Statement and Conclusion – Railway Reasoning part – 6

Total Questions: 50

1. Read the given statement and courses of action carefully and decide which of the courses of action logically follows from the statement. [RRB NTPC 15/02/2021 (Morning)]

Statement :
The weather bureau has recently forecast next week’s weather of Kashmir in which it said that there is going to be a heavy snowfall for the whole week. Courses of Action :
(i) The weather bureau should propagate the information throughout Kashmir through various platforms
(ii) The civic bodies must make arrangements to remove snow from roads.
(iii) The news must be stopped from spreading outside the state.

Correct Answer: (d) Only action (i) and (ii) follow.
Solution:

From the given statement it is clear that only action (i) and (ii) follows.

2. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statements. [RRB NTPC 15/02/2021 (Morning)]

Statements:
(i) I have not yet read all the seven Harry Potter books.
(ii) I have read all the Jane Austen books.
(iii) I don’t like reading self- help books even though I have read a few of them just to try something new
Conclusion :
(i) Though book reading is my hobby, I am very selective about the books I read.
(ii) I have read some of the Harry Potter books.
(iii) I like to experiment while selecting my next book to read.

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

From the given statements it is clear that only conclusion (ii) and (iii) follows.

3. A statement is given, 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. [RRB NTPC 15/02/2021 (Evening) ]

Statement :
Most of the people like old songs.
Conclusion :
I. Old songs are less costly as compared to new songs.
II. Old songs touch the listener's feelings better compared to new songs.

Correct Answer: (c) Only Conclusion II follows
Solution:

only conclusion (ii) follows

4. A statement is given, followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. [RRB NTPC 15/02/2021 (Evening)]

Statement :
Nowadays, Indian cricket team plays very well
Assumptions :
I.The teams of other countries are not interested in cricket.
II. It is happening by chance

Correct Answer: (d) Neither assumptions I nor II are implicit
Solution:

Neither assumptions I nor II are implicit.

5. Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is are implicit in the statement [RRB NTPC 16/02/2021 (Morning)]

Statement :
Children are honest and outspoken
Assumption:
A. Children are more likely to speak the mind
B. Children never lie

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

On bases of given statements only assumption (i) implicit.

6. Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement: [RRB NTPC 16/02/2021 (Morning)]

 Statement :
“ If you fail the test, I will cancel your plans for the picnic” - A father warns his daughter.
Assumptions :
A. Desire for the picnic can boost her motivation to study sincerely for the test. B. The daughter will fail the test if she doesn’t get any warning.

Correct Answer: (a) Only assumption A is implicit
Solution:

From the given statement it is clear that Desire for the picnic can boost her motivation to study sincerely for the test because if she fails in the test, her father will cancel her plan for picnic.

7. Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumption is/are implicit in the statement [RRB NTPC 16/02/2021 (Evening)]

Statement :
“ From next month, everyone has to pay income tax no matter what your income is” - Government notice said
Assumption :
 I. Government treasury fund is getting short
II. People of the country have become rich.

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

Both assumptions are totally different from statements . So Neither I nor II is implicit.

8. Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. [RRB NTPC 16/02/2021 (Evening)]

Statement :
If you don’t follow traffic rules, you will be fined.
Assumptions:
I. People may start following rules to avoid fine.
ll. Traffic rules are for people’s safety.

Correct Answer: (a) Only assumptions I is implicit
Solution:

According to the given statement Only assumption (i) is implicit

9. Read the given statement and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement. [RRB NTPC 17/02/2021 (Morning)]

Statement :
Of all the mobile phones manufacturers in Korea, the ‘Maxto’ brand has the highest sale.
Conclusions :
I. The quality of no other mobile phones in Korea is as high as that of ‘Maxto’. II. The number of sales of all the brands of mobile phones manufactured in Korea is known.

Correct Answer: (c) Only Conclusion II follows.
Solution:

The brand Maxto has the highest sale, so the number of sales of each brand is known. There is no mention of the quality of mobile phones in the statement.
Hence, only conclusion II follows.

10. Select an option which is true regarding the following two statements labeled Assertion (A) and Reason (R). [RRB NTPC 17/02/2021 (Evening)]

A. A satellite is not a planet.
R. Planets do not revolve around other planets.

Correct Answer: (b) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of ‘A’
Solution:

It is true that a satellite is not a planet and planets do not revolve around other planets.
R is the correct explanation of A.