Verbal Reasoning (I) STATEMENT & CONCLUSION In the following questions some statements are followed by two Conclusions I and II. Decide as to the correct answer from the choices. (a) Only I follows (b) Only II follows (c) Both I and II follow (d) Neither of them follows. 1. Statement: Both India and Pakistan are democratic countries. Both have democratically elected Prime Ministers. Both the Prime Ministers want peace. Conclusions: I. India and Pakistan may give up the path of confrontation. II. India and Pakistan are neighbouring countries. 2. Statement: The Planning Commission is opposed to the proposal. It feels that the cost of subsidizing helicopter operations will be exorbitant. Conclusions: I. The Planning Commission wants expenditure cut for the government. II. Helicopter operations must be subsidised. 3. Statement: Fair and free elections have been held in Thaliban. The extremists could not stop them. The government must be complimented for it. Conclusions: I. There is democracy in Thaliban though extremists are against it. II. The government has faced the extremists effectively. 4. Statement: The population below the poverty line is computed on the basis of minimum daily calories requirement of food and actual consumption. 48 percent of India's population lives below the poverty line. Conclusions: I. 48 percent of India's people do not get required calories of food. II. Poverty is India's biggest problem. 5. Statement: Time saving devices constitutes a new work culture. This culture removes sloth and India needs it badly. Conclusions: I. The Indian work culture has sloth in it. II. India probably lacks time saving machines. (II) STATEMENT & ASSUMPTION In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which for the assumption is implicit in the statement. Mark your answer as: (a) If only Assumption I is implicit (b) If only Assumption II is implicit (c) If neither I nor II is implicit (d) If both I and II are implicit. 6. Statement: A large number of students and parents stood in the queue to collect forms for admission to various under graduate courses in the college. Assumptions: I. The college authority may be able to admit all those who stood in the queue. II. The college authority may have adequate number of forms for all those standing in the queue.
7. Statement: “Our Europe Holiday Package costs less than some of the holiday packages within the country.”- An advertisement by an Indian travel company. Assumptions: I. People may prefer to travel to foreign destinations (like Europe) than to the places within the country at comparable cost. II. People generally take their travel decisions after getting information from such advertisements. 8. Statement: “I must clear the entrance test this time” – Ram said to Ramesh. Assumptions: I. Ram has already failed to clear the entrance test at least once. II. More than one attempt is allowed to the candidates to clear the entrance test. 9. Statement: “I have paid you 500 and now I owe you nothing” – Nita said to Samuel. Assumptions: I. Nita owed 500 to Samuel. II. Samuel had been demanding his money back from Nita for some time. 10. Statement: The patient’s condition would improve after operation. Assumptions: I. The patient can be operated upon in this condition. II. The patient cannot be operated upon in this condition. 11. Statement: “As there is a great demand, every person seeking ticket of the show will be given only 5 tickets” Assumptions: I. The organizers are not keen on selling the tickets. II. No one is interested in getting more than five tickets. 12. Statement: Double your money in five months-An advertisement. Assumptions: I. The assurance is not genuine. II. People want their money to grow. 13. Statement: Films have become indispensable for the entertainment of people Assumptions: I. Films are the only media of entertainment. II. People enjoy films. 14. Statement: “To keep myself up-to-date, I always listen to 9.00 p.m. news on radio”. – A candidate tells the interview board. Assumptions: I. The candidate does not read newspaper. II. Recent news is broadcast only on radio. 15. Statement: Never before such a lucid book was available on the topic. Assumptions: I. Some other books were available on this topic. II. You can write lucid books on very few topics. (III) STATEMENT & COURSE OF ACTION Each question below contains a Statement and two Courses of Action I and II. Assuming the statement to be true, decide which of the two suggested Course of Action logically follows, using the Code given below. (a) If only I follows (b) If only II follows (c) If either I or II follows (d) If neither I nor II follows
16. Statement: One of the problems facing the food processing industry is the irregular supply of raw material. The producers of raw materials are not getting a reasonable price. Courses of Action: I. The government should regulate the supply of raw material to other industries also. II. The government should announce an attractive package to ensure regular supply of raw material for food processing industry. 17. Statement: The Officer In-charge of a Company had a hunch that some money was missing from the safe. Courses of Action: I. He should get it recounted with the help of the staff and check it with the daily balance. II. He should inform the police. 18. Statement: If the retired Professors of the same Institutes are also invited to deliberate on restructuring of the organization, their contribution may be beneficial to the Institute. Course of Action: I. Management may seek opinion of the employees before calling retired Professors. II. Management should involve only experienced people for the systematic restructuring of the organization. 19. Statement: The sale of a particular product has gone down considerably in comparison to similar products available in the market causing great concern to the company. Course of Action: I. The company should make a proper study of rival products in the market. II. The price of the product should be reduced and quality improved. 20. Statement: Mr. X, an active member of the Union, often insults his superiors in the office with his rude behaviour. Course of Action: I. He should be transferred to some other department. II. The matter should be referred to the Union. 1. A 6. B 11. C 16. B
2. D 7. D 12. B 17. A
3. C 8. B 13. B 18. A
4. A 9. A 14. C 19. A
5. C 10. A 15. A 20. B