Conclusions
Conclusions
Conclusions:
I. Some lamps are bags.
II. No lamp is bag.
2. Statement :
All film stars are playback singers. All film directors are film stars.
Conclusions:
I. All film directors are playback singers.
II. Some film stars are film directors.
3. Statement:
Some men are educated. Educated persons prefer small families.
Conclusions:
I. All small families are educated.
II. Some men prefer small families.
4.Statement:
All water is divine. All temples are divine.
Conclusions:
I. All water is temple.
II. All temples are water.
5. Statement:
A man must be wise to be a good wrangler. Good wranglers are talkative and boring.
Conclusions:
I. All the wise persons are boring.
II. All the wise persons are good wranglers.
6. Statement :
Fortune favours the brave.
Conclusions:
I. Risks are necessary for success.
II. Cowards die many times before their death.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
7. Statement:
Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man.
Conclusions:
I. Pointed and precise expression comes only through extensive writing.
II. Extensive reading makes a complete man.
8. Statement:
The best evidence of India' s glorious past is the growing popularity of Ayurvedic medicines in the
West.
Conclusions:
I. Ayurvedic medicines are not popular in India.
II. Allopathic medicines are more popular in India.
9. Statement:
People who speak too much against the dowry are those who had taken it themselves.
Conclusions:
I. It is easier said than done.
II. People have double standards.
10.Statement:
Vegetable prices are soaring in the market.
Conclusions:
I. Vegetables are becoming a rare commodity.
II. People cannot eat vegetables.
12. Statement :
No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.
Conclusions:
I. Male athletes can play.
II. Some athletes can play.
13. Statement:
No bat is ball. No ball is wicket.
Conclusions:
I. No bat is wicket.
II. All wickets are bats.
15. Statement:
Duty free technology parks where foreign firms can manufacture electronic hardware components
are proposed to be established at various places in the country.
Courses of Action:
I. Government should immediately implement the proposal to augment the foreign currency
reserve by exporting the products.
II. Government should not implement the proposal as it will hinder indigenous production of
hardware components.
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
16. Statement:
The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in
the Parliament.
Courses of Action:
I. The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance
Minister.
II. The resignation should not be accepted.
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
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
18. Statement:
All windows are doors. No door is wall
Conclusions:
I. No window is wall
II. No Wall is door
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Answer : D. Both I and II follow
Explanation :
Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be
universal negative. Also, the conclusion should not contain the middle term. So, I follows.
However, II is the converse of the second premise and thus it also holds.
19. Statement:
All snakes are trees. Some trees are roads. All roads are mountains.
Conclusions:
I. Some mountains are snakes
II. Some roads are snakes
III. Some mountains are trees
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Only III follows
D. Both I and II follow
Answer : C. Only III follows
Explanation :
All snakes are trees. Some trees are roads. Since the middle term is not distributed even once in
the premises,so no conclusion follows
Some trees are roads. All roads are mountains Since one premise is particular, the conclusion must
be particularand should'nt contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'Some trees are mountains'.
3 is the converse of this statement and so it holds.
All snakes are trees. Some trees are mountains. Since the middle term is not distributed even once
in the premise, so no definite conclusion follows
20. Statement:
Every minister is a student. Every student is inexperienced.
Conclusions:
I. Every minister is inexperienced.
II. Some inexperienced are students.
21. Statement:
This world is neither good nor evil; each man manufactures a world for himself.
Conclusions:
I. Some people find this world quite good.
II.Some people find this world quite bad.
22. Statement:
Any student who does not behave properly while in the school brings bad name to himself and
also for the school.
Conclusions:
I. Such student should be removed from the school.
II. Stricter discipline does not improve behaviour of the students.
23. Statements: You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation period of one year
and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation. - A line in an
appointment letter.
Assumptions:
I. The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of appointment offer.
II. Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.
24.Statements:The campaign of 'Keep your city clean' started by the Civil Council did not evoke
any response from the citizens.
Assumptions:
I. 1. People do not desire to keep their city clean.
II. 2. The Civil Council has failed in its campaign.
A) Only assumption II is implicit
B)Either I or II is implicit
C)Both I and II are implicit
D)Only assumption I is implicit
Answer : C)Both I and II are implicit
Explanation :
According to the statement, the campaign did not get any response from citizens. This means that
people are not interested in keeping the city clean and the campaign has failed.
