Q: 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:
I. The residents in these wards should economise on water on Friday.
II. The residents in these wards should store some water on the previous day.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Solution: Clearly, the information has been given beforehand so that the residents can collect water on
the previous day and use less water on Friday. So, both I and II follow.
Q: Statements: People who speak too much against dowry are those who had taken it
themselves.
Conclusions:
I. It is easier said than done.
II. People have double standards.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Solution: The statement clearly implies that it is easier to say than to do something and what people say
is different from what they do. So, both I and II follow.
Q: Statements: Our securities investments carry market risk. Consult your investment advisor or
agent before investing.
Conclusions:
I. One should not invest in securities.
II. The investment advisor calculates the market risk with certainty.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Solution: Investment in securities involves risk. This does not mean that one should not invest in
securities. So, I does not follow. Since the statement advises one to consult investment
advisor before investing, so II follows.
Q: Statements: Money plays a vital role in politics.
Conclusions:
I. The poor can never become politicians.
II. All the rich men take part in politics.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Solution: Neither the poor nor the rich, but only the role of money in politics is being talked about in the
statement. So, neither I nor II follows.
Q: Statements: Vegetable prices are soaring in the market.
Conclusions:
I. Vegetables are becoming a rare commodity.
II. People cannot eat vegetables.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Solution: The availability of vegetables is not mentioned in the given statement. So, I does not follow
Also, II is not directly related to the statement and so it also does not follow.
Q: Statements: In a recent survey report, it has been stated that those who undertake physical
exercise for at least half an hour a day are less prone to have any heart ailments.
Conclusions:
I. Moderate level of physical exercise is necessary for leading a healthy life.
II. All people who do desk-bound jobs definitely suffer from heart ailments.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Solution: The statement mentions that chances of heart ailments are greatly reduced by a regular halfhour exercise. So, I follows. However, it talks of only reducing the probability which does not
mean that persons involved in sedentary jobs shall definitely suffer from heart ailments. So, II
does not follow.
Q: Statements: A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Conclusions:
I. We should be content with what we have.
II. We should not crave for what is not.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Solution: Both the given conclusions clearly bring out the central theme of the proverb given in the
statement. So, both I and II follow.
Q: Statements: 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.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Solution: The statement mentions that the world for a man is as he makes it himself. So, some people
might find it good and some quite bad. Thus, both I and II follow.