Statement and Conclusion – Railway Reasoning part – 5

Total Questions: 50

1. Consider the given statement and state which of the given assumptions are implicit in the statement [RRB NTPC 25/01/2021 (Evening)]

 Statement :
“The Government of India should promote sports other than cricket.”
Assumptions :
I. Cricket is the most famous sport in the world
II. Cricket gets maximum support from the Government of India

Correct Answer: (b) Only Assumption II is implicit
Solution:

Only conclusion II is follows the given statement, government is very helpful for cricket

2. Read the given statement and conclusions I and II carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statement is true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts, state which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements. [RRB NTPC 25/01/2021 (Evening) ]

 Statement :
If A had been in cricket team XYZ, XYZ would have been the invincible team in the world
Conclusions :
I. Without A, XYZ cannot win.
II. A is more talented than any other player in cricket team XYZ.

Correct Answer: (a) Only II follows.
Solution:

Only conclusion II satisfies the above statement.

3. Read the given statement and conclusion carefully and decide which conclusion(s) is/are implicit in the statement. [RRB NTPC 27/01/2021 (Morning)]

Statement :
No nation is completely self-dependent these days.
Conclusions :
I. Citizens of the country have become lazy.
II. It is impossible to grow and produce all that a nation needs.

Correct Answer: (b) Conclusion II is implicit.
Solution:

Reason one is not given in the statement. Reason second is very implicit as one nation cannot fulfill all needs alone

4. A question is given followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is/are strong with respect to the question. [RRB NTPC 27/01/2021 (Evening) ]

Question :
Should there be no uniform for school children like college students?
Arguments :
I. Yes, students should be given freedom to wear the clothes of their choice
II. No, uniforms helps to create discipline and equality among the students.

Correct Answer: (c) Both the arguments are strong
Solution:

For the given question both arguments I and II are strong

5. Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. [RRB NTPC 27/01/2021 (Evening)]

Statement :
X tells Y, “if you need to grow the sales of your company, you should advertise in the newspaper ‘A’
Assumptions :
I. Newspaper A has a more extensive circulation than other newspapers.
II. Sales of ‘Y’s company are down.

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

From the given statements it is not clear that Sales of Y’s company are down and Newspaper A has a more extensive circulation than other newspapers.

6. Which of the following indicates ‘Some hard workers are smart workers’ ? [RRB NTPC 27/01/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) Some smart workers are not hard workers.
Solution:

Some smart workers are not hard workers, it means that some smart workers are also hard workers.

7. A statement is followed by two conclusions. You have to decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements. [RRB NTPC 27/01/2021 (Evening)]

Statement :
Today's man has time saving gadgets, yet there is no time.
Conclusion I :
Time saving gadgets actually waste time.
Conclusion II :
All modern humans have a dire need to manage their time.

Correct Answer: (b) Only conclusion II follows.
Solution:

Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

8. A question is given followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is/are strong with respect to the question. [RRB NTPC 28/01/2021 (Morning)]

Question:
Should private schools be banned in India ?
Arguments
1. Yes, they are the reason for commercialisation of education.
2. No, because the rich people can not send their child to government schools.

Correct Answer: (b) Only argument 1 is strong.
Solution:

Only argument 1 is strong.

9. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statement. [RRB NTPC 28/01/2021 (Morning)]

Statements :
Most students have charismatic personalities.
Conclusions :
1. Some students have charismatic personalities
2. All students have charismatic personalities

Correct Answer: (c) Only conclusion 1 follows.
Solution:

Only conclusion 1 follows because it directly follows the statement. In statement Most students have charismatic personalities But All students are not charismatic personalities

10. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statements. [RRB NTPC 28/01/2021 (Evening)]

Statements:
1. Lack of education is responsible for lower income of a state.
2. Bihar ranks very low in per capita income.
Conclusions
1. Bihar has a lower rate of education.
2. Bihar is a very historic state.

Correct Answer: (b) Only conclusion I follow.
Solution:

Conclusion - Bihar has a lower rate of education is related to the given statement