Statement - Conclusions Questions and Answers

Q: During the Puja days', people visit those houses where 'puja' is performed. They make it a point to go even if they are not invited. Manmohan visited the house of Keshav, his office colleague, during 'puja days'.

Correct answer: In Keshav's house, 'puja' was performed.People go, during those days, to the houses where puja is performed, and Manmohan went to Keshav’s house - so puja was being performed there. An invitation cannot be inferred: the statement says expressly that people go even when they are not invited.

Q: All guilty politicians were arrested. Kishan and Chander were among those arrested.

Correct answer: Kishan and Chander were guilty.Of the four, this is the only one the statements leave open. The first two are contradicted - nothing says all politicians are guilty or that everyone arrested was a politician - and the third would be an odd thing to conclude from a sentence about guilty politicians being arrested. The statements make Kishan and Chander members of the arrested group, of which the guilty politicians form part.

Q: Statements: In a one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 160 runs were made by spinners. Conclusions: 1. 80% of the team consists of spinners. 2. The opening batsmen were spinners.

Correct answer: Neither I nor II followsConclusion I confuses runs with players: 160 out of 200 runs is 80% of the score, and says nothing about what fraction of the team the spinners are. Conclusion II adds a detail the statement never gives - who opened the batting. Neither follows.

Q: Statements: The old order changed yielding place to new. Conclusions: 1. Change is the law of nature. 2. Discard old ideas because they are old.

Correct answer: Only conclusion I followsThat the old order gives way to the new is a statement about how things go, which is what conclusion I restates as a law of nature - so it follows. Conclusion II turns an observation into advice, and adds a reason (“because they are old”) the statement never offers. Only I follows.

Q: Statements: Population increase coupled with depleting resources is going to be the scenario of many developing countries in days to come. Conclusions: 1. The population of developing countries will not continue to increase in future. 2. It will be very difficult for the governments of developing countries to provide its people decent quality of life.

Correct answer: Only conclusion II followsConclusion I contradicts the statement, which expressly foresees the population increasing. Conclusion II is what a rising population and shrinking resources together imply - that providing a decent standard of living will be hard. Only II follows.

Q: Statements: Prime age school-going children in urban India have now become avid as well as more regular viewers of television, even in households without a TV. As a result there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers. Conclusions: 1. Method of increasing the readership of newspapers should be devised. 2. A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the impact of TV. on the readership of newspapers.

Correct answer: Neither I nor II followsBoth conclusions are recommendations for action, whereas the statement only reports a change in habits. Nothing in it says that newspaper readership ought to be restored, nor that a study team should be sent abroad. Neither follows.

Q: Statements: In Japan, the incidence of stomach cancer is very high, while that of bowel cancer is very low. But Japanese immigrate to Hawaii, this is reversed - the rate of bowel cancer increases but the rate of stomach cancer is reduced in the next generation. All this is related to nutrition - the diets of Japanese in Hawaii are different than those in Japan. Conclusions: 1. The same diet as in Hawaii should be propagated in Japan also. 2. Bowel cancer is less severe than stomach cancer.

Correct answer: Neither I nor II followsConclusion I is a policy proposal that the statement does not support: the Hawaiian diet lowers one cancer but raises another, so it is no clear improvement. Conclusion II compares the severity of the two diseases, which the statement never touches on. Neither follows.

Q: Statements: The Government run company had asked its employees to declare their income and assets but it has been strongly resisted by employees union and no employee is going to declare his income. Conclusions: 1. The employees of this company do not seem to have any additional undisclosed income besides their salary. 2. The employees union wants all senior officers to declare their income first.

Correct answer: Neither I nor II followsConclusion I reads the refusal as innocence, but a refusal to declare proves nothing either way. Conclusion II invents a demand about senior officers that the statement never mentions. Neither follows.

Important Instructions

Direction for [ Question No: 71 To 73 ] :

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.

71.

During the Puja days', people visit those houses where 'puja' is performed. They make it a point to go even if they are not invited. Manmohan visited the house of Keshav, his office colleague, during 'puja days'.

A.Keshav had invited Manmohan for some other function.
B.Manmohan, being a religious man, went to Keshav's house uninvited.
C.In Keshav's house, 'puja' was performed.
D.Manmohan was invited by Keshav.

Answer: D

Correct answer: In Keshav's house, 'puja' was performed.

People go, during those days, to the houses where puja is performed, and Manmohan went to Keshav’s house - so puja was being performed there. An invitation cannot be inferred: the statement says expressly that people go even when they are not invited.

