Q: In each of the following questions, a statement/group of statements is given followed by some
conclusions. Without resolving anything yourself choose the conclusion which logically follows from
the given statements).
. All guilty politicians were arrested. Kishan and Chander were among those arrested.
A. All politicians are guilty.
B. All arrested people are politicians.
C. Kishan and Chander were not politicians.
D. Kishan and Chander were guilty.
Solution: No answer description available for this question.
Q: . In the university examination, most of the candidates write in Hindi medium.
A. Some candidates of this examination write in Hindi.
B. Mostly candidates with Hindi medium appear in this examination.
C. In this examination no candidate writes answers in medium other than
Hindi,
D. All the candidates who appear in this examination write answers in Hindi.
Solution: No answer description available for this question.
Q: Statements: Death keeps no calendar.
Conclusions:
I. Man must die one day.
II. Death can come at any time.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Solution: Both I and II directly follow from the statement.
Q: Statements: The average number of persons per household is 5 in urban areas
whereas it is 7 in rural areas. The national average is 6.
Conclusions:
I. The population per unit area in the rural areas is higher than in the urban areas.
II. More persons live in the same household in the rural areas as compared to those
in the urban areas.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Solution: The population per household and not the population per unit area is being talked about
in the statement. So, only II follows while I does not.
Q: 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.
Statements: Parents are prepared to pay any price for an elite education to their
children.
Conclusions:
I. All parents these days are very well off.
II. Parents have an obsessive passion for a perfect development of their children
through good schooling.
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 implies that people are inclined towards giving their children good
education. So, only II follows while I does not.
Q: Statements: From the next academic year, students will have the option of dropping Mathematics and Science for their school leaving certificate examination.
Conclusions:
I. Students who are weak in Science and Mathematics will be admitted.
II. Earlier students did not have the choice of continuing their education without
taking these subjects.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Solution: Since the new system gives the students the option of dropping Science and
Mathematics, so students weak in these subjects can also be admitted. So, I follows.
Also, it is mentioned that the new system will come into effect from the next academic
year. This means that it did not exist previously. So, II also follows.
Q: Statements: It is almost impossible to survive and prosper in this world without
sacrificing ethics and morality.
Conclusions:
I. World appreciates some concepts but may not uphold it.
II. Concept of ethics and morality are not practicable in life.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Solution: Clearly, I is vague and so does not follow. However, II directly follows from the given
statement.