Statement - Conclusions Questions and Answers

Q: Statements: Modern man influences his destiny by the choice he makes unlike in the past. Conclusions: 1. Earlier there were fewer options available to man. 2. There was no desire in the past to influence the destiny

Correct answer: Only conclusion I followsTo say that modern man shapes his destiny by his choices unlike in the past implies that fewer choices were open earlier, which is conclusion I. Conclusion II goes much further, denying that people in the past even wished to influence their destiny - the statement says nothing about their desires. Only I follows.

Q: Statements: Water supply in wards A and B of the city will be affected by about 50% on Friday because repairing work of the main lines is to be carried out. Conclusions: 1. The residents in these wards should economise on water on Friday. 2. The residents in these wards should store some water on the previous day

Correct answer: Both I and II followA known 50% cut in supply for one day calls for both responses: using less on the day itself, and laying in a store beforehand. Each follows directly from the warning. Both follow.

Q: Statements: People who speak too much against dowry are those who had taken it themselves. Conclusions: 1. It is easier said than done. 2. People have double standards

Correct answer: Both I and II followIf those who denounce dowry most loudly took it themselves, then their practice falls short of their preaching - which is conclusion I - and they are applying one rule to others and another to themselves, which is conclusion II. Both follow.

Q: Statements: The national norm is 100 beds per thousand populations but in this state, 150 beds per thousand are available in the hospitals. Conclusions: 1. Our national norm is appropriate. 2. The state's health system is taking adequate care in this regard.

Correct answer: Only conclusion II followsWith 150 beds per thousand against a norm of 100, the state is well ahead of the requirement, so conclusion II follows. Conclusion I judges the norm itself, and one state’s exceeding it says nothing about whether the norm is set at the right level. Only II follows.

Q: Statements: Money plays a vital role in politics. Conclusions: 1. The poor can never become politicians. 2. All the rich men take part in politics

Correct answer: Neither I nor II followsBoth conclusions overstate the statement. That money matters in politics does not mean the poor can never enter it, nor that all rich men do. Neither of these absolutes follows from a claim about the general importance of money. Neither follows.

Important Instructions

Direction for [ Question No: 51 To 60 ] :

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.

51.

Statements: National Aluminium Company has moved India from a position of shortage to self-sufficiency in the metal.

Conclusions:

1. Previously, India had to import aluminium.

2. With this speed, it can soon become a foreign exchange earner

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: E

According to the statement, National Aluminium Company has moved India from a position of shortage in the past to self-sufficiency in the present. This means that previously, India had to import aluminium. So, I follows. Also, it can be deduced that if production increases at the same rate, India can export it in future. So, II also follows.

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52.

Statements: Jade plant has thick leaves and it requires little water.

Conclusions:

1. All plants with thick leaves require little water.

2. Jade plants may be grown in places where water is not in abundance

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

The statement talks of jade plants only and not 'all plants with thick leaves'. So, I does not follow. Also, since jade plants require little water, so they can be grown in places where water is not in abundance. So, II follows.

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53.

Statements: Use "Kraft" colours. They add colour to our life. - An advertisement.

Conclusions:

1. Catchy slogans do not attract people.

2. People like dark colours.

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: D

The slogan given in the statement is definitely a catchy one which indicates that catchy slogans do attract people. So, I does not follow. Nothing about people's preference for colours can be deduced from the statement. Thus, II also does not follow.

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54.

Statements: All those political prisoners were released on bail who had gone to jail for reasons other than political dharnas. Bail was not granted to persons involved in murders.

Conclusions:

1. No political - prisoner had committed murder.

2. Some politicians were not arrested

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

According to the statement, the political prisoners can be divided into two groups - those who were released and those who were put in jail for political dharnas. However, no person involved in murder was released. This means that no political prisoner had committed murder. So, I follows. Clearly, II is not directly related to the statement and does not follow.

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55.

Statements: Modern man influences his destiny by the choice he makes unlike in the past.

Conclusions:

1. Earlier there were fewer options available to man.

2. There was no desire in the past to influence the destiny

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

Correct answer: Only conclusion I follows

To say that modern man shapes his destiny by his choices unlike in the past implies that fewer choices were open earlier, which is conclusion I. Conclusion II goes much further, denying that people in the past even wished to influence their destiny - the statement says nothing about their desires. Only I follows.

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56.

Statements: Water supply in wards A and B of the city will be affected by about 50% on Friday because repairing work of the main lines is to be carried out.

Conclusions:

1. The residents in these wards should economise on water on Friday.

2. The residents in these wards should store some water on the previous day

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: E

Correct answer: Both I and II follow

A known 50% cut in supply for one day calls for both responses: using less on the day itself, and laying in a store beforehand. Each follows directly from the warning. Both follow.

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57.

Statements: People who speak too much against dowry are those who had taken it themselves.

Conclusions:

1. It is easier said than done.

2. People have double standards

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: E

Correct answer: Both I and II follow

If those who denounce dowry most loudly took it themselves, then their practice falls short of their preaching - which is conclusion I - and they are applying one rule to others and another to themselves, which is conclusion II. Both follow.

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58.

Statements: The national norm is 100 beds per thousand populations but in this state, 150 beds per thousand are available in the hospitals.

Conclusions:

1. Our national norm is appropriate.

2. The state's health system is taking adequate care in this regard.

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

With 150 beds per thousand against a norm of 100, the state is well ahead of the requirement, so conclusion II follows. Conclusion I judges the norm itself, and one state’s exceeding it says nothing about whether the norm is set at the right level. Only II follows.

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59.

Statements: Our securities investments carry market risk. Consult your investment advisor or agent before investing.

Conclusions:

1. One should not invest in securities.

2. The investment advisor calculates the market risk with certainty

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

Investment in securities involves risk. This does not mean that one should not invest in securities. So, I does not follow. Since the statement advises one to consult investment advisor before investing, so II follows.

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60.

Statements: Money plays a vital role in politics.

Conclusions:

1. The poor can never become politicians.

2. All the rich men take part in politics

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: D

Correct answer: Neither I nor II follows

Both conclusions overstate the statement. That money matters in politics does not mean the poor can never enter it, nor that all rich men do. Neither of these absolutes follows from a claim about the general importance of money. Neither follows.

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