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72.

All guilty politicians were arrested. Kishan and Chander were among those arrested.

A.All politicians are guilty.
B.All arrested people are politicians.
C.Kishan and Chander were not politicians.
D.Kishan and Chander were guilty.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Kishan and Chander were guilty.

Of the four, this is the only one the statements leave open. The first two are contradicted - nothing says all politicians are guilty or that everyone arrested was a politician - and the third would be an odd thing to conclude from a sentence about guilty politicians being arrested. The statements make Kishan and Chander members of the arrested group, of which the guilty politicians form part.

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73.

In the university examination, most of the candidates write in Hindi medium.

A.Some candidates of this examination write in Hindi.
B.Mostly candidates with Hindi medium appear in this examination.
C.In this examination no candidate writes answers in medium other than Hindi,
D.All the candidates who appear in this examination write answers in Hindi.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Mostly candidates with Hindi medium appear in this examination

If most of the candidates write their papers in Hindi, then most of those sitting the examination are Hindi-medium candidates. The others overstate or understate: nothing says no candidate uses another medium, nor that all write in Hindi.

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Direction for [ Question No: 74 To 80 ] :

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.

74.

Statements: In a one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 160 runs were made by spinners.

Conclusions:

1. 80% of the team consists of spinners.

2. The opening batsmen were spinners.

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

Conclusion I confuses runs with players: 160 out of 200 runs is 80% of the score, and says nothing about what fraction of the team the spinners are. Conclusion II adds a detail the statement never gives - who opened the batting. Neither follows.

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75.

Statements: The old order changed yielding place to new.

Conclusions:

1. Change is the law of nature.

2. Discard old ideas because they are old.

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

That the old order gives way to the new is a statement about how things go, which is what conclusion I restates as a law of nature - so it follows. Conclusion II turns an observation into advice, and adds a reason (“because they are old”) the statement never offers. Only I follows.

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76.

Statements: Government has spoiled many top ranking financial institutions by appointing bureaucrats as Directors of these institutions.

Conclusions:

1. Government should appoint Directors of the financial institutes taking into consideration the expertise of the person in the area of finance.

2. The Director of the financial institute should have expertise commensurate with the financial work carried out by the institute.

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, Government has spoiled financial institutions by appointing bureaucrats as Directors. This means that only those persons should be appointed as Directors who are experts in finance and are acquainted with the financial work of the institute. So, both I and II follow.

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77.

Statements: Population increase coupled with depleting resources is going to be the scenario of many developing countries in days to come.

Conclusions:

1. The population of developing countries will not continue to increase in future.

2. It will be very difficult for the governments of developing countries to provide its people decent quality of life.

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

Conclusion I contradicts the statement, which expressly foresees the population increasing. Conclusion II is what a rising population and shrinking resources together imply - that providing a decent standard of living will be hard. Only II follows.

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78.

Statements: Prime age school-going children in urban India have now become avid as well as more regular viewers of television, even in households without a TV. As a result there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers.

Conclusions:

1. Method of increasing the readership of newspapers should be devised.

2. A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the impact of TV. on the readership of newspapers.

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 are recommendations for action, whereas the statement only reports a change in habits. Nothing in it says that newspaper readership ought to be restored, nor that a study team should be sent abroad. Neither follows.

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79.

Statements: In Japan, the incidence of stomach cancer is very high, while that of bowel cancer is very low. But Japanese immigrate to Hawaii, this is reversed - the rate of bowel cancer increases but the rate of stomach cancer is reduced in the next generation. All this is related to nutrition - the diets of Japanese in Hawaii are different than those in Japan.

Conclusions:

1. The same diet as in Hawaii should be propagated in Japan also.

2. Bowel cancer is less severe than stomach cancer.

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

Conclusion I is a policy proposal that the statement does not support: the Hawaiian diet lowers one cancer but raises another, so it is no clear improvement. Conclusion II compares the severity of the two diseases, which the statement never touches on. Neither follows.

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80.

Statements: The Government run company had asked its employees to declare their income and assets but it has been strongly resisted by employees union and no employee is going to declare his income.

Conclusions:

1. The employees of this company do not seem to have any additional undisclosed income besides their salary.

2. The employees union wants all senior officers to declare their income first.

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

Conclusion I reads the refusal as innocence, but a refusal to declare proves nothing either way. Conclusion II invents a demand about senior officers that the statement never mentions. Neither follows.

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