statement conclusion Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ssc cgl tier 1

Directions:

In each of the following questions, a statement is given followed by two conclusions I and II. Give answer :

  1. if only conclusion I follows;
  2. if only conclusion II follows;
  3. if either I or II follows;
  4. if neither I nor II follows;
Question :6

Statement :
My brother sings very well. My sister is a basket-ball player. I am very intelligent.
Conclusions :
I. We all are very talented.
II. We all are sportsmen.

Answer: (d)

I does not follow because it is not given that how is good my sister in basketball. II does not follow because all are not sportsmen.

Question :7

Statement :
'We follow some of the best and effective teaching learning practices used by leading institutes all over the world'. — A statement of professor of MN Institute.
Conclusions :
I. The MN Institute is one of the leading institutes of the world.
II. Whatever is being followed by world's leading institutes will definitely be good and useful.

Answer: (d)

II may be an assumption which the professor is assuming before passing his statement but it definitely cannot be a conclusion. Hence II does not follow. I may or may not be possible. Hence I does not follow.

Question :8

Statements :
Of the ten fishermen caught in a storm, nine managed to return to the shore.
Praveen has not yet returned after four days.
Conclusions :
I. Praveen got killed in the storm.
II. Praveen has survived the storm.

Answer: (c)

As Praveen has not yet returned, he might have got killed or might have survived. Hence (c) is the correct option.

Question :9

Statements :
The average number of students per teacher is 50 in the urban area whereas it is 60 in rural areas.
The national average is 55.
Conclusions :
I. The student-teacher ratio in the rural areas is higher than in the urban areas.
II. More students study with the same teacher in the rural areas as compared to those in the urban areas.

Answer: (b)

Unless absolute figures are given, no conclusin of the type I can be made. Since average no. of students per teacher (60) in rural areas is higher than the average no. of students per teacher (50) in urban areas, we can conclude that more students study with the same teacher in the rural areas as compared to those in the urban areas.

Question :10

Statement :
Vegetable prices are soaring in the market.
Conclusions :
I. Vegetables are becoming a rare commodity.
II. People cannot eat vegetables.

Answer: (d)

From the fact vegetables prices are rising high, we cannot infer that they are a rare commodity or that the people cannot eat vegetables.

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