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 answer:
(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.
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Statements: The Prime Minister emphatically stated that his government will make every possible effort for the upliftment of poor farmers and farmhands.
Conclusions:
Except poor farmers and farmhands, all others have got benefits of fruits of development.
No serious efforts have been made in the past for upliftment of any section of the society.
Statements: A neurotic is a non-stupid person who behaves stupidly.
Conclusions:
Neuroticism and stupidity go hand in hand.
Normal persons behave intelligently.
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.
Statements: We should inform all our officers not to read newspapers during office hours - Chief Manager tells. Chief Administrator.
Conclusions:
Reading newspapers during office hours is desirable.
Office efficiency will not increase by stopping this.
Since the given statement talks of an order not to let the officers read newspapers during office hours, it implies that reading newspapers during office hours is undesirable. So, I does not follow. Also, the order has been issued with an intention to prevent harm to office work due to officers' other indulgences. Thus, II also does not follow.
Statements: The Cabinet of State X took certain steps to tackle the milk glut in the state as the cooperatives and government dairies failed to use the available milk. - A news report.
Conclusions:
The milk production of State X is more than its need.
The Government and co-operative dairies in State X are not equipped in terms of resources and technology to handle such excess milk.
The use of the term 'milk glut' makes I implicit. Also, the fact that the cooperatives and Government dairies failed to use the available milk indicates that they lack the proper infrastructure to handle such quantities of milk. So, II also follows.
Statements: Video libraries are flourishing very much these days.
Conclusions:
People in general have got a video craze.
It is much cheaper to see as many movies as one likes on videos rather than going to the cinema hall.
