Statement and Conclusion – Railway Reasoning part – 5

Total Questions: 50

31. Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. [RRB NTPC 05/02/2021 (Morning)]

Statement :
A child should be put in school at the age of 5 years or so
Assumptions :
I. The school do not admit children after 6 years of age
II. Below the age of 5 a child does not attain an appropriate level of development and ability to learn.

Correct Answer: (d) Only Ⅱ is implicit
Solution:

Only assumption (ii) is implicit A child should be put in school at the age of 5 years or so
Because Below the age of 5 a child does not attain an appropriate level of development and ability to learn.

32. Read the given statement and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. [RRB NTPC 05/02/2021 (Morning)]

Statement :
The government has recently announced many concessions and has offered attractive schemes for foreign tourists.
Conclusions :
I. The government seems to be serious in attracting foreign tourists.
II. Now, more number of foreign tourists are likely to visit the country.

Correct Answer: (b) Both conclusions Ⅰ and follows.
Solution:

Both conclusions Ⅰ and follows. Ⅱ Through the given statement the government seems to be serious in attracting foreign tourists and by the help of this movement more number of foreign tourists are likely to visit the country.

33. Read the given statements and courses of actions carefully and decide which of the course of action logically follow(s) from the statement. [RRB NTPC 08/02/2021 (Morning)]

Statement :
If none of the employees submit their work report by tomorrow, then the monthly project will be in a crisis.
Courses of Action:
I. The date of submission of work report must be extended.
II. Some employees must speed up and submit their work report by tomorrow. III. The cause of late submission of work report by most employees must be figured out and proper counter-measures must be taken.

Correct Answer: (b) Only actions (ii), and (iii) follow.
Solution:

Only actions (ii), and (iii) follow. If none of the employees submit their work report by tomorrow, then the monthly project will be in a crisis because Some employees must speed up and submit their work report by tomorrow.
and The cause of late submission of work reports by most employees must be figured out and proper.

34. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusion logically follow(s) from the statement. [RRB NTPC 08/02/2021 (Morning) ]

Statements :
I. Some of the languages taught in this school are English, Portuguese, Tamil and Sanskrit
II. Neither Arabic nor French is taught in this school.
III. All languages are taught by well-qualified teachers in the school.
Conclusions :
I. Some other languages are also taught in this school apart from English, Portuguese, Sanskrit and Tamil
II. Tamil is taught by a well qualified teacher in this school
III. Either Arabic or French is taught in this school.

Correct Answer: (a) Only conclusions (i) and (ii) follow.
Solution:

Only conclusions (i) and (ii) follow. Taught languages = English, Portuguese, Tamil and Sanskrit And All languages are taught by well-qualified teachers in the school .

35. Without assuming anything beyond the information given, select the correct nature of relationship between the two events A and B. [RRB NTPC 08/02/2021 (Evening)]

 Event A :
 The teacher gave Zara severe punishment.
Event B :
Zara’s parents have spoilt her.

Correct Answer: (a) Event A is the effect but event B is not its immediate and principal cause.
Solution:

Event A is the effect but event B is not its immediate and principal cause

36. Read the given statements and select the option that is the most appropriate explanation for them. [RRB NTPC 09/02/2021 (Morning)]

Statements:
A. The prices of motorcycles have increased considerably during the past 2 years.
B. The prices of XYZ laptops have decreased considerably during the past 2 months

Correct Answer: (b) Both the statements are effects of independent causes.
Solution:

Both the statements are effects of independent causes.

37. Consider the following statements and decide which of them are correct. [RRB NTPC 09/02/2021 (Morning)]

1. Every prime is odd.
2. Product of any two prime numbers is odd

Correct Answer: (c) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution:

Both statements are incorrect.

38. Read the given events and select the option that is the most appropriate explanation for them. [RRB NTPC 09/02/2021 (Morning)]

Events:
A. Suraj died on his way to office.
B. Suraj had been feeling depressed since a month regarding the loss of his spouse.

Correct Answer: (b) Event A is an effect but event B is not its immediate and principal cause.
Solution:

Event A is an effect but event B is not its immediate and principal cause.

39. A question is given followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is/are strong with respect to the question. [RRB NTPC 09/02/2021 (Evening)]

Question :
Should the government encourage young entrepreneurs ?
Arguments:
I. Yes, they will reduce the burden of unemployment.
II. Yes, they will contribute to the development of the country.

Correct Answer: (c) Both arguments I and II are strong.
Solution:

From the above statement it can be said that By encouraging young entrepreneurs they will reduce the burden of unemployment. And also they will contribute to the development of the country.

40. Read the given statement and decisions carefully and decide which of the given decisions logically follow from the statement. [RRB NTPC 09/02/2021 (Evening)]

Statement :
The sale of a particular product has gone down markedly due to a change in the trend causing great concern to the company.
Decision:
I. The price of the product should be reduced and the quality should be improved.
II. The company should make a study of customer choice and market competition in the market.

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

From the given statement it is clear that The company should make a study of customer choice and market competition in the market to know about the reason why the sale of a particular product has gone down markedly.