time by its very nature, TV persuades viewers to passively accept whatever happens to them

A.TV viewing promotes criminal behaviour.
B.TV viewers are most likely to be victimized than others.
C.People should not watch TV.
D.TV promotes a feeling of helpless vulnerability in viewers

Answer: D

Correct answer: TV promotes a feeling of helpless vulnerability in viewers

The statement combines two effects - viewers are made to feel that violent crime is very likely to touch them, and are at the same time made passive. Fear plus passivity is precisely helpless vulnerability. The others go beyond it: nothing is said about viewers turning criminal, about their actual risk, or about whether they should watch.

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138.

A forest has as many sandal trees as it has Ashoka trees. Three-fourth of the trees are old ones and half of the trees are at the flowering stage

A.All Ashoka trees are at the flowering stage.
B.All sandal trees are at the flowering stage.
C.At least one-half of the Ashoka trees are old.
D.One-half of the sandal trees are at the flowering stage.
E.None of these

Answer: E

Correct answer: None of these

Nothing says the forest holds only sandal and Ashoka trees, so the numbers cannot be pinned to those two species. Without that, none of the four statements can be established: the flowering half and the old three-quarters may fall among the trees of other kinds. None of these follows.

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139.

The government is soon going to introduce a bill which would permit the instituting of private universities under very strict directions.

A.We have some private universities in our country even now.
B.The demand for more universities is being stepped up.
C.Such directions can also be issued without informing the Parliament.
D.The government gives directions to establish anything in private sector.

Answer: B

Correct answer: The demand for more universities is being stepped up.

A government moves to permit private universities when the existing ones cannot meet the need, so a rising demand for university places is what the bill responds to. The others do not follow: a bill to permit such universities suggests they are not permitted yet, and nothing is said about how directions are issued.

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140.

All that glitters is not gold.

A.Non-metals also glitter.
B.Only gold glitters.
C.Not all metals glitter.
D.Glittering things may be deceptive.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Glittering things may be deceptive.

The proverb warns that a bright surface is no guarantee of worth - that appearances can mislead, which is what “glittering things may be deceptive” says. It does not tell us what else glitters, nor that only gold does.

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