So, both I and II are implicit.
25. Statements: The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its
jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground
water.
Assumptions:
I. 1. People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately.
II. 2. Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.
A) Only assumption I is implicit
B)Only assumption II is implicit
C) Both I and II are implicit
D) Either I or II is implicit
Answer : A)Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation :
The district administration has issued a circular to make the farmers aware of hazards that
indiscriminate use of pesticides poses to ground water and plead them to refrain from the same.
So, II is implicit. However, I cannot be assumed from the given statement and so it is not implicit.
A. II only
B. II and III only
C. I, II, and III
D. None of the statements is a known fact.
Answer : B. II and III only
Explanation :
The first statement cannot be true because only female birds lay eggs.
Statement II is true because hens are chickens and chickens are birds.
Statement III is also true because if only some chickens are hens, then some must not be hens.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 3
Answer : D. 3
Explanation :
All pens - books, no pencil - books, so some pencils are books.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer : C. 3
Explanation :
All pens - books, Some pencil - pen, so some pencils are books.
29. Statement: The government has decided to pay compensation to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh to the
family members of those who are killed in railway accidents.
Assumptions:
I. The government has enough funds to meet the expenses due to compensation.
II. There may be reduction in incidents of railway accidents in near future.
30. Statement: Films have become indispensable for the entertainment of people.
Assumptions:
I. Films are the only media of entertainment.
II. People enjoy films.
31. Statement: Of all the newspapers published in Mumbai, readership of the Times is the largest
in the Metropolis.
Assumptions:
I. Times is not popular in mofussil areas.
II. Times has the popular feature of cartoons on burning social and political issues.
32. Statement: You know that your suit is excellent when people ask about your tailor who tailored
the suit.
Assumptions:
I. People do not ask about your tailor if your suit is not good.
II. The people want to know the criterion of an excellent suit.
A. Only assumption II is implicit
B. Either I or II is implicit
C. Neither I nor II is implicit
D. Only assumption I is implicit
Answer : D. Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation :
The statement mentions that if the people ask about the tailor, your suit is good.
This means that people ask only in the situation when the thing is good. So, I is implicit.
The criteria of an excellent suit is not mentioned. So, II is not implicit.
33. Statement: His recent investment in the shares of Company A is only a gamble.
Assumptions:
I. He may incur loss on his investment.
II. He may gain from his investment.
A. Either I or II is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Neither I nor II is implicit
D. Both I and II are implicit
Answer : A. Either I or II is implicit
Explanation :
The use of the world gamble indicates that he may either gain or lose in the deal.
34. Statement: Why don't you go to the court if the employer does not pay you the Provident Fund
contribution?
Assumptions:
I. Courts can intervene in matters of dispute between employer and employees.
II. It is obligatory for the employer to pay the Provident Fund contribution to the employees.
35. Statement: Because of the large number of potholes in road X, reaching airport in time has
become difficult.
Assumptions:
I. Reaching airport in time may not be always necessary.
II. There is no other convenient road to the airport.
36. Statement: Safety and health practices in many Indian companies are well below the
international standards.
Assumptions:
I. International standards of health and safety are ideal and unrealistic.
II.Indian organizations do not consider safety and health management as their prime social
responsibility.
37. Statement: Greater public participation results in good civic governance. - Statement of
Municipal Commissioner of City A.
Assumptions:
I. The municipal office is not competent to effect good civic administration.
II. Good civic governance is a matter of collective will and effort of the people and administration.
38. Statement: Please note that the company will provide accommodation to only outside
candidates if selected. - A condition in an advertisement.
Assumptions :
I. The local candidates would be having some other arrangement for their stay.
II. The company plans to select only local candidates.
39. Statement: All existing inequalities can be reduced, if not utterly eradicated, by action of
governments or by revolutionary change of government.
Assumptions :
I. Inequality is a man-made phenomenon.
II. No person would voluntarily part with what he possesses.
40. Statements: Recent trends also indicate that the number of child migrants in large cities is
increasing.
These children leave their families to join the ranks of urban poor doing odd jobs in markets,
workshops, hotels or in service sectors.
