Statement and Conclusion Difficult 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:
He is a member of the jury which help Ashok guilty.
Conclusions :
I. He held Ashok guilty.
II. The convict is innocent.

I cannot be inferred because we do not know whether the decision of the jury was unanimous. It is possible that this member of the jury was had a dissenting opinion. II does not follow because it states just the contrary of what the statement says.

Correct Option: D

Statement:
It rains when it rains; it does not depend upon whether the day is sunny or not. It has rained today.
Conclusions :
I. The day is sunny
II. The day is not sunny.

Since raining does not depend upon whether the day is sunny, we cannot reach any definite conclusion regarding the day being sunny. But the day must be either sunny or not sunny.

Correct Option: C

Since raining does not depend upon whether the day is sunny, we cannot reach any definite conclusion regarding the day being sunny. But the day must be either sunny or not sunny.

Statement:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the bank rate (the rate which is also an indicative rate for the banking system) by 25 basis points reducing it to six per cent.
Conclusions :
I. Banks are likely to resort to further cuts in the lending and deposit rates .
II. The move of the RBI is an indication of a strong bias towards soft interest rate regime .

Since bank rate is also an indicative rate for the banking system, conclusion I follows. But conclusion II does not follow because a mere 25-point cut in bank rate by the RBI is not sufficient to corroborate that the move of the RBI is an indication of a strong bias towards a soft interest rate regime.

Correct Option: A

Statement:
'' Samples of rare species would be cryopreserved at the lab in India.'' --- An officer of central Zoo Authority
Conclusions :
I. The Indian laboratory is equipped with the basic requirements with the help of which samples of sperm ova and blood can be preserved.
II. If in near future any species becomes extinct, it is likely they can be cloned from the preserved samples.

We can't conclude about the specific facility which the Indian laboratory is equipped with, on the basis of the given statement. But conclusion II follows obviously.

Correct Option: B

We can't conclude about the specific facility which the Indian laboratory is equipped with, on the basis of the given statement. But conclusion II follows obviously.

Statement:
India does not want to undertake any move to send a manned mission to the outer space like country X which has plans to do so by the end of this year.
Conclusions :
I.Country 'X' 'has' successfully launched an unmanned recoverable spacecraft to the outer space earlier.
II. It seems that a manned mission to the outer space is not in keeping with Indian priorities.

Conclusion I does not follow because we can't draw it from the given statement due to lack of favourable clue. But having no such plan implies conclusion II.

Correct Option: B

Conclusion I does not follow because we can't draw it from the given statement due to lack of favourable clue. But having no such plan implies conclusion II.