Statement and Conclusion Easy Questions and Answers

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:
Government seeks the active involvement of the traffic police in impounding the erring auto rickshaws and taking action against those drivers who are fleecing the common man and who are not installing legal equipment required for this purpose.
Conclusions :
I. Erring autorickshaws cause inconvenience to common people.
II. Impounding of autorickshaws and legal action against guilty drivers will send a message to other drivers and owners to learn lessons.

I follows; that is why the government is taking action against erring autorickshaws. II is obvious.

Correct Option: E

I follows; that is why the government is taking action against erring autorickshaws. II is obvious.

Statement:
As far as academic record is concerned, Mr X and Mr Y have almost equal records but in dishonesty one lags behind the other.
Conclusions :
I. Mr X is more dishonest than Mr Y.
II. Mr Y is more dishonest than Mr X.

The statement does not make clear who is more dishonest between X and Y. But, either conclusion I or II must follow.

Correct Option: C

The statement does not make clear who is more dishonest between X and Y. But, either conclusion I or II must follow.

Statement:
Residues of extremely harmful pesticides have been found in popular brands of bottled water and this is a major jolt for the water industry, which is worth Rs 1000 crore annually and which is growing at 40 per cent as more and more Indians look for safe drinking.
Conclusions :
I. The presence of pesticides in bottled water has huge implications for public health.
II. Drinking water is harmful for human beings.

I follows. That is why it is a jolt to the water industry. The presence of pesticides undermines the very purpose of ''safe drinking''. II does not follow because the statement talks only about ''bottled water'', not drinking water in general.

Correct Option: A

Statement:
According to the Central Statistical Organisation's advance estimates, India's gross domestic product will grow by just 4.4 per cent in 2002-03, as against 5.6 per cent in the last financial year. The economy has been dragged down by agriculture.
Conclusions :
I. Agriculture has showed negative growth, which failed to match last year's robust growth.
II. The news will be a bad news for those who are looking forward to an economic recovery.

The sentence ''the economy has been dragged down by agriculture'' does not necessarily imply that agriculture showed negative growth . Possibility of nominal growth can't be ruled out. Hence, I does not follow.

Correct Option: B

Statement:
Indeed, India is blessed with huge wealth of resources, favorable agro-climatic conditions, favorable policy environment, but the constraints that come in the way of converting those opportunities into realities hamper the growth of agri-business to a greater height in India.
Conclusions :
I. India lacks adequate cold storage and transport system
II. In India, there is low linkage between farmer and industry.

We can't co-relate the given conclusions with the statement given. Hence, neither I nor II follows.

Correct Option: D

We can't co-relate the given conclusions with the statement given. Hence, neither I nor II follows.