Conclusions:
I. Migration to big cities should be checked.
II. The plight of poor children should be thoroughly studied.
42. Statements: The percentage of the national income shared by the top 10 per cent of households
in India is 35.
Conclusions:
I. When an economy grows fast, concentration of wealth in certain pockets of population takes
place.
II. The national income is unevenly distributed in India.
43. Statements: Some books are papers; Some papers are roads; Some roads are lanes; Some lanes
are streets.
Conclusions:
Some streets are not roads; All lanes being books is a possibility; All streets being paper is a
possibility; Some roads are definitely books.
Answer : Conclusion II and III Follows
Explanation :
Conclusion 1 - Definitely False
Conclusion 2 - No relation between Lanes and Books. But its possibility case.
Conclusion 3 - Same as above
Conclusion 4 - No direct connection
44. Statements: Some roses are petals; All petals are fruits; All fruits are trees; Some trees are
flowers.
Conclusions:
1. All trees being roses is a possibility;
2. Some flowers are fruits;
3. All fruits being petals is a possibility;
4. All petals are trees.
45. Statements: Some Chairs are rooms; No Room is Sofa; All sofas are tables; Some tables are
desks.
Conclusions:
Some sofas are desks; No room is table; Some chairs are tables; No desk is room.
46. Directions: In the following questions, the symbols $,@,%, & and # are used with the
following meanings as illustrated below:
P&Q means P is greater than Q.
P%Q means P is smaller than Q.
P@Q means P is either greater than or equal Q.
P$Q means P is either smaller than or equal to Q.
P#Q means P is equal to Q.
2. Statements: T % J, J @ V, V # W
Conclusions: I. T&W II. W@T
Answer : If either conclusion I or II is true
Explanation :
T < J ≥ V= W Either I or II follows.
3. Statements: J @ D, D$ L, L#N
Conclusions: I. J # L II. J $ L
Answer : If neither conclusion I nor II is true
Explanation :
J ≥ D ≤ L = N Both the conclusions are not true
4. Statements: R $ M, M%H,H$F
Conclusions: I. R % F II. M$F
Answer : If only conclusion I is true
Explanation :
R ≤ M < H ≤ F. Hence, R< F. Conclusion I is true. As M< F conclusion II is not true.
5. Statements: K $ H, H % I, I & F
Conclusions: I. K $ I II.H % F
Answer : If neither conclusion I nor II is true
Explanation :
K ≤ H < I > F. As K< I, conclusion I is not true. H and F can’t be compared. Hence, conclusion II
is not true
48.A few states in this country are considering legislation that would prohibit schools from using
calculators before the sixth grade. Other states take a different position. Some states are insisting
on the purchase of graphing calculators for every student in middle school. This paragraph best
supports the statement that in this country.
A. There are at least two opinions about the use of calculators in schools.
B. Calculators are frequently a detriment to learning math.
C. State legislators are more involved in education than ever before.
D. The price of graphing calculators is less when schools buy in bulk.
E. The argument against calculators in schools is unfounded.
Answer : A. There are at least two opinions about the use of calculators in schools.
Explanation :
The paragraph clearly states that there are two differing opinions with regard to the use of
calculators in the classroom.
Although some people may believe that choice B is true, the paragraph does not indicate this.
Choice C has no relation to the paragraph.
Choice D makes logical sense, but the paragraph says nothing about cost.
Choice E is an opinion that is not given in the paragraph.
Explanation :
Opening up of new industries is advantageous in opening more employment avenues, and
disadvantageous in that it adds to the pollution.
So, either of the arguments holds strong.
50. During the past year, Josh saw more movies than Stephen.
Stephen saw fewer movies than Darren.
Darren saw more movies than Josh.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain
D. None of these
Answer: C. Uncertain
Explanation :
Because the first two sentences are true, both Josh and Darren saw more movies than Stephen.
However, it is uncertain as to whether Darren saw more movies than Josh.
A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain
Answer : B. False
Explanation :
The first two statements are true.
So E is the youngest of the three, so the third statement must be false.
A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain
Answer : A. True
Explanation :
Because the first two statements are true.
Carrot is the most expensive of the three vegetables.
A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain
Answer : B. False
Explanation :
We know from the first two statements that Lily runs fastest.
Therefore, the third statement must be false.
