Question - Statements Questions and Answers

Answer: A

In this statement, the author concludes that the glittering thing is gold. His reason for this conclusion is that "It glitters". This points to the fact that the author of this statement opines that only gold glitters and no other thing glitters. This opinion of the author can also be said to be his assumption. Hence (I) is an assumption. (II) is not an assumption as it contradicts the author's view.

Answer: C

The opinion of the author of this statement is not clear from his words. It is sure that he is either favourable or against such an action of the Prime Minister. Hence, either (I) or (II) but not both, is an assumption.

Answer: A

In the statement home decor is explained as the exclusive right of women hence it can be concluded that home decor was taken care solely by women. Hence, I follows.

II is out of context as there is comparison given about the aesthetic sense of men and women.

Answer: D

Scheduling new trains and early booking of the tickets shows that, there is a huge demand in the route during that month. Hence I follows.

As people are going for the ticket in the special train that shows that the regular trains are not sufficient to clear to the demand, II follows.

Both I and II follow.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only I follows

A marriage lasting fifty years is the success the first statement speaks of, and the statement gives teamwork as what produces that success, so the intended inference is back to the compatibility of the partners. Conclusion II introduces a general claim about marriages today that no part of the statement mentions, so it draws on outside knowledge rather than on what is given.

Answer: B

In this case, statement is made only about Cactus plants, not all plants. Hence, I does not follow.

Since, Cactus plants require less amount of water, they can be grown in places where water is not in abundance. So, II follows.

Answer: A

Correct answer: if only conclusion I follows.

The boy named the films as his inspiration and the statement offers the case as supporting a cause-and-effect theory, so the influence of films on some young minds is what the passage is actually about - conclusion I, which is carefully limited to “some”. Conclusion II generalises about young minds being adventurous, a claim about temperament that the incident does not establish.

Answer: C

The author of the statement is astonished. A person is astonished only when he sees a surprising thing. The author was surprised by the incident. But we do not know whether he believed or disbelieved it. If the latter is true, (I) is an assumption, and if the former is true (II) is an assumption. But both cannot be assumptions simultaneously. Hence, either (I) or (II) is an assumption that follows.

Answer: D

The coaches are considerate and pampering. This implies that the coaches are soft-hearted and listen to the player's problems and view-points. But they can also cane. This implies that they can also punish sometimes. From the above analysis, we can infer that considerate people may not generally punish others. This inference is made because the author has used the word "only". Therefore neither (I) nor (II) is an assumption.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only II follows

If adversity teaches, then the lesson is to be taken from what one has been through, which is conclusion II. Conclusion I turns a general observation into a ranking, and a spurious one: poverty is one kind of adversity among many, and being wise is not the same as being wisest in the world.