Statement and Conclusion
Direction: 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
- Statement:
The five-year ban imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Mr X was quashed by an arbitrator appointed by the city court.
Conclusions :
I. Mr X is now free to play international cricket.
II. Mr X will be inducted in the 15-member Indian team.
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Quashing of ban will result in conclusion I. Hence I follows. But II does not follow from the statement.
Correct Option: A
Quashing of ban will result in conclusion I. Hence I follows. But II does not follow from the statement.
- Statement:
''Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview and those who are not in receipt of call letters, need not unnecessarily correspond.''-An instruction to candidates by a recruitment cell
Conclusions :
I. If a candidate possesses the required qualities which are conducive to his/her candidature than he/she must be sent a call letter for interview.
II. Recruitment cell will not respond at all to those candidates who are not in receipt of cell letters.
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I Follows form the tone of the statement. But II does not follow from the statement. See the word 'unnecessarily' used in the statement.
Correct Option: A
I Follows form the tone of the statement. But II does not follow from the statement. See the word 'unnecessarily' used in the statement.
- ''Large AC rooms are found to contain 700 parts per million (PPM) of carbon dioxide as compared to open areas which have only 320 ppm.''---A survey report
Conclusions :
I. Indoor plants can help reduce the carbon dioxide level in AC rooms.
II. Over a period of time, especially during the latter half of one's stay at the workplace, the percentage of oxygen comes down as 85 per cent of the same air gets circulated inside the room.
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Both I and II are beyond the scope of the statement.
Correct Option: D
Both I and II are beyond the scope of the statement.
- Statement:
''While the entire opposition today walked out of the Lok Sabha, the government's allies such as the TDP, the DMK and the Samata Party lent their support to the demand for rollback of fertilizer prices.''-A news
Conclusions :
I. Government decision is likely to put farmers into greater problems.
II. The government is under intense pressure form its allies and opposition alike .
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I does not follow because it is a subjective perception. II follows because while the oppostion walked out, even the allies have given vent to their dissatisfaction.
Correct Option: B
I does not follow because it is a subjective perception.II follows because while the oppostion walked out, even the allies have given vent to their dissatisfaction.
- Statement:
Both the teams X and Y have a history of neck-and-neck matches and they are going to face each other in the supersix round of World Cup cricket matches.
Conclusions :
I. In the supersix round if the teams X and Y face each other X will be the winner and Y will be the loser.
II. In the supersix round if the teams X and Y face each other X will be the loser and Y will be the winner.
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History of neck-and neck matches implies that it is hard to predict well in advance. Do not opt for 'either' because the case of 'draw' can' t be ignored.
Correct Option: D
History of neck-and neck matches implies that it is hard to predict well in advance. Do not opt for 'either' because the case of 'draw' can' t be ignored.