Logical Reasoning

Statement and Course of Action - Expert Level

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Statement and Course of Action - Expert 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 11
Statement : A large number of engineering graduates in the country are not in a position to have gainful employment at present and the number of such engineers is likely to grow in the future.

Courses of action :

I. The government should launch attractive employment generation schemes and encourage these graduates to opt for such schemes to use their expertise and knowledge effectively.

II. This happened due to the proliferation of engineering colleges in the country and thereby lowered the quality of the engineering graduates. Those colleges which are not equipped to impart quality education should be closed down.

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

The emphasis should be not on the Government putting all the engineering graduates to jobs but on the colleges producing not 'degree-holders' but real technical minds which could compete well for gainful employment. So, only course II follows.

Question 12
Statement : There have been many instances  of derailment of trains due to landslide in the hilly areas which caused loss of many lives.

Courses of action :

I. The railway authority should arrange to deploy pilot engines before the movement of passenger trains in the hilly areas to alert the trains in case of any landslide.

II. The railway authority should strengthen the hill slopes by putting iron meshes so that the loose boulders do not fall on the track.

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 something should be done to alert the trains well in advance in case of a landslide or some means should be adopted to prevent blockage of tracks during landslides. Thus, either I or II follows.

Question 13
Statement : The police department has come under a cloud with recent revelations than at least two senior police officials are suspected to have been involved in the illegal sale of large quantity of weapons from the state policy armoury.

Courses of action :

I. A thorough investigation should be ordered by the State Government to bring out all those who are involved in the illegal sale of arms.

II. State police armoury should be kept under Central Government's control. 

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 A

Clearly, the situation demands finding out the real culprits first. So, only I follows.

Question 14
Statement : The State Government has decided to declare 'Kala Azar' as a notifiable disease under the Epidemics Act. Family members or neighbours of the patient are liable to punished in case they did not inform the State authorities.

Courses of action :
I. Efforts should be made to effectively implement the Act.
II.The cases of punishment become aware of the stern actions.

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 follows.
Correct Answer: Option E

The Act is aimed at eradication of the disease and so it needs to be proclaimed and promoted. So, both the courses follow.

Question 15
Statement : Three persons were caught with huge arms and ammunition in the city.

Courses of action :

I. Police should be instructed for night patrolling.
II. The three persons should be set free and their movements should be carefully watched to nab the other criminals.

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 A

The police should at once be made cautious and put on high alert to prevent any untoward accident. Also, once caught, such criminals ought not to be released. They can be interrogated to detect other criminals. So, only I follows.

Question 16
Statement : India today is midstream in its demographic transaction. In the last 60 years there has been an almost continuous decline in the mortality; while fertility has declined over the last 20 years. The consequence is that there has been a rapid growth in  population over the last 50 years.

Courses of action :

I. India should immediately revitalise its family planning programme.

II. The Government should immediately launch a massive education programme through mass media highlighting the implication of population growth at the present rate.

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, to face the problem of the ever-growing population, an effective family planning programme, for the people to have such families, is a must. Education shall further stress the advantages of having lesser number of children and the disasters of the fast growth in population. Thus, both the courses follow.

Question 17
Statement : The Secretary lamented that the electronic media was losing its credibility and that it should try to regain it by establishing better communications with the listeners and the viewers. He also emphasised the need for training to improve the functioning.

Courses of action :

I. Efforts should be made to get organised feed back on the programme.

II. The critical areas in which the staff requires training should be identified.

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, both the courses directly follow from the pre-requisites mentioned in the statement.

Question 18
Statement : Orissa and Andhra Pradesh have agreed in principle to set up a joint control board for better control, management and productivity of several inter-state multipurpose projects.

Courses of action :

I. Other neighbouring states should set up such control boards.
II. The proposed control board should not be allowed to function as such joint boards are always ineffective.

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 A

The effectiveness of such Control Boards is established by the fact that Orissa and A.P. have agreed to it for better control of its multipurpose projects. So, only course I follows.

Question 19
Statement : Researchers are feeling agitated as libraries are not equipped to provide the right information to the right users at the right time in the required format. Even the users are not aware about the various services available for them.

Courses of action :

I. All the information available to the libraries should be computerised to provide faster services to the users.

II. Library staff should be trained in computer operations.

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, the library needs to be provided with the essential facilities and trained personnel for better services. So, both the courses follow.

Question 20
Statement : The car dealer found that there was a tremendous response for the new XYZ's car-booking with long queues of people complaining about the duration of business hours and arrangements.

Courses of action : 
I.People should make their arrangement of lunch and snacks while going for car-booking and be ready to spend  several hours.

II.Arrangement should be made for more booking desk and increased business hours to serve more people in less time.

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 follows.
Correct Answer: Option B

Seeing the tremendous response, the dealer must make suitable arrangements and deploy more personnel to take care of customers so that they don,t have to wait excessively long for booking. So, only course II follows.

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