A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain
Answer : A. True
Explanation :
All of the trees in the park are flowering trees, So all dogwoods in the park are flowering trees.
2. Which of the following has the second person sitting between the first and third person?
A. DAB
B. BCA
C. GFD
D. GCE
Answer : C. GFD
3. Which of the following will be D's position after E and D interchange their places?
A. Neighbour to G and C
B. To the immediate right of F
C. Neighbour of C and A
D. To the immediate left of C
Answer : Neighbour to G and C
Explanation :
G is second to the left of D and G is the neighbour of E and F.
That is, G is sitting between E and F.
But D is not neighbour of E.
Now, A is sitting between B and C.
But D is not neighbour of C.
So, B is the neighbour of D.
56. Statement:
A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria
type.
Courses of Action:
I. The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in
ward X.
II. The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
E. Neither I nor II follows
Answer : D. Both I and II follow
Explanation :
Clearly, prevention from mosquitoes and elimination of mosquitoes are two ways to prevent
malaria. So, both the courses follow.
57.Statement:
Should there be students union in college/university?
Arguments:
I. No. This will create a political atmosphere in the campus.
II. Yes, it is very necessary Students are future political leaders.
58. Statement:
Should India give away Kashmir to Pakistan?
Arguments:
I. No. Kashmir is a beautiful state. It earns a lot of foreign exchange for India.
II. Yes. This would help settle conflicts.
A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain
Answer : C. Uncertain
Explanation :
There is not enough information to verify the third statement.
60. Statements:
All poles are guns. Some boats are not poles.
Conclusions:
I. All guns are boats.
II. Some boats are not guns.
61. Statement:
A large number of people die every year due to drinking polluted water during the summer.
Courses of Action:
I. The government should make adequate arrangements to provide safe drinking water to all its
citizens.
II. The people should be educated about the dangers of drinking polluted water.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Answer : D. Both I and II follow
Explanation :
The situation demands creating awareness among people about the dangers of drinking polluted
water so that they themselves refrain from the same, and at the same time taking steps to provide
safe drinking water.
So, both the courses follow.
62. Statement:
The sale of a particular product has gone down considerably causing great concern to the
company.
Courses of Action:
I. The company should make a proper study of rival products in the market.
II. The price of the product should be reduced and quality improved.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Answer :
Explanation : A. Only I follows
Clearly, a study of rival products in the market will help assess the cause for the lowering down of
sales and then a suitable action can be taken.
Thus, only I follow.
63.Statement:
The Chairman stressed the need for making education system more flexible and regretted that the
curriculum has not been revised in keeping with the pace of the changes taking place.
Courses of Action:
I. Curriculum should be reviewed and revised periodically.
II. System of education should be made more flexible.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Answer : D. Both I and II follow
Explanation :
Clearly, the situation demands making the education system more flexible and changing it
periodically according to the needs of the time.
So, both the courses follow.
64. Statement:
As stated in the recent census report the female to male ratio is alarmingly low.
Courses of Action:
I. The government should conduct another census to verify the results.
II. The government should immediately issue orders to all the departments to encourage people to
improve the ratio.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Answer : B. Only II follows
Explanation :
A census is always conducted with the utmost precision, leaving chances of only negligible
differences.
So, I does not follow.
Further, the ratio can be improved by creating awareness among the masses and abolishing female
foeticide.
Thus, only course II follows.
A. Rajan
B. Mahima
C. Deepti
D. None of these
Answer : C. Deepti
Explanation :
Let Mahima's age = x
Then Anita's age = 2x
Rajan's age = ( x / 2 )
Deepti's age = 4x
Lata's age = ( x / 4 )
So the decending order of ages is :
Deepti > Anita > Mahima > Rajan > Lata.
Lata is youngest.
Deepti is eldest.
No two persons in the group have the same age.
Anita is younger than Deepti.
Mahima's age = 16 years
=> x = 16 years
Lata's age = ( x / 4 ) = 16 / 4
= 4 years
66.Statement:
The Central Bureau of Investigation receives the complaint of an officer taking bribe to do the
duty he is supposed to.
Courses of Action:
I. CBI should try to catch the officer red-handed and then take a strict action against him.
II. CBI should wait for some more complaints about the officer to be sure about the matter.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Answer : A. Only I follows
Explanation :
Clearly, one complaint is enough for a wrong doing.
