Reasoning Aptitude
STATEMENT AND CONCLUSION MCQs
Statement Conclusions And Inferences
Directions: In each of the questions given below, there is 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: (a) If only conclusion I follows (b) If only conclusion it follows (c) If either I or II follows (d) If neither I nor II follows (e) If both I and II follow.
- Statement:
- Shyam is not the father of Hari. Hari is the son of Suresh has three sons.
- Conclusions:
- I. Hari is the brother of Shyam.
- II. Suresh is the father of Hari.
Answer: (b)
Conclusion I is invalid conclusion as the relation between Hari and Shyam is not given.
Conclusion II is valid because if Hari is the son of Suresh, then Suresh will definitely be the father of Hari.
Directions: In each of the questions given below, there is 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: (a) If only conclusion I follows (b) If only conclusion it follows (c) If either I or II follows (d) If neither I nor II follows (e) If both I and II follow.
- Statement:
- Crime is a function of the criminal's biological makeup and his family relations.
- Conclusions:
- I. The incidence of crime is higher in identical twins than in fraternal twins.
- II. Families in which parents lack in warmth and affection fail to build a moral conscience in the children.
Answer: (d)
Both I and II are invalid as the statement itself is vague and ambiguous which is unable to make proper connectivity with the given conclusions.
Directions: In each of the questions given below, there is 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: (a) If only conclusion I follows (b) If only conclusion it follows (c) If either I or II follows (d) If neither I nor II follows (e) If both I and II follow.
- Statement:
- In deserts, camels are indispensable for people to travel from one place to another.
- Conclusions:
- I. Camels are the only cheapest mode of transport available in deserts.
- II. There are plenty of camels in the deserts.
Answer: (d)
None follows as the given statement merely says that camels are very useful for deserts. It does not state whether they are cheap or available in large numbers.
Directions: In each of the questions given below, there is 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: (a) If only conclusion I follows (b) If only conclusion it follows (c) If either I or II follows (d) If neither I nor II follows (e) If both I and II follow.
- Statement:
- Fashion is a form of ugliness, so is tolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
- Conclusions:
- I. Fashion designers do not understand people's minds very well.
- II. People by and large are highly susceptible to novelty.
Answer: (d)
Both I and II are invalid because they lack proper connectivity with the given statement.
The following questions, a statement is given followed by two conclusions.
Statement : Video-libraries are flourishing very much these days.Conclusions : I. People in general have got a video craze.
II. It is much cheaper to see as many movies as one likes on videos rather than going to
the cinema hall.
Since both I and II provide suitable explanations to the given statement, so both follow.
The statement mentions that the world for a man is as he makes it himself. So. some people
might find it good and some quite bad. Thus, both I and II follow.
It is mentioned in the statement that India's economy depends mainly on forests.
This means that forests should be preserved. So, I follows But, that only preservation
of forests can improve the economy, cannot be said. So, II does not follow.
The availability of vegetables is not mentioned in the given statement. So. I does not follow.
Also. II is not directly related to the statement and so it also does not follow.
It is mentioned in the statement that a neurotic is a person who behaves stupidly.
So, I follows. The behaviour of normal persons cannot be deduced from the given
statement. So, II does not follow.
Clearly, both I and II do not follow from the given statement.