Statement and Conclusion

1. Statements: 

In a one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 160 runs were made by spinners. 

 Conclusions: 

 I. 80% of the team consists of spinners. 

II. The opening batsmen were spinners.

Only conclusion I follows Only conclusion II follows Either I or II follows Neither I nor II follows

2. Statements: The old order changed yielding place to new. Conclusions: 

I . Change is the law of nature. 

II. Discard old ideas because they are old.

Only conclusion I follows Only conclusion II follows Either I or II follows Neither I nor II follows

3.Statements: Government has spoiled many top ranking financial institutions by appointing bureaucrats as Directors of these institutions.

 Conclusions: 

I. Government should appoint Directors of the financial institutes taking into consideration the expertise of the person in the area of finance. 

II. The Director of the financial institute should have expertise commensurate with the financial work carried out by the institute.

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

4. Statements: Population increase coupled with depleting resources is going to be the scenario of many developing countries in days to come. 

Conclusions:

I. The population of developing countries will not continue to increase in future.

II.  It will be very difficult for the governments of developing countries to provide its people decent quality of life.

Only conclusion I follows Only conclusion II follows Either I or II follows Both I and II follow

5.Statements: Prime age school-going children in urban India have now become avid as well as more regular viewers of television, even in households without a TV. As a result there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers. 

Conclusions: 

I. Method of increasing the readership of newspapers should be devised. 

II. A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the impact of TV. on the readership of newspapers.

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

Course of Action

 1.Statement: A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type.

Courses of Action: 

I The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X. 

II The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.

Only I follows Only II follows Neither I nor II follows Both I and II follow

2.Statement: Severe drought is reported to have set in several parts of the country. 

Courses of Action: 

 I Government should immediately make arrangement for providing financial assistance to those affected. 

II Food, water and fodder should immediately be sent to all these areas to save the people and cattle.

Only I follows Only II follows Either I or II follows Neither I nor II follows

3.Statement: Since its launching in 1981, Vayudoot has so far accumulated losses amounting to Rs 153 crore. 

Courses of Action: 

I Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wasteful expenditure and to increase passenger fare. 

II An amount of about Rs 300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot to make the airliner economically viable.

Only I follows Only II follows Either I or II follows Neither I nor II follows

4.Statement: Exporters in the capital are alleging that commercial banks are violating a Reserve Bank of India directive to operate a post shipment export credit denominated in foreign currency at international rates from January this year. 

 Courses of Action: 

 I. The officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended. 

II. The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial banks.

Only I follows Only II follows Either I or II follows Neither I nor II follows

5.Statement: A large number of people die every year due to drinking polluted water during the summer.

Courses of Action: 

I The government should make adequate arrangements to provide safe drinking water to all its citizens.

II The people should be educated about the dangers of drinking polluted water.

Only I follows Only II follows Both I and II follow Either I or II follows

Statement and Assumption

1.Statement: "You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation period of one year and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation." - A line in an appointment letter. 

Assumptions: 

I. The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of appointment offer. 

II.Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.

Only assumption I is implicit 

Only assumption II is implicit 

Either I or II is implicit 

Both I and II are implicit

2.Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so. 

Assumptions: 

I.At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn. 

II.The schools do not admit children after six years of age.

Only assumption I is implicit 

Only assumption II is implicit 

Either I or II is implicit 

Neither I nor II is implicit

3.Statement: "In order to bring punctuality in our office, we must provide conveyance allowance to our employees." - In charge of a company tells Personnel Manager. 

Assumptions:

 I.Conveyance allowance will not help in bringing punctuality. II.Discipline and reward should always go hand in hand.

Only assumption I is implicit 

Only assumption II is implicit 

Either I or II is implicit 

Neither I nor II is implicit

4.Statement: Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years of age. 

Assumptions:

 I.There are unemployed youth in India who needs monetary support. 

 II.The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed youth.

Only assumption I is implicit 

Only assumption II is implicit

Either I or II is implicit 

Neither I nor II is implicit

5.Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child. 

Assumptions: 

 I.With the warning, the child may stop troubling her. 

 II.All children are basically naughty.

Only assumption I is implicit

Only assumption II is implicit

Either I or II is implicit 

Neither I or II is implicit

Analyzing Arguments

1. One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare. And what accounts for this renewed interest in Shakespeare? As scholars point out, his psychological insights into both male and female characters are amazing even today.

Shakespeare's characters are more interesting than fictional characters today. 

people even today are interested in Shakespeare's work because of the characters. 

academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare's work. 

New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare.

2.One of the warmest winters on record has put consumers in the mood to spend money. Spending is likely to be the strongest in thirteen years. During the month of February, sales of existing single-family homes hit an annual record rate of 4.75 million. This paragraph best supports the statement that

consumer spending will be higher thirteen years from now than it is today. 

warm winter weather is likely to affect the rate of home sales. more people buy houses in the month of February than in any other month. 

during the winter months, the prices of single-family homes are the lowest.

3.Generation Xers are those people born roughly between 1965 and 1981. As employees, Generation Xers tend to be more challenged when they can carry out tasks independently. This makes Generation Xers the most entrepreneurial generation in history. This paragraph best supports the statement that Generation Xers

work harder than people from other generations.

have a tendency to be self-directed workers 

have an interest in making history 

tend to work in jobs that require risk-taking behavior.