This should be confirmed by catching the guilty red-handed and then strict action taken against
him.
So, only course I follows.
A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain
Answer : A. True
Explanation :
According to the first two statements, Fido weighs the most and Boomer weighs the least.
69. There are six persons A,B, C, D, E and F in a school. Each of the teachers teaches two
subjects, one compulsory subject and other optional subject.
D's optional subject was Tamil while three others have it as compulsory subject.
E and F have Physics as one of their subjects. F's Compulsory subject is Mathematics which is an
optional subject of both C and E.
Tamil and English are A's subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they are just
reverse of those of D's. Computer science is an optional subject of only one of them.
The only female teacher in the school has English as her compulsory subject.
1. What is C's Compulsory subject?
Answer : Tamil
3. Which of the following has same compulsory and optional subjects as those of F's?
A. D
B. B
C. A
D. None of these
Answer : D. None of these
4. Disregarding which is the compulsory and which is the optional subject, who has the same two
subject combination as F?
Explanation :
The given information can be analysed as follows:
Subject/Teachers A B C D E F
Tamil C C C O - -
Physics - - - - C O
Mathematics - - O - O C
English O - - C - -
Computer science - O - - - -
F's compulsory subject is Mathematics. F has Physics as one of the subject. So, Physics is the
compulsory subject of F.
E has Mathematics as optional and Physics as one subject. So, Physics is the compulsory subject
of E.
A and D have the same subjects - Tamil and English. D has Tamil as optional subject and so
English is the compulsory subject of D. Subjects of A and D are reverse in regard of optional and
compulsory. So, A has Tamil as compulsory subject and English as optional.
Computer science is the optional subject of only one teacher. So, it is the optional subject of B,
which only remains. We know that Tamil is the compulsory subject of three teachers. So, it is
compulsory for A, B and C.
D is the teacher having English as her compulsory subject. So, D is the only female teacher.
70. Statement:
Some blades are hammers. Some hammers are knives. Some knives are axes.
Conclusions:
I. Some axes are hammers.
II. Some knives are blades.
III. Some axes are blades.
71. Statement :
Good voice is a natural gift but one has to keep practicing to improve and excel well in the field of
music.
Conclusions:
I. Natural gifts need nurturing and care.
II. Even though your voice is not good, one can keep practicing.
72. Statement:
The national norm is 100 beds per thousand population but in this state it is 150 beds per
thousand.
Conclusions:
I. Our national norm is appropriate.
II. The state's health system is taking adequate care in this regard.
73. Statement:
Money plays a vital role in politics.
Conclusions:
I. The poor can never become politicians.
II. All the rich men take part in politics.
74. Statements:Modern man influences his destiny by the choice he makes unlike in the past.
Conclusions:
I. Earlier there were fewer options available to man.
II. There was no desire in the past to influence the destiny.
75. Statements: Water supply in wards A and B of the city will be affected by about 50% on Friday
because repairing work of the main lines is to be carried out.
Conclusions:
76. Statements: Jade plant has thick leaves and it requires little water.
Conclusions:
I. All plants with thick leaves require little water.
II. Jade plants may be grown in places where water is not in abundance.
77. Statements: The manager humiliated Sachin in the presence of his colleagues.
Conclusions:
I. The manager did not like Sachin.
II. Sachin was not popular with his colleagues.
79. Statements: In Japan, the incidence of stomach cancer is very high, while that of bowel cancer
is very low. But Japanese immigrate to Hawaii, this is reversed - the rate of bowel cancer increases
but the rate of stomach cancer is reduced in the next generation. All this is related to nutrition - the
diets of Japanese in Hawaii are different than those in Japan.
Conclusions:
I. The same diet as in Hawaii should be propagated in Japan also.
II. Bowel cancer is less severe than stomach cancer.
80. Statements: Government has spoiled many top ranking financial institutions by appointing
bureaucrats as Directors of these institutions.
Conclusions:
I. Government should appoint Directors of the financial institutes taking into consideration the
expertise of the person in the area of finance.
II. The Director of the financial institute should have expertise commensurate with the financial
work carried out by the institute.
82. Statements: In a one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these
160 runs were made by spinners.
