Logical Reasoning :: Statement and Assumption
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : Everybody loves reading adventure stories.
Assumptions :
I. Adventure stories are the only reading material.
II. Nobody loves reading any other material.
III. All are literate. -
Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : Delink degrees with jobs. Then, boys will think twice before joining colleges.
Assumptions :
I. Boys join college education for getting jobs.
II. A degree is of no use for getting a job.
III. Girls do not try for jobs. -
Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : In spite of the heavy rains the traffic has not been disrupted this year.
Assumptions :
I. The traffic is disrupted in rainy seasons only.
II. Rains do not affect traffic movement.
III. Adequate precautions were taken for traffic management during rainy season. -
Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : The company has decided to increase the price of all its products to tackle the precarious financial position.
Assumptions :
I. The company may be able to wipe out the entire losses incurred earlier by this decision.
II. The buyers may continue to buy its products even after the increase.
III. The company has adequate resources to continue production for few more months. -
Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : In order to reduce the gap between income and expenditure, the company has decided to increase the price of its product from next month.
Assumptions :
I. The rate will remain more or less same after the increase.
II. The expenditure will more or less remain the same in near future.
III. The rival companies will also increase the price of the similar product. -
Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : 'Several labour and industrial courts in this State have no proper premises. Vacancies of judges and stenos are kept pending.' - A statement of a retired judge of State X.
Assumptions:
I. Adequate number of staff and judges helps in the smooth functioning of the industrial and labour courts.
II. The State is not bothered about the condition of the labour and industrial courts.
III. Physical facilities of an office help in increasing efficiency of its employees. -
Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : "A rare opportunity to be a professional while you are at home." - An advertisement for computer literate housewives by a computer company.
Assumptions :
I. Some housewives simultaneously desire to become professional.
II. Computer industry is growing at a fast pace.
III. It is possible to be a professional as well as a housewife. -
Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : Pramod decided to get the railway reservation in May, for the journey he wants to make in July, to Madras.
Assumptions :
I. The railways issues reservations two months in advance.
II. There are more than one trains to Madras.
III. There will be vacancy in the desired class. -
Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : "To make the company commercially viable, there is an urgent need to prune the staff strength and borrow money from the financial institutions." - Opinion of a consultant.
Assumptions :
I. The financial institutions lend money for such proposals.
II. The product of the company has a potential market.
III. The employees of the company are inefficient. -
Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : The Central Government has directed the State Governments to reduce government expenditure in view of the serious resource crunch and it may not be able to sanction any additional grant to the states for the next six months.
Assumptions :
I. The State Governments are totally dependent on Central Government for its expenditures.
II. The Central Government has reviewed the expenditure account of the State Government.
III. The State Governments will abide by the directive.