Statement and Conclusions Questions

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Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

 

Statements:
1. A bag has 2 white, 3 black, 4 red and 6 green balls.
2. 2 balls are selected at random from the bag.

Conclusions:
1. The probability that a black ball is selected is 1/5.
2. The probability that a red ball is selected is 6/15.

 

Find which of the conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

 

A) Only conclusion 1 follows B) Only conclusion 2 follows
C) Both 1 and 2 follow D) Neither 1 nor 2 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only conclusion 1 follows

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Statements :
All kids are God.
No God is a Human.
Some Human are Son.
All Son are Men.

Conclusions :
(a) Some Son are not God.
(b) Some Men are Human.

A) Only A follows B) Only B follows
C) Both (A) and (B) follows D) Neither (A) nor (B) follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both (A) and (B) follows

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Read the following question and decide which of the given statements is/are sufficient.

 

What is the total number of illegal immigrants?

 

Statements :

 

1. 30% of the total illegal immigrants are from Bangladesh.

2. Remaining are from India.

 

A) 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question B) Both 1 and 2 together are sufficient to answer the question
C) Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient to answer the question D) 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient to answer the question

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Read the following information carefully and answers the given question.

The municipal authority has made English language as one of the compulsory subjects in all primary schools under its control from the current academic year. 

Which of the following can be an assumption according to the given information? (An assumption is something that is supposed or taken for granted).

A) The students in the primary school run by municipal authority are not taught English so far. B) The parents of the primary school students do not have working knowledge in English language so far.
C) All the primary schools outside the control of municipal authority teach English language as one of the compulsory subjects D) Other subjects can be changed according to the will of the students.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Use of English is continuously growing so it should be taught at primary levels in school and it should not be neglected at this level.

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The food processing industry was touted to be a sunrise industry for India some years ago and, on the face of it , there was little reason to doubt that

Conclusions: 

I. India has an advantage in food processing because of the varied agro-climatic conditions and availabilty of raw materials.

II. Food processing is one of the basic industries which suports our lives.

A) If only conclusion I follows B) If only conclusion II follows
C) If neither I nor II follows D) If both I and II follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) If neither I nor II follows

Explanation:

Which factors influence the food processing industry cannot be determined from the statement. Hence I does not follow. II does not follow because the statement doesn't give any clue about the industry's centrality to our lives.

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Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statements :
1. Tea is green, Coffee is brown and Milk is white.
2. More than half of the town likes tea.
3. People who like white don't like green and some people who like brown don't like white.

Conclusions :
1. Green is more popular in the town.
2. There is at least one coffee drinker who does not like tea.

 

Find which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

 

A) Only conclusion 1 follows B) Only conclusion 2 follows
C) Both 1 and 2 follow D) Neither 1 nor 2 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only conclusion 1 follows

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Read the question and answer from the given information.

 

Pravalika is studying 10th class, is Pravalika elder than Pranitha who is her classmate?

 

Argument 1: Yes, as she is her classmate Pranitha is younger to her

Argument 2: No, as she is classmate Pranitha is elder to her.

 

A) Neither I nor II follow B) Either I or II follow
C) Only II follow D) Only I follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Only I follow

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Gold demand has fallen in the first half due to rising prices and the trend is likely to continue in the second half.

Conclusions :

I. Customers are very price-sensitive

II. There will be no improvement in demand in the second half

A) If only conclusion I follows B) If only conclusion II follows
C) If neither I nor II follows D) If both I and II follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) If only conclusion I follows

Explanation:

Fall of demand of gold is due to rising prices. Hence, I can be concluded. II cannot be concluded from the given statement.

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