Conclusions:
I. 80% of the team consists of spinners.
II. The opening batsmen were spinners.
83. Statements: Quality has a price tag. India is allocating lots of funds to education.
Conclusions:
I. Quality of education in India would improve soon.
II. Funding alone can enhance quality of education.
84. Statements: Although we have rating agencies like Crisil, ICRA, there is demand to have a
separate rating agency for IT companies to protect investors.
Conclusions:
I. Assessment of financial worth of IT companies calls for separate set of skills, insight and
competencies.
II. Now the investors investing in IT companies will get protection of their investment.
85. Statements: The standard of education in private schools is much better than Municipal and
Zila Parishad-run schools.
Conclusions:
I. The Municipal and Zila Pariskad should make serious efforts to improve standard of their
schools.
II. All Municipal and Zila Parishad schools should be closed immediately.
86. Statement : It will be a substantial achievement in the field of education if one provides one
school for every village in our country and enforce attendance.
Assumptions:
I. Children in villages do not attend school regularly.
II. Providing school to every village is desirable.
A. I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Both I and II are implicit
D. Neither I nor II is implicit
Answer : C. Both I and II are implicit
Explanation :
Since a surcharge has been levied to fund drought relief programmes, it follows that the
Government does not have sufficient money for the same.
So, I is implicit. Besides, the percentage of surcharge must have been decided after studying the
expected inflow in relation to amount of funds required.
So, II is also implicit.
89. Statements: He stressed the need to stop the present examination system and its replacement
by other methods which would measure the real merit of the students.
Assumptions:
I. Examinations should be abolished.
II. The present examination system does not measure the real merit of the students.
90. Statements: Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six
months.
Assumptions:
I. Fashion designers do not understand the public mind very well.
II. The public by and large is highly susceptible to novelty.
91. Statements: Until our country achieves economic equality, political freedom and democracy
would be meaningless.
Assumptions:
I. Political freedom and democracy go hand in hand.
II. Economic equality leads to real political freedom and democracy.
92. Statement: Cases of food poisoning due to consumption of liquor are increasing in rural areas.
Assumptions:
I. Percentage of people consuming liquor is more in rural areas.
II. There are many unauthorized spurious liquor shops in the rural areas.
93. Statement: Lack of stimulation in the first four or five years of life can have adverse
consequences.
Assumptions:
I. A great part of the development of observed intelligence occurs in the earliest years of life
II. 50 percent of the measurable intelligence at age of 17 is already predictable by the age of four.
A. Only assumption II is implicit
B. Only assumption I is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Neither I nor II is implicit.
Answer : B. Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation :
The lacking in first four or five years can be adverse because it is the main period of development.
So, I is implicit. Since nothing is mentioned about the predictability of intelligence, II is not
implicit.
94. Statement: The X-Airlines has decided to increase the passenger fare by 15 percent with
immediate effect.
Assumptions:
I. The demand for seats of X-Airlines may remain unchanged even after the hike of fare.
II. Other airline companies may also hike the passenger fares.
A. Either I or II is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Only assumption I is implicit
D. Neither I nor II is implicit
Answer : C. Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation :
Clearly, such decisions are taken only after making sure that it will not affect the company's
business adversely.
So, I is implicit. However, the impact of this increase on other airlines cannot be ascertained. So,
II is not implicit.
95. Statement:
A's advice to B - Go to Jammu via Amritsar - the shortest route.
Assumptions :
I. B wishes to go to Jammu.
II. A gives advice to everybody.
A. Only assumption II is implicit
B. Either I or II is implicit
C. Neither I nor II is implicit
D. Only assumption I is implicit
Answer : D. Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation :
A has advised B the route to Jammu. This means that B wishes to go to Jammu.
So, I is implicit. The statement mentions only A's advice to B. So, II is not implicit.
96. In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be
cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect
of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without
having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and choose your answer.
1. Statement:
I. India has surpassed the value of tea exports this year over all the earlier years due to an increase
in demand for quality tea in the European market.
II. There is an increase in demand of coffee in the domestic market during the last two years.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
97. Statement:
I. Majority of the students in the college expressed their opinion against the college authority's
decision to break away from the university and become autonomous.
II. The university authorities have expressed their inability to provide grants to its constituent
colleges.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
98. Statement:
I. All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.
II. Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause