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Statement - Conclusions Questions and Answers

Important Instructions
Direction for [ Question No: 101 To 110 ] :

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.

101.

Statements: Industrial Revolution which first of all started in Europe has brought about modern age.

Conclusions:

1. Disparity between rich and poor results in revolution.

2. Revolution overhauls society.

Answer: B

The cause of revolution cannot be deduced from the given statement. So, I does not follow. However, the statement mentions that Industrial Revolution brought about modern age. This means that revolution overhauls society. So, II follows.

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102.

Statements: The T.V. staff deserves applause for showing booth capture.

Conclusions:

1. T.V. aims at showing things in their true perspective.

2. People involved in booth capturing have been recognised and are being tried by law.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only conclusion I follows

Praising the staff for showing booth capture implies that showing what actually happened is what television is for - conclusion I. Conclusion II goes far beyond it: nothing is said about anyone having been identified or prosecuted. Only I follows.

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103.

Statements: America's defence secretary reiterated that they would continue to supply arms to Pakistan.

Conclusions:

1. Pakistan is incapable of manufacturing arms.

2. It would ensure peace in the region

Answer: D

Correct answer: Neither I nor II follows

Conclusion I supposes that Pakistan cannot make arms, whereas a country may buy them for many other reasons. Conclusion II is a judgement about the effect of the supply that the statement does not offer. Neither follows.

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104.

Statements: Fortune favours the brave.

Conclusions:

1. Risks are necessary for success.

2. Cowards die many times before their death

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only conclusion I follows

If fortune goes to the brave, then venturing something - taking a risk - is what success requires, which is conclusion I. Conclusion II is a separate saying about cowards, not drawn from this one. Only I follows.

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105.

Statements: Irregularity is a cause for failure in exams. Some regular students fail in the examinations.

Conclusions:

1. All failed students are regular.

2. All successful students are not regular.

Answer: D

The given statement clearly implies that all irregular and some regular students fail in the examinations. This, in turn, means that all successful students are regular but not all regular students are successful. So, neither I nor II follows.

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106.

Statements: In case of outstanding candidates, the condition of previous experience of social work may be waived by the admission committee for M.A. (Social work).

Conclusions:

1. Some of the students for M.A. (Social work) will have previous experience of social work.

2. Some of the students for M.A. (Social work) will not have previous experience of social work.

Answer: E

According to the statement, previous experience is an essential condition for candidates but in case of outstanding candidates, this condition shall be waived. This means that some candidates will have previous experience while some will not. So, both I and II follow.

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107.

Statements: Today out of the world population of several thousand million, the majority of men have to live under governments which refuse them personal liberty and the right to dissent.

Conclusions:

1. People are indifferent to personal liberty and the right to dissent.

2. People desire personal liberty and the right to dissent.

Answer: B

It is mentioned in the statement that most people are forced to live under Governments which refuse them personal liberty and the right to dissent. This means that they are not indifferent to these rights but have a desire for them. So, only II follows.

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108.

Statements: Double your money in five months - An advertisement.

Conclusions:

1. The assurance is not genuine.

2. People want their money to grow.

Answer: B

The authenticity of the given statement cannot be deduced. So, I does not follow. Since, the advertisement talks of quick returns, it implies that people want their money to grow, as an advertisement always imbibes comments and features that attract the attention of the people immediately. So, II follows.

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109.

Statements: The XYZ Medical College has started a cell which will conduct counselling workshops in the field of stress management to patients and general public.

Conclusions:

1. The hospital has needed resources to start such activity.

2. Patients and general public feel a need to have such cell in the hospital.

Answer: E

Correct answer: Both I and II follow

A college does not start such a cell unless it has the staff and space to run it - conclusion I - and it would not start one unless there were a demand for it, which is conclusion II. Both follow.

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110.

Statements: The Prime Minister emphatically stated that his government will make every possible effort for the upliftment of poor farmers and farmhands.

Conclusions:

1. Except poor farmers and farmhands, all others have got benefits of fruits of development.

2. No serious efforts have been made in the past for upliftment of any section of the society.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Neither I nor II follows

Conclusion I claims that everyone else has already benefited, and conclusion II that nothing was ever attempted before - both far stronger than a promise to work for one group. A government may help the poor without either being true. Neither follows.

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