Statement and Conclusion – Railway Reasoning part – 1

Total Questions: 50

11. Which of the following conclusions can be derived from the given statement ? Students have to pay fine for late payment of exam fees. [NTPC CBT - I 28/12/2020 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) All fees are to be paid timely, else they must pay penalty.
Solution:

From the given statement, we can come to the most appropriate conclusion that “All fees are to be paid timely, else they must pay a penalty.”

12. Which of the following is the assumption for the claim that ‘Pleasure is desirable’ ? [NTPC CBT - I 30/12/2020 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) Everyone desires pleasure.
Solution:

The claim that ‘Pleasure is desirable’ can only be derived from the assumption that ‘Everyone desires pleasure’. Things become desirable only when everyone likes them.

13. Given below is a ‘main statement' followed by four subsidiary statements. From the given options, choose the ordered pair of subsidiary statements, where the first statement implies the second and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement. [NTPC CBT - I 07/01/2021 (Morning)]

Main Statement:
You can drive over 60 km/h only on the national highways.
Subsidiary Statements:
A. You are on the national highway.
B. You cannot drive over 60 km/h.
C. You can drive over 60 km/h.
D. You are not on the national highway.

Correct Answer: (a) DB
Solution:

From the given options, the sequences CD and DA do not make any sense. From the remaining two options DB and AB , DB is more convincing because from the main statement it is crystal clear that if (D) You are not on the national highway then (B) You cannot drive over 60 km/h. Correct sequence will be DB.

14. Read the given statements (Assertion and Reason) carefully and select the most appropriate option with respect to them. [NTPC CBT - I 20/01/2021 (Morning)]

Assertion (A) :
Trees grow against gravity.
Reason (R) :
Nature defies gravitational law

Correct Answer: (d) A is true but R is false.
Solution:

Here the Assertion (A): Trees grow against gravity is correct because the gravitational force of earth attracts everything towards its core, and trees grow against that.
But the Reason (R) : Nature defies gravitational law is completely wrong, because Nature always follows gravitational laws. So, the correct option will be : A is true but R is false.

15. Read the given query and arguments carefully and decide which of the arguments is/are strong. [NTPC CBT - I 27/01/2021 (Morning) ]

Query :
Should there be a complete ban on tobacco selling in India?
Argument 1 :
No, this will render thousands of workers jobless.
Argument 2 :
Yes, tobacco is consumed by even minors who suffer severe health effects.

Correct Answer: (a) Both arguments are strong
Solution:

As both the statements are conveying the right idea so both are correct.

16. Read the given statements and decide which of the conclusions given in the options logically follow from the [NTPC CBT - I 01/02/2021 (Morning)]

 Statements:
I. The police has increased vigilance during late night hours.
II. Incidents of petty crimes have reduced in the late night hours

Correct Answer: (c) Statement I is the likely cause and statement II is its likely effect
Solution:

The police has increased vigilance during late night hours is the likely cause and Incidents of petty crimes have reduced in the late night hours is its likely effect

17. Among the following propositions two are related in such a way that one is denial of the other. Which are those propositions ? [NTPC CBT - I 03/02/2021 (Morning)]

a. All elephants are equal to cats.
b. Some elephants are not equal to cats
c. Some elephants are equal to cats
d. Few elephants are also equal to cats

Correct Answer: (a) a and b
Solution:

A is the opposite of b.

18. Without assuming anything beyond the information given, select the correct nature of relationship between event A and event B. [NTPC CBT - I 08/02/2021 (Evening)]

 Event A : Ronit went to the dentist.
Event B : Ronit had a toothache.

Correct Answer: (d) Event A is the effect and event B is its immediate and principal cause.
Solution:

Event A is the effect and event B is its immediate and principal cause

19. Read the given assertion (A) and a reason (R) carefully and choose the option that accurately describes the relationship between them. [NTPC CBT - I 12/02/2021 (Morning)]

 Assertion :
A : Most cars in India are Right hand drive cars i.e. the driver is seated on the right side of the car.
Reason :
R : Indian Car Companies do not have the knowledge or capacity to make Left hand drive cars.

Correct Answer: (c) A is true but R is false
Solution:

A is true but R is false.

20. Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. [NTPC CBT - I 09/03/2021 (Morning)]

 Statement by an environmentalist :
“High percentage of carbon dioxide in the environment creates a high degree of the greenhouse effect.”
Conclusions :
1. There should be minimum carbon dioxide in the environment.
2. Minimum greenhouse effect should be maintained.

Correct Answer: (b) Neither assumption (1) nor (2) is implicit.
Solution:

The statement does not hint towards maintaining a minimum level of carbon dioxide or greenhouse effect in the environment.
Therefore, neither assumption (1) nor (2) is implicit.