Statement and Conclusion – Railway Reasoning part – 9

Total Questions: 60

11. Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit. [RRB ALP 17/08/2018 (Afternoon) ]

 Statement:
“Triple your money in one year' – an advertisement.
Assumptions:
I. The assurance is not genuine.
II. People want their money multiplied.

Correct Answer: (c) Only assumption II is implicit.
Solution:Assumption 1 → Assumption 1 is not implicit as we do not get the information of advertisement is genuine from the statement.
Assumption 2 → Assumption 2 is implicit as people want their money multiplied that is why there is an advertisement.
Only assumption 2 is implicit.

12. Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. [RRB ALP 17/08/2018 (Afternoon)]

Statements:
Sachin is a good batsman. Batsmen are intelligent.
Conclusions:
1. All intelligent people are batsman.
2. Sachin is intelligent.

Correct Answer: (d) Only conclusion 2 follows.
Solution:

Only conclusion 2 follows as given sachin is a good batsman that means sachin is batsman. All batsman are intelligent, that implies that sachin is intelligent but we are not sure all intelligent are batsman.

13. Consider the argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit. [RRB ALP 17/08/2018 (Afternoon)]

 Argument:
A top university has reduced the syllabus of Mathematics in Class 12.
Assumptions:
1. Students can score more marks than before in Mathematics.
2. This has been done to reduce the stress and burden of the students in Mathematics.

Correct Answer: (d) Only assumption 2 is implicit
Solution:

Assumption 1 is not implicit as reduction of syllabus does not guarantee an increase in marks.
Assumption 2 is implicit reduction of syllabus will reduce the stress and burden on the student.

14. Consider the given statement and decide which of the following arguments is/are strong. [RRB ALP 17/08/2018 (Evening)]

 Statement:
Should CBDT abolish income tax in India?
Argument 1:
Yes, it is an unnecessary burden on the wage earners in India.
Argument 2:
No, it is a good source of revenue for Indian Government.

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

As we know income tax is not an unnecessary burden. It is used for the welfare of people, building the nation. Argument 1 is not strong.
Income is a good source of revenue for the Indian government, the revenue collected from the income tax is utilized for the people of the nation. So, only argument 2 is strong.

15. Consider the given statement to be true and decide which of the given courses of action logically follows from the statement. [RRB ALP 17/08/2018 (Evening)]

Statement:
All the central government employees went on strike due to non-implementation of 7th pay commission.
Course of Action:
1. 7th pay commission should be implemented immediately.
2. All the central government employees should be suspended.

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

Course of action 1→ It does not follow because 7th pay commission cannot be implemented with immediate effect. It will take its own time because there will be meetings , there are committees to be formed and much work to do ,it cannot be implemented immediately.
Course of action 2→ It does not follow because the government cannot suspend all the government employees just because they went on strike. Neither 1 nor 2 follows.

16. Consider the argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit. [RRB ALP 17/08/2018 (Evening)]

 Argument:
The Supreme Court has decided that all rapists will be hanged till death. Assumption:
1. Women will get protection.
2. The number of rapes cases can be reduced

Correct Answer: (c) Only assumption 2 is implicit
Solution:

Assumption 1 → Assumption 1 is not implicit because giving death sentences to rapists cannot provide the protection to women because there are other factors by which the government can provide protection to women.
Assumption 2 → By giving strong punishment , it will give a strong message to the rapists . There is a possibility that number of rape cases will be reduced. So, only assumption 2 is implicit.

17. Read the given question and decide which of the following arguments is (are) strong. [RRB ALP 20/08/2018 (Morning)]

 Question:
Are the best things in life free?
Argument 1 :
Life gives us so many opportunities for free and yet most of us waste it.
Argument 2 :
Smile, friends, family, good talk, good sleep and happy memories are all free.

Correct Answer: (a) Both arguments 1 and 2 are strong.
Solution:

Both arguments 1 and 2 are strong.

18. Decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statement. [RRB ALP 20/08/2018 (Morning)]

 Statements:
During the rainy season many train accidents occur in hilly regions due to landslides.
Conclusions:
1. Trains should not run during the rainy season.
2. More precautions should be taken by the government to avoid landslides.

Correct Answer: (a) Only conclusion 2 follows.
Solution:

During the rainy season many train accidents occur in hilly regions due to landslides therefore, more precautions should be taken by the government to avoid landslides.
Only conclusion 2 follows.

19. Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit. [RRB ALP 20/08/2018 (Morning) ]

Argument:
All the faculty members are instructed to reach the college by 9.00 A.M. Assumptions:
1. Some faculty members do not come on time.
2. Faculty members will follow all the instructions in the notice.

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

Only assumption 2 is implicit.

20. Consider the Argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit. [RRB ALP 20/08/2018 (Afternoon) ]

Argument:
The present government had reduced the base price for auctioning for the 2G spectrum.
Assumptions:
1. Next time price will reduce further.
2. Last time the auction was not good.

Correct Answer: (d) Only assumption 2 is implicit
Solution:

Assumption 1 → From the statement we cannot get the information about whether the base price will further decrease , so assumption 1 is not implicit.
Assumption 2 → From the statement we can assume that the previous auction didn’t go well. That's why the price is reduced in the present auction. So assumption 2 is implicit.