Logical Reasoning

Statement and Conclusions - Expert Level

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Statement and Conclusions - Expert Level

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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.

Question 1

Statements: India's economy is depending mainly on forests.

Conclusions:

I.   Trees should be preserved to improve Indian economy.

II. India wants only maintenance of forests to improve economic conditions.

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
Correct Answer: Option A

It is mentioned in the statement that India's economy depends mainly on forests. This means that forests should be preserved. So, I follows. But, that only preservation of forests can improve the economy, cannot be said. So, II does not follow.

Question 2
Statement : Good voice is a natural gift but one has to keep practicing to improve and excel well in the field of music.

Conclusion :

I. Natural gifts need nurturing and care.

II. Even though your voice is not good, one can keep practicing.

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.
Correct Answer: Option A

Clearly, I follows directly from the given statement. However, II is not related to the given statement and so does not follow.

Question 3
Statement: The  secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Conclusions :

I. Constant dripping wears the stone.

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

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.
Correct Answer: Option E

Both I and II directly follow from the given statement.

Question 4
Statement: The Prime Minister emphatically stated that his government will make every possible effort for the upliftment of poor farmers and farmhands.

Conclusions : 

I. Except poor farmers and farmhands, all other have got benefits of fruits of development.

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

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 follows.
Correct Answer: Option D

No other section of society except farmers has been talked about in the statement. So, neither I nor II follows.

Question 5
Statement: The Government of country X has recently announced several concessions and offered attractive package tours for foreign visitors.

Conclusions :

I. Now, more number of foreign tourists will visit the country.

II. The Government of country X seems to be serious in attracting tourists.

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.
Correct Answer: Option E

Clearly, the Government has taken the step to attract more tourists. So, both I and II follow.

Question 6
Statement: 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 T.V. As a result there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers.

Conclusions : 

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

II. A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the impact  of T.V. 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.
Correct Answer: Option D

The statement concentrates on the increasing viewership of T.V. and does not stress either on increasing the readership of newspapers or making studies regarding the same. So, neither I nor II follows.

Question 7
Statement : Double your money in five months - An advertisement.

Conclusions :

I. The assistance is not genuine.

II. People want their money to grow.



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
Correct Answer: Option 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.

Question 8
Statement : Players who break various records in a fair way get special prizes. Player X broke the world record but was found to be under the influence of a prohibited drug.

Conclusions :

I. X will get the special prize.

 II. X will not get the special prize.

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
Correct Answer: Option B

Clearly, X will not get the special prize because although he broke the world record, he has found to use unfair means. So, II follow while I does not.

Question 9
Statement : He stressed the need to stop the present examination system and its replacement by other methods which would measure the real merit of the students.

Conclusions :

I. Examination should be abolished.

II. The present examination system does not measure the real merit of the students.

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
Correct Answer: Option B

The statement stresses the need to adopt a new method of examination. So, I does not follow. However, II directly follows from the given statement.

Question 10
Statement : Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man.

Conclusions :

I. Pointed and precise expression comes only through extensive writing

II. Extensive reading makes a complete man.

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
Correct Answer: Option E

Clearly, I follow from the fact that writing makes an exact man. Conclusion II also directly follows from the statement.

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