Statement And Conclusion(Reasoning Aptitude ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

Reasoning Aptitude

STATEMENT AND CONCLUSION MCQs

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Question 41. A factory worker has five children. No one else in the factory has five children.

All workers in the factory have five children each.
Everybody in the factory has children.
Some of the factory workers have more than five children.
Only one worker in the factory has exactly five children.
None of these.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Only one worker in the factory has exactly five children.
Only one worker in the factory has exactly five children.

Question 42. Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :
Statements : Until our country achieves economic equality, political freedom and democracy would be meaningless.
Conclusions :
I. Political freedom and democracy go hand in hand.
II. Economic equality leads to real political freedom and democracy.

Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Either I or II follows
Neither I nor II follows
Both I and II follow

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Only conclusion II follows
Nothing about the relation between political freedom and democracy is mentioned in the statement. So, I does not follow. But II directly follows from the given statement.

Question 43. Television convinces viewers that the likelihood of their becoming the victim of a violent crime is extremely high; at the same time by its very nature, TV persuades viewers to passively accept whatever happens to them.

TV viewing promotes criminal behaviour.
TV viewers are most likely to be victimized than others.
People should not watch TV.
TV promotes a feeling of helpless vulnerability in viewers.
None of these.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> TV promotes a feeling of helpless vulnerability in viewers.
TV promotes a feeling of helpless vulnerability in viewers.

Question 44. Most dresses in that shop are expensive.

There are no cheap dresses available in that shop.
Handloom dresses in that shop are cheap.
There are cheap dresses also in that shop.
Some dresses in that shop are expensive.
Two-fifth of the boys play only football.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> There are cheap dresses also in that shop.
There are cheap dresses also in that shop.

Question 45. The government is soon going to introduce a bill which would permit the instituting of private universities under very strict directions.

We have some private universities in our country even now.
The demand for more universities is being stepped up.
Such directions can also be issued without informing the Parliament.
The government gives directions to establish anything in private sector.
Unless and until the directions are given, the private universities can charge exorbitant fees.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> The demand for more universities is being stepped up.
The demand for more universities is being stepped up.

Question 46. A forest has as many sandal trees as it has Ashoka trees. Three-fourth of the trees are old ones and half of the trees are at the flowering stage.

All Ashoka trees are at the flowering stage.
All sandal trees are at the flowering stage.
At least one-half of the Ashoka trees are old.
One-half of the sandal trees are at the flowering stage.
None of these.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> None of these.
None of these.

Question 47. All that glitters is not gold.

Non-metals also glitter.
Only gold glitters.
Not all metals glitter.
Glittering things may be deceptive.
Two-fifth of the boys play only football.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Glittering things may be deceptive.
Glittering things may be deceptive.

Question 48. Many business offices are located in buildings having two to eight floors. If a building has more than three floors, it has a lift.

All floors may be reached by lifts.
Only floors above the third floor have lifts.
Seventh floors have lifts.
Second floors do not have lifts.
Two-fifth of the boys play only football.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Seventh floors have lifts.
Seventh floors have lifts.

Question 49. In this company, 60 per cent of the employees are males, 40 per cent are females, 80 per cent of the employees are sincere and 40 per cent of the employees are from this city - Rawalpura.

All male employees are from out station.
All male employees are sincere.
20 per cent of female employees are not sincere.
All female employees are from Rawalpura.
None of these

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> None of these
None of these

Question 50. Every man should have his identity card with him. That card should mention his blood group, complete address and telephone number for contact, in case, some serious accident takes place.

Blood cannot be transfused until its group is mentioned in the card.
The police needs this information especially when the accident is fatal.
In case of emergency, he may forget his address and may need the card to contact his house.
None is supposed to forget his phone number under any circumstances.
When the seriously injured person is helpless to tell his blood group, this information would suffice to indicate the required blood group.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> None is supposed to forget his phone number under any circumstances.
None is supposed to forget his phone number under any circumstances.