Statement and Conclusion – Railway Reasoning part – 6

Total Questions: 50

41. Read the given statement and possible courses of action carefully and decide which of the courses of action logically follows from the statement. [RRB NTPC 04/03/2021 (Evening)]

Statement :
If any of the faculty of sociology or social work sends his/her students to the inter-college debate, the college will definitely get some prizes.
Courses of Action :
(i) The management must make sure that either of the two faculties of sociology and social work makes his/her students participate in the debate.
(ii) The management must allow only the students of faculty of sociology and social work to take part in the debate.
(iii) Students from sociology or social work must be encouraged to participate in inter - college debates

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

Only actions (i) and (iii) follow.

42. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. [RRB NTPC 04/03/2021 (Evening)]

Statements :
(i) All the food recipes at ABC Restaurant have some of the spices in them that are Indian.
(ii) Some American and French cuisines are also served at this restaurant
(iii) Some soft drinks and no milkshakes are served at this restaurant. Conclusions :
(i) The American cuisines served at ABC Restaurant have an Indian-cuisine-hint in them.
(ii) Indian spices are also added in the French cuisine served at ABC Restaurant.
(iii) Some milkshakes and no soft drinks are served at ABC Restaurant.

Correct Answer: (c) Only conclusion (i) and (ii) follow
Solution:

Only conclusion (i) and (ii) follow.

43. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. [RRB NTPC 05/03/2021 (Morning)]

 Statements :
(i) All girls in my class are good dancers.
(ii) All good dancers are acrobats.
(iii) Some boys in my class are acrobats
Conclusions :
(i) Some boys in my class are good dancers.
(ii) All acrobats in my class are good dancers.
(iii) All girls in my class are acrobats.

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

All girl in my class are good dancer and good dancer are acrobats Some boys in my class are acrobats.
Means - all girls in my class are acrobats.

44. A question is given followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is/are strong with respect to the question. [RRB NTPC 05/03/2021 (Morning)]

 Question :
Should hollywood movies be banned in India because they corrupt the values of children and youth in India?
 Arguments :
(i) No, they make them familiar with different cultures and different values.
(ii) Yes, Hollywood movies decrease the viewerhip of Bollywood movies.

Correct Answer: (d) Only argument (i) is strong.
Solution:Hollywood movies has different cultures and different values So Indians want to ban Hollywood movies.

45. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statements. [RRB NTPC 05/03/2021 (Evening)]

Statements:
i) All the clothes sold in my boutique are of high standard.
ii) None of the brands except Cara and Cucci are sold at my boutique.
iii) Some Cucci accessories like bags and makeup are also sold.
Conclusions:-
i) My boutique sells clothes and accessories.
ii) Cara and Cucci brands have clothes of high standard.
iii) Some of the accessories sold at my boutique are of Cucci.

Correct Answer: (c) All the conclusions (i), (ii) and (iii) follow.
Solution:

From the statement we can say that all the conclusions follow.

46. A question is given followed by two arguments .Decide which of the arguments is / are strong with respect to the question. [RRB NTPC 05/03/2021 (Evening) ]

Question :
Should students cheating in exams be punished?
Arguments :
1. No, cheating is common among successful people.
2. Yes, as the exams are conducted to assess the potentiality of an individual, so they should give exams honestly.

Correct Answer: (d) Only 2 is strong.
Solution:

Arguments 1 : - According to the statement there is no mention that cheating is common among successful people. So argument 1 is not strong.
Argument 2 : - Yes, they should be punished, exams should be given with honesty.
Only argument 2 follows.

47. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statements. [RRB NTPC 07/03/2021 (Morning)]

 Statements:
I. Some of the beverages sold at this cafeteria are coffee.
II. None of the beverages sold are tea.
III. All the beverages sold at this cafeteria are very aromatic and tasty. Conclusions:
i) Every coffee sold at this cafeteria is very aromatic.
ii) Some espressos sold at this cafeteria are cappuccinos.
iii) Some of the tea sold at this cafeteria is not aromatic.

Correct Answer: (d) Only conclusion (i) follows.
Solution:

From the given statements it is clear that every coffee sold at this cafeteria is very aromatic.

48. Read the given statement and courses of action carefully and decide which of the courses of action logically follows from the statement. [RRB NTPC 07/03/2021 (Morning)]

 Statement :
An epidemic disease has spread in an XYZ area due to contaminated water in a nearby pond.
Courses of Action :
(i) Awareness of preventive measures regarding the spread of that disease must be communicated in that area and in the areas nearby.
(ii) The people of XYZ area must be shifted to other areas populated with healthy people.
(iii) The contaminated water body must be treated.

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

From the given statements it is clear that only action 1 and 3 follow.

49. Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. [RRB NTPC 07/03/2021 (Evening) ]

 Statement :
“Moral education should be compulsory at primary school level.” - A part of the Education Minister’s speech.
Assumptions :
1. Only young children can be provided moral education.
2. Older children do not require moral education.

Correct Answer: (a) Neither assumption 1 nor 2 are implicit,
Solution:

“Moral education should be compulsory at primary school level.” From the above statement we can say that it does not mean that only young children can be provided moral education.
So, assumption 1 is wrong.
Again from the statement, it is clear that moral education is needed for all, that is why it should be compulsory right from the beginning i.e. at primary schools. So, assumption 2 : ‘Older children do not require moral education.’ is definitely wrong.

50. Read the given statement and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statement. [RRB NTPC 07/03/2021 (Evening)]

Statement :
It is appropriate to marry a girl who is 18 years of age and above.
Conclusions :
1. At this age, a girl reaches an appropriate level of physical, biological and psychological maturity to become a mother.
2. People do not marry girls less than 18 years of age because of fear.

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

It is appropriate to marry a girl who is 18 years of age and above. So, from the above statement we can say that conclusion 1 : ‘At this age, a girl reaches an appropriate level of physical, biological and psychological maturity to become a mother.’ is logically correct.
But Conclusion 2 : ‘People do not marry girls less than 18 years of age because of fear.’ is not correct.