Reasoning Aptitude
STATEMENT AND CONCLUSION MCQs
Statement Conclusions And Inferences
Directions: In the following questions, one or more statements are given followed by four conclusions (a), (b), (c) and (d).
You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.
[S.S.C. (CGL) 2013]
- Statements:
- I. Ravi has five pens.
- II. No one else in the class has five pens.
- Conclusions:
- (a) All students in the class have pens
- (b) All students in the class have five pens each
- (C) Some of the students have more than five pens
- (d) Only one student in the class has exactly five pens
Answer: (d)
From both the statements it is clear that only Ravi has five pens in the class.
Therefore, only the Conclusion (d) follows.
Directions: In the following questions, one or more statements are given followed by four conclusions (a), (b), (c) and (d).
You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.
[S.S.C. (CGL) 2013]
- Statement:
- This book can help because all good books help.
- Conclusions:
- (a) This is not a good book.
- (b) This is a good book.
- (C) No good book help.
- (d) Some good books help.
Answer: (b)
This is a good book that can be concluded.
Directions: In each of the following questions, two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II.
You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any follow from the given statements.
- Statements:
- I. Education is a process of lighting.
- II. The mind requires light to enlighten the core of cognitive aspect.
- Conclusions:
- I. Education is a light which removes the darkness of the mind.
- II. Education is a static process for the mind.
Answer: (a)
Only Conclusion I follows.
Directions: In each of the following questions, two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II.
You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any follow from the given statements.
- Statements:
- I. Science has brought the gadgets of happiness, prosperity and wealth.
- II. Science has not solved the problems of overpopulation.
- Conclusions:
- I. Overpopulation is due to unscientific thinking.
- II. Science has not helped world peace.
Answer: (d)
Neither Conclusion I nor Il follows.
Overpopulation is a result of several factors.
Therefore, only unscientific thinking cannot be held responsible for overpopulation.
Directions: In each of the following questions, a statement/group of statements is given followed by come conclusions. Without resolving anything yourself. Choose the conclusion which logically follows from the given statement(s).
- Statement:
- All guilty politicians were arrested. Kishan and Chander were among those arrested.
- Conclusions:
- (a) All politicians are guilty.
- (b) All arrested people are politicians.
- (c) Kishan and Chander were not politicians.
- (d) Kishan and Chander were guilty.
Answer: (d)
Directions: In each of the following questions, a statement/group of statements is given followed by come conclusions. Without resolving anything yourself. Choose the conclusion which logically follows from the given statement(s).
- Statements:
- A. Monopoly is characterised by an absence of or decline in competition.
- B. ABC Company realizes that its operations are in competitive industries.
- Conclusions:
- (a) The ABC Company is in the service industry.
- (b) The ABC Company is publicly owned.
- (c) ABC's market is not monopolistic.
- (d) The ABC Company has no domestic competitors.
Answer: (c)
Directions: In each of the following questions, a statement/group of statements is given followed by come conclusions. Without resolving anything yourself. Choose the conclusion which logically follows from the given statement(s).
- Statements:
- A. Many business offices are located in buildings having two to eight floors.
- B. If a building has more than three floors, it has a lift.
- Conclusions:
- (a) All floors may be reached by lifts.
- (b) Only floors above the third floor have lifts.
- (c) Seventh floors have lifts.
- (d) Second floors do not have lifts.
Answer: (c)
Directions: In each of the following questions, a statement/group of statements is given followed by come conclusions. Without resolving anything yourself. Choose the conclusion which logically follows from the given statement(s).
- Statements:
- A. All the books, written by Prabhakar, are textbooks.
- B. Some of his books is published by ABC Publishing Company.
- Conclusions:
- (a) ABC Publishing Company publishes textbooks only.
- (b) Some textbooks written by Prabhakar are published by publishers other than ABC Publishing Company.
- (c) ABC Publishing Company publishes some critical essays written by Prabhakar.
- (d) All the books published by ABC Publishing Company have been written by Prabhakar.
Answer: (b)
Directions: In each of the following questions, a statement/group of statements is given followed by come conclusions. Without resolving anything yourself. Choose the conclusion which logically follows from the given statement(s).
- Statement:
- Ministers arrived at the public function in their cars.
- Conclusions:
- 1. All ministers are rich.
- 2. Ministers have cars.
- 3. Ministers came to the public function.
Answer: (d)
Directions: In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.
Give your answer:
If only conclusion I follows;If only conclusion II follows;If either I or II follows;If neither I nor II follows; andIf both I and II follow.- Statement:
- This book 'Z' is the only book that focuses its attention on the problem of poverty in India between 1950 and 1980.
- Conclusions:
- I. There was no question of poverty before 1950.
- II. No other book deals with Poverty in India from 1950 to 1980.
Answer: (b)
The phrase 'only book' in the statement makes II implicit.
However, nothing about the state of poverty before 1950 can be deduced from the statement. So, Conclusion I do not follow.