Statement and Conclusion Difficult Questions and Answers

Statement and Conclusion

Direction: In each of the following questions, a statement/groups of statements is given followed by four conclusions. Choose the conclusion which logically follows from the given statements.

Consider the following three statements
I. Only students can participate in the race.
II. Some participants in the race are girls.
III. All girl participants in the race are invited for coaching.
Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?

From Statement I, it can be concluded that 'All participants in the race are students'. Since, it is given in Statement III that 'All girl participants in the race are invited for coaching'. So options (a) and (b) cannot be concluded. Hence, answer is option (c).

Correct Option: C

Consider the following statements.
I. All artists are whimsical.
II. Some artist are drug addicts.
III. Frustrated people are prone to become drug addicts
From the following three statements it may conclude that

All artists are whimsical and some of the artists are drug addicts.
Thus, all those artists who are drug addicts are also whimsical. Hence, some drug addicts are whimsical.

Correct Option: B

All artists are whimsical and some of the artists are drug addicts.
Thus, all those artists who are drug addicts are also whimsical. Hence, some drug addicts are whimsical.

Examine the following statements.
I. I watch TV only if I am bored.
II. I am never bored when I have my brother's company.
II. Whenever I go to the theater I take my brother along.
Which of the following conclusion is valid in the context of the above statements?

The pre-condition for watching TV is to get bored. So, if I am not bored. I do not watch TV. So, option (d) is correct.

Correct Option: D

The pre-condition for watching TV is to get bored. So, if I am not bored. I do not watch TV. So, option (d) is correct.

Direction: In each of the questions below a statement is given statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement

Statement
Modern man influences his destiny by the choices he makes, unlike in the past.
Conclusions
I. Earlier, there were less options available to them.
II. There was no desire in the past to influence the destiny.

There was desire in the past to influence the destiny but there were less option available that time, hence Conclusion I follows.

Correct Option: A

There was desire in the past to influence the destiny but there were less option available that time, hence Conclusion I follows.

Direction: In each of the following questions, a statement/groups of statements is given followed by four conclusions. Choose the conclusion which logically follows from the given statements.

Statement
During the last summer vacation, Ankit went to a summer camp where he took part in hiking, swimming and boating. This summer, he is looking forward to a music camp where he hopes to sing, dance and learn to play the guitar.
Based on the above information, four conclusions, as given below, have been made.
Which one these logically follows from the information given above?

No reasons are specified in the question for going to different camps. As, Ankit has been going to different camps since the past two year, so it can be said that he goes to some type of camp every summer.