Statement and Conclusion – Railway Reasoning part – 4

Total Questions: 50

31. Read the given statement carefully and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statement. [RRB NTPC 18/01/2021 (Evening)]

 Statement :
Every school has students.

Correct Answer: (a) Conclusion 3 : No school is without students.
Solution:

Statement :
Every school has students. From the above statement, the most appropriate logical conclusion is : No school is without students.

32. Read the given statements carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statement is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements. [RRB NTPC 18/01/2021 (Evening)]

Statements :
(i) Ram is an artist.
(ii) Artists are beautiful.

Correct Answer: (b) Conclusion 2 : Ram is beautiful.
Solution:

From statement one we know that Ram is an artist. Again statement two says that artists are beautiful.
So, the conclusion “Ram is beautiful” logically follows.

33. Read the given statement and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follow from the statement. [RRB NTPC 19/01/2021 (Morning)]

Statement :
Plastic is only one of the pollutants to the environment.
Conclusions :
1. Do not curb the use of plastic
2. Impose a complete ban on plastic.

Correct Answer: (c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Solution:

Do not curb the use of plastic ----->Its a wrong conclusion as plastic causes pollution so measures should be taken to curb it..
Impose a complete ban on plastic.--------> Imposing a complete ban on plastic can lead to some problems because many of the factories and other activities require plastic so a different approach should be adopted to control the pollution with a partial ban on plastic and motivate people to use less plastic to control pollution.

34. A question is given followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is/are strong with respect to the question. [RRB NTPC 19/01/2021 (Evening)]

Questions :
Should all criminals be given severe punishments ?
Arguments:
1. Yes, it will induce fear in criminals and crime would reduce greatly.
2. No, Human life is precious, and criminals should also be given a chance to improve.

Correct Answer: (a) Both arguments 1 and 2 are strong
Solution:

Both arguments 1 and 2 are strong
Arguments:
(i) Yes, all the criminals should be given severe punishment as it will create fear among the criminals and there will be a lot of reduction in crime.
(ii) No, all criminals should not be punished severely, human life is precious and criminals should also be given a chance to reform.

35. Read the given statement and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statement. [RRB NTPC 19/01/2021 (Evening)]

Statement :
“SAVE MONEY - BUY 1 GET 3” - Advertisement by a commercial brand. Conclusion :
1. Brand sales increased profusely after the offer.
2. People are more attracted to buy if they are offered more than what they are already paying.

Correct Answer: (c) Only conclusion 2 follows.
Solution:

Only conclusion 2 follows.
Conclusion:
1. Brand sales increased profusely after the offer.
2. People are more attracted to buy if they are offered more than what they are already paying.
Here conclusion 1 cannot be said definitely But Conclusion 2 is correct as People buy when they get more.

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

 Assertion (A) :
Greenland is entirely green.
Reason (R) :
Polar regions have snow round the year.

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

Assertion (A): Greenland is entirely green.
This assertion is not true. Reason (R) Polar regions have snow round the year.
But the Reason is correct. So, A is false but R is true.

37. Consider the given statements and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. [RRB NTPC 20/01/2021 (Evening)]

Statement :
To expand their business, a budding company now requires more staff. Assumptions :
I. The current staff is incompetent
II. Business can only be expanded by always hiring new staff.

Correct Answer: (a) Neither assumption I nor II is implicit
Solution:

From the given statement it is clear that neither assumption I nor II is implicit. Because it is not true that business can only be expanded by always hiring new staff.

38. Read the given statements and conclusion carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statement. [RRB NTPC 20/01/2021 (Evening)]

Statement :
The postal system of India was started by Britishers in 1764.
Conclusions :
I. Postal mails are often delayed or go missing
II. Postmen are poorly paid, so they tend to make mistakes.

Correct Answer: (c) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows.
Solution:

From the given statement it is clear that the postal system started by Britishers in 1764. So neither of the conclusions follows.

39. Read the given statement and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statement. [RRB NTPC 21/01/2021 (Morning)]

 Statement :
Company ABC has the highest number of customers as compared to its competitors.
Conclusion :
1. Company ABC has 58% of the total customers.
2. Company ABC’s products are the cheapest in the market.

Correct Answer: (a) Neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follows.
Solution:

From the given statements it is not clear how many customers the company ABC has.
The statement does not mention that the products of company ABC are cheapest.. So neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follows.

40. Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. [RRB NTPC 21/01/2021 (Morning)]

 Statement :
Examinations must be conducted without any favors to evaluate the true performance of the students.
Assumptions :
1. No unfair means or help shall be provided to the students.
2. Teachers should help their favourite students perform better.

Correct Answer: (a) Only assumption 1 is implicit.
Solution:

From the given statement it is clear that for conducting fair examinations to evaluate the true performance of the students, no unfair means or help shall be provided to the students.
Only assumption I is implicit.