Statement and Conclusion – Railway Reasoning part – 6

Total Questions: 50

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

Event A:
Yamuna dam project came to a halt.
Event B:
Yamuna dam project was crucial for the city’s development.

Correct Answer: (c) 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

22. 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 27/02/2021 (Evening)]

Statement:
Many cases of children’s death are reported from AES (Acute encephalitis Syndrome) in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar.
Courses of Action:
I. The question should be raised in the Legislative Assembly and the resignation of the Health Minister should be demanded with immediate effect. II. A team of doctors should be rushed to the affected areas.

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

Whenever there are several cases of children’s death , a team of doctors should be sent to the affected area. Raising this question in the parliament may not be a valid course of action. Hence, only course of action II follows.

23. Read the given statement and select the conclusion from the options that logically follows from the statement. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. [RRB NTPC 01/03/2021 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (b) The strength of the weakest link determines how strong the chain is.
Solution:

From the given statement it is clear that the strength of the weakest link determines how strong the chain is.

24. A question is given followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is/are strong/weak with respect to the question. [RRB NTPC 01/03/2021 (Morning)]

Question :
Should the government control the country’s news channels?
Arguments :
P : News is controlled by the Government in many countries.
Q : No, controlling any news loses its reliability.

Correct Answer: (b) Only argument Q is strong
Solution:

Only argument Q is strong.

25. Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. [RRB NTPC 01/03/2021 (Evening) ]

Statements :
These eleven players make a good team. So, their team may win the match. Assumptions :
I. Players in a good team are likely to be well coordinated amongst themselves and help each other win the match.
II. Eleven is big enough the number of players in a team to make the team win the match.

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

As per the statement, 11 players make a good team. This means they are more likely to be well-coordinated and helpful for winning the match. Therefore, assumption I is implicit.
Having 11 players does not ensure victory of a team. Therefore, assumption II is not implicit.

26. A question is given followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is/are strong with respect to the question. [RRB NTPC 01/03/2021 (Evening) ]

Question :
Should mosquitoes be killed when they are around us ?
Arguments :
I. Yes, otherwise they can harm us as they are the harbingers of diseases.
II. No, they have wings.

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

Mosquitoes are harmful as they can spread disease.
Only argument I is strong.

27. Read the given statement and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statement. [RRB NTPC 02/03/2021 (Morning) ]

Statement :
Despite sufficient availability of books in the libraries of educational institutions, the majority of students studying in urban area’s educational institutions have started using mobile phones or other electronic equipment as the main resource for seeking on/offline study material; as a consequence, there is a severe decline in the use of books as study material.
Conclusions :
I. Methods of book reading should be devised.
II. A study should be conducted to know about the status of book reading.

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

In the statement, there is no mention of devising methods of book reading or conducting a study to know the status of book reading.
So, neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follows.

28. Read the given statement and conclusions 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 statement. [RRB NTPC 02/03/2021 (Morning)]

Statement :
The old leaves are replaced by new leaves.
Conclusions :
I. There can be no new leaves without old leaves.
II. Old leaves are useless.

Correct Answer: (b) Neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follow.
Solution:

Neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follow.

29. Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. [RRB NTPC 02/03/2021 (Morning)]

Statement :
“Sunbathing is a source of vitamin D.”- A medical advice.
Assumptions :
 I. Sunbathing is the only source of vitamin D.
II. People can use sunbathing as an option for getting vitamin D in their body.

Correct Answer: (a) Only assumption 2 is implicit.
Solution:

Only assumption 2 is implicit. In assumption (1) , it says that sunbathing is the only source of vitamin D. It is wrong.

30. Which of the following statements can be concluded from the given statement ? [RRB NTPC 02/03/2021 (Morning)]

 Statement :
Vinod sent his servant to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. After returning, The servant said that every vegetable he brought was a green vegetable and he bought each and every green vegetable that was available in the market.

Correct Answer: (d) The servant bought no vegetables other than green vegetables from the market.
Solution:

The servant bought no vegetables other than green vegetables from the market.