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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: The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Conclusions:

1. Constant dripping wears the stone.

2. Single-minded devotion is necessary for achieving success.

Answer: E

Correct answer: Both I and II follow

Constancy of purpose is single-minded devotion, so conclusion II restates the statement. Conclusion I makes the same point in the form of a proverb - steady repetition wearing down the stone - so it follows as well. Both follow.

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122.

Statements: Leaders, who raise much hue and cry about the use of Hindi, generally send their children to English medium schools.

Conclusions:

1. India lacks good Hindi medium schools.

2. There is a world of difference between preaching and practising.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Either I or II follows

The leaders’ conduct needs some explanation, and the two conclusions offer the alternatives: either there are no good Hindi-medium schools to send the children to, or the leaders say one thing and do another. One or the other must account for it, but the statement does not say which. Either I or II follows.

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123.

Statements: Any young man, who makes dowry as a condition for marriage, discredits himself and dishonours womanhood.

Conclusions:

1. Those who take dowry in marriage should be condemned by society.

2. Those who do not take dowry in marriage respect womanhood.

Answer: E

Clearly, the statement declares dowry as an evil practice and reflects its demerits. Thus, conclusion I follows. Also, it is given that those who take dowry dishonour womanhood. This implies that those who do not take dowry respect womanhood. So, II also follows.

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124.

Statements: The 'Official Secrets Act' (OSA) enacted by the ABC government during the war seems to be one of the major source of corruption in the country X.

Conclusions:

1. The OSA has to be abolished immediately to put an end to the corruption in the country X.

2. The ABC government had an intention of encouraging corruption in the government offices.

Answer: A

The statement declares enactment of OSA as the direct cause of increase in corruption. So, I follows. However, enactment of an act by a government is undertaken for betterment and not with the intention of encouraging corruption though whatever may be the outcome later on. So, II does not follow.

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125.

Statements: In India, more emphasis should be placed on areas such as agriculture, engineering and technology instead of basic and pure sciences.

Conclusions:

1. India has achieved sufficient progress in basic and pure sciences.

2. In the past, the productivity factor in our economy was neglected.

Answer: B

That more emphasis should be laid on productivity areas instead of sciences does not mean that the country has achieved sufficient progress in sciences. But it implies that productivity factor was previously being neglected. So, II follows while I does not.

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126.

Statements: If all players play to their full potential, we will win the match. We have won the match.

Conclusions:

1. All players played to their full potential.

2. Some players did not play to their full potential.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Neither I nor II follows

The statement gives one direction only: full effort would bring a win. Winning does not prove that the effort was made, since a match may be won in other ways - to argue back from the result is the fallacy of affirming the consequent. Conclusion II fails for the same reason, in the opposite direction. Neither follows.

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127.

Statements: The Bank of England's move to auction 25 metric tons of gold drew plenty of bidders looking for a bargain, but was criticised by major gold producers worldwide.

Conclusions:

1. The Bank of England should not auction gold which it possesses to keep steady international prices of gold.

2. Bidders should quote higher gold prices to retain present value of gold in the international markets.

Answer: D

The statement does not talk against the auction but only speaks of the response it received from the bidders and gold producers. So, I does not follow. The phrase 'plenty of bidders looking for a bargain' is quite contrary to II. So, II also does not follow.

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128.

Statements: Good voice is a natural gift but one has to keep practising to improve and excel well in the field of music.

Conclusions:

1. Natural gifts need nurturing and care.

2. Even though your voice is not good, one can keep practising

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only conclusion I follows

A natural gift that still needs practice to be brought to excellence is a gift that needs nurturing - conclusion I. Conclusion II is about those with poor voices, whom the statement does not discuss. Only I follows.

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129.

Statements: Adversity makes a man wise.

Conclusions:

1. The poor are wise.

2. Man learns from bitter experience.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only conclusion II follows

Adversity teaching wisdom is precisely learning from bitter experience, which is conclusion II. Conclusion I is a leap: poverty is one adversity among many, and being poor does not by itself make a man wise. Only II follows.

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130.

Statements: The interview panel may select a candidate who neither possesses the desired qualifications nor the values and attributes.

Conclusions:

1. The inclusion of specialists on the interview panel does not guarantee that the selection will be proper.

2. The interview test has certain limitations in the matter of selection of candidates.

Answer: E

Correct answer: Both I and II follow

If a panel may pick someone with neither the qualifications nor the attributes wanted, then the interview is not a reliable instrument - conclusion II - and no composition of the panel, specialists included, can guarantee otherwise, which is conclusion I. Both follow.

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