Practice Questions - Statements and Conclusions -1 -

Practice Questions – Statements and Conclusions -1

Directions (1-4): In each question below, one statements is followed by blank spaces which are followed by a conclusion which can be drawn from either the statement given in the question or form the statement given in additional which may fit in the blank space. You have to study the question and the alternatives which provide a statements and which of the statements best fit between the given statements and the conclusion

1. Statements: Flooding due to heavy rains caused severe damage to the belongings of many people

Blank’s Space: ______

Conclusion: The damage is difficult to repair with whatever help the government and the public may offers

(A) Statement II: Water enterd the houses very fast giving no time to take remedial action

(B) Statement II: Most people living on ground before were shifted to the upper floors

(C) Statement II: Damage was already caused before the help could reach the people

(1) Only A

(b) Only B

(d) Either A or C

(e) No additional statements is required to draw conclusion

2. Statements I: The prices of motor cars will increase substantially in near future

Blank’s Space: ______

Conclusion: The sale of cars will not be affected much

(A) Statement II: However, people will continue to the buy the cars as it is not very difficult to get vehicle loans

(B) Statement II: However, people will protest against the rises in taxes on steel announced by the government

(C) Statements II: However, this may help to ease the traffic on roads

(a) Only A

(b) Only (B)

(d) One of the three

(e) No additional statement is required to draw conclusion

3. Statement I: The government has decided to award only grades and not marks to the students upto class X

Blank’s Space: ______

Conclusion: High scores are unhappy because there will be no difference between the high score and the moderately high score

(A) Statement II: There are mixed reactions from different group of students and parents

(B) Statement II: This was necessary since our examinations system puts a lot of pressure on students

(C)Statement II: This practice is being followed by some of the foreign universities

(a) Only A

(b) Only B

(d) Any of the three

(e) No additional statement is required to draw conclusion

4. Statements I: The Government has to be ready with the disaster management plan to handle the natural calamities like Tsunami or Hurricane

Blank’s Space: ______

Conclusion: It will be possible to avoid the damage to life and property if the government is ready with a strategy in place

(A) Statement II: One had to know how to handle the natural calamities

(B)Statement II: it is not possible for the public to handle the situation arising due to natural calamities without the help of the government

(C) Statement II: Planning is most important aspect is handling any unforeseen situation

(a) Only A

(b) Only B

(d) Any of three

(e) No additional statement is required to draw conclusion

5. Statement I: Very few students qualify the professional examinations like chartered Accountancy etc.

Blank’s Space: ______

Conclusion: The government wants to confer these degrees only to the deserving few

(A) Statement II: Syllabus of these professional courses is genuinely difficult

(B)Statement II: The evaluation is very tough

(C) Student II: Too many students even the low performers appear for these exams

(a) Only A

(b) Only B

(d) Any of three

(e) No additional statement is required to draw conclusion

Directions (6-9): In the questions below are two statements followed by two conclusion I and II. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance form commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusion can definitely be drawn from the given statements. Indicate your answer

6. Statements: There are many Indians who are honest. Mohan is an Indian

Conclusion:

Mohan is honest
Mohan is not honest

(a) Only I follows

(b) Neither I nor II follows

(d) Both I and II follows

7. Statement: In a golf club all the members are not active players of the game but all of them are rich

Y is a member

Conclusion:

She is a golfer
She is rich

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows

(d) Neither I nor II follows

8. Statements:

All the bags sold in that shop are high priced

Some of your bags are sold in that shop

Conclusion:

some of your bags are high priced
That shop sells some of your high priced bags

(a) Only I follows

(b) Neither I and II follows

(d) Both I and II follows

9. Statements: Ahima should be basic principle of human beings

All of us should practice ahimsa

Conclusions:

we all know the real meaning of ahimsa
Ahimsa promotes global hormony

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows

(d) Both I and II follows

10. In the questions below two statements are followed four alternative inference select one which is most appropriate

Statements: Many Science collegiate are highly creative. Creative persons are very intelligent

Inferences

Many science collegiate are very intelligent
Creative science collegiate are very intelligent
All science collegiate are very intelligent
Persons being very intelligent are highly creative science collegiate

Explanation

1. Sol: Only A fits best

Ans: (1)

2. Sol: Only A fits best

Ans: (1)

3. Sol: No additional statements is required to draw conclusion.

Ans: (5)

4. Sol: Only A fits best

Ans: (1)

5. Sol: Only B fits best

Ans: (2)

6. Sol: Mohan may or may not be honest. Therefore neither conclusion I nor II follows

Ans: (2)

7. Sol: since all the members of the Golf club are rich and Ms.Y is a member ,so she must be rich. Therefore only conclusion II follows

Ans: (2)

8. Sol: clearly both the conclusion follows. The shop sells only high priced – bags. And if some bags are sold in that shop then these are definitely high priced

9. Sol: Neither I nor II follows

Ans: (3)

10. Sol: clearly inference I follows. Many science colleges are highly creative persons are intelligent

Ans: (1)

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Practice Questions – Statements and Conclusions -1