Statement and Conclusion – Railway Reasoning part – 6

Total Questions: 50

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

A. Some people have darker skin colour.
R. Some people have blood of darker colour.

Correct Answer: (a) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true but ‘R’ is not the correct explanation of ‘A’.
Solution:

Both A and R are true because some people have darker skin colour and Some people have blood of darker colour. But it is not necessary that the people having darker skin colour have blood of darker colour.

12. Rahul has a deadline for a project in just two days and he has not yet started working on his project. [RRB NTPC 22/02/2021 (Morning)]

Based on the following courses of action, select the correct one.
Courses of action
1. He must immediately read a book on time management to avoid such problems in the future.
2. He must manage his time efficiently and start his project without delay.
3. He must plan a layout of his project first and then start following that layout.

Correct Answer: (b) Only II and III are correct
Solution:

From the given statement it is clear that He must manage his time efficiently and start his project without delay and he must plan a layout of his project first and then start following that layout.

13. Read the given statement and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statement. [RRB NTPC 22/02/2021 (Morning) ]

 Statement :
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Conclusion :
(i) A person who helps you in difficult situations is your friend.
(ii) Your enemies can also sometimes have a change of a heart and help you in times of need

Correct Answer: (a) Only conclusion (i) follows
Solution:

From the given statement it is clear that A person who helps you in difficult situations is your friend.

14. A statement is given followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is/are strong with respect to the statement. [RRB NTPC 22/02/2021 (Evening)]

 Statement :
Computer literacy is desirable.
Arguments :
I. Yes, as most of the work is done efficiently.
II. No, computers are a nuisance.

Correct Answer: (c) Only argument (i) is strong.
Solution:

From the given statement it is clear that most of the work is done efficiently.

15. A question is given followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is/are strong with respect to the question.

Question:
Does assigning class monitors harbour the feeling of jealousy among students? Arguments:
1. Yes, all class monitors start to behave arrogantly.
2. No, it teaches them equity by providing every student a chance to learn team spirit under a leader.

Correct Answer: (a) Only argument 2 is strong.
Solution:

From the given statement it is clear that Only argument 2 is strong

16. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. [RRB NTPC 23/02/2021 (Morning) ]

 Statements:
i. Some of the dance forms taught in all the dance classes of Delhi are Hip-Hop, Contemporary and Kathakali.
ii. None of the dance classes of Delhi teach Kuchipudi. iii. Some of the dance classes of Delhi teach Salsa and Odissi.
Conclusions:
i. Salsa is taught in every dance class in Delhi.
ii. Some of the dance classes of Delhi do not teach Kathakali iii. There isn’t a single dance class in Delhi that doesn’t teach Hip-Hop.

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

From the given statements it is clear that There isn’t a single dance class in Delhi and doesn’t teach Hip-Hop.

17. Read the given statement and courses of action carefully and decide which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement. [RRB NTPC 23/02/2021 (Morning)]

Statement :
Tonight, if I knead the dough, along with yeast and sugar, for my doughnuts, I will be able to bake and serve them fresh to my guests tomorrow evening. Courses of Actions:
(i) I must make arrangements to prevent the dough from getting spoilt and give good baking result
(ii) I must cancel on my guest for tomorrow.
(iii) I must follow my doughnut recipe property and bake them at the right temperature.

Correct Answer: (d) Both (i) and (iii) follow
Solution:

From the given statements it is clear that Both courses of action (1) and (3) follow.

18. Read the given statement and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement. [RRB NTPC 27/02/2021 (Morning) ]

 Statement :
“My husband will drive me to the Hudson shopping Mall because my hand is not in a healthy condition to drive our car”, X told Y.
Conclusion :
l. X will not go to Hudson Shopping Mall walking.
ll. X is married. lll. Y is married.
lV. X knows how to drive a car.

Correct Answer: (a) Only conclusions I, II and IV follow.
Solution:

From the given statement, it is clear that X’s husband will drive so She will not go to Hudson Mall walking. X has a husband, so X is married. But we can’t say anything about the marital status of Y.
Hence, only conclusions I, II and IV follow.

19. Read the given statements and conclusion carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statements. [RRB NTPC 27/02/2021 (Morning)]

 Statement :
All the girls in my class are talented. Urmila has no talent.
Conclusion :
I. Urmila is not among the girls in my class.
II. Urmila must find a talent.

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

Since Urmila has no talent, Urmila is not among the girls in my class. The statement does not point out whether Urmila must find a talent. Hence, only conclusion I follows.

20. Consider the following two events and select the correct option. [RRB NTPC 27/02/2021 (Evening)]

Event A :
Meghna is going to get a prize and a medal today.
Event B :
Meghna won the race competition today.

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

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