Logical Reasoning

Statement and Course of Action - Base Level

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Statement and Course of Action - Base Level

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In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Give answer

  • (A) If only I follows
  • (B) If only II follows
  • (C) If either I or II follows
  • (D) If neither I nor II follows
  • (E) If both I and II follow.

Question 1

Statement: A large number of people die every year due to drinking polluted water during the summer.

Courses of Action:

I.  The government should make adequate arrangements to provide safe drinking water to all its citizens.

II. The people should be educated about the dangers of drinking polluted water.

A
Only I follows
B
Only II follows
C
Either I or II follows
D
Neither I nor II follows
E
Both I and II follow
Correct Answer: Option E

The situation demands creating awareness among people about the dangers of drinking polluted water so that they themselves refrain from the same, and at the same time taking steps to provide safe drinking water. So, both the courses follow.

Question 2
Statement : There is a substantial increase in the number of accidents causing deaths and severe injuries due to malfunctioning of the traffic signals.

Courses of action :

I. The traffic police should immediately post traffic personnel at the junctions.

II. The signal system should immediately be repaired or replaced.

A
Only I follows.
B
Only II follows.
C
Either I or II follows.
D
Neither I nor II follows.
E
Both I and II follow.
Correct Answer: Option C

Clearly, either the traffic signals should be made to function properly or traffic personnel should be deployed to guide vehicular movement in the right way. So, either I or II follows.

Question 3
Statement : Many medical and engineering graduates are taking up jobs in administrative services and in banks.

Courses of action :

I. All the professionals should be advised to refrain from taking up such jobs.

II. The government should appoint a committee to find out the   reasons for these professionals taking up such jobs and to suggest remedial measures.

A
Only I follows.
B
Only II follows.
C
Either I or II follows.
D
Neither I or II follows.
E
Both I and II follow.
Correct Answer: Option B

Following course I would be an infringement of the right to freedom of individuals. However, if the lackening of their respective fields are found out and removed, the professionals would surely give up the idea of opting for other jobs. Hence, only course II follows.

Question 4
Statement : The cinema halls are incurring heavy losses these days as people prefer to watch movies in home on TV than to visit cinema halls.

Courses of action :

I. The cinema halls should be demolished and residential multi-storey  buildings should be constructed there.

II. The cinema halls should be converted into shopping malls.

A
Only I follows.
B
Only II follows.
C
Either I or II follows.
D
Neither I nor II follows.
E
Both I and II follow.
Correct Answer: Option D

Doing away with cinema halls is no solution. Hence, none of the courses follows. Instead, certain incentives and promotional schemes should be awarded to cinema hall owners so that they could manage to draw in crowds.

Question 5
Statement : It is necessary to adopt suitable measures to prevent repetition of bad debts by learning from the past experiences of mounting non-performing assets of banks.

Course of action :

I. Before granting loan to customers their eligibility for loan should be evaluated strictly.

II. To ensure the payment of installments of loan, the work, for which  loan was granted, should be supervised minutely on regular basis.

A
Only I follows.
B
Only II follows.
C
Either I or II follows.
D
Neither I nor II follows.
E
Both I and II follow.
Correct Answer: Option E

To ensure that debts taken are repaid promptly, the customers' requirements and future prospects ought to be studied and their work constantly checked. Thus, both the courses follow.

Question 6
Statement : If the retired Professors of the same Institutes are also invited to deliberate  on restructuring of the organisation, their contribution may be beneficial to the Institute.

Course of action :

I. Management may seek opinion of the employees before calling retired professors.

II.Management should involve experienced people for the systematic restructuring of the organisation.

A
Only I follows.
B
Only 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, the statement stresses that the contribution of retired Professors shall be beneficial. This means that these people's experience regarding working of the organisation is helpful. So, only course II follows.

Question 7
Statement : The employees' union of the Municipal Corporation has decided to strike work for indefinite period in protest against the management's refusal to grant bonus.

Course of action :

I. The government should immediately pay ex-gratia grant to the Municipal Corporation to grant bonus to its employees.

II. The striking employees should be persuaded to defer the strike notice.

A
Only I follows.
B
Only II follows.
C
Either I or II follows.
D
Neither I nor II follows.
E
Both I and II follow.
Correct Answer: Option B

Immediately conceding to the employees' demands may entice the employees into black-mailing the management frequently. A better way to have talks with them and persuade them to end strike. So, only course II follows.

Question 8
Statement : The Minister said that the teachers are still not familiarised with the need, importance and meaning of population education in the higher education system. They are not even clearly aware about their role and responsibilities in the population education programme. 

Courses of action :

I. Population education programme should be included in the college curriculum.
II. Orientation progamme should be conducted for teachers on population education.

A
Only I follows.
B
Only 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, the statement stresses on teachers' lack of awareness and knowledge in population education and as such the best remedy would be to guide them in this field through orientation programmes. So, only course II follows.

Question 9
Statement : There has been less than forty percent voter turn out in the recent assembly elections.

Courses of action :

I. The election commission should cancel the entire election process as the votes cast are not adequate to represent people.

II. The election commission should take away the voting rights of those who did not exercise their rights.

A
Only I follows.
B
Only II follows.
C
Either I or II follows.
D
Neither I nor II follows.
E
Both I and II follow.
Correct Answer: Option D

Re-election would demand repeated expenses and following course II would reduce the voter base permanently. Instead, an awareness should be created among the people to use their right to vote effectively. So, neither I nor II follows.

Question 10
Statement : A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type.

Course of action :

I. The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X.

II. The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.

A
Only I follows.
B
Only 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, prevention from mosquitoes and elimination of mosquitoes are two ways to prevent malaria. So, both the courses follow.

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