Statement and Conclusion – Railway Reasoning part – 8

Total Questions: 50

31. Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit. [RRB ALP 09/08/2018 (Evening) ]

Argument:
Due to water crisis in the city, the authority had asked all the citizens to reduce their water consumption by 25%.
Assumptions:
1. Many citizens may reduce their water consumption.
2. Many activists may protest to this advisory by the authority.

Correct Answer: (d) Only assumption 1 implicit.
Solution:

According to the given argument , as there is water crisis ,it is sensible step to reduce water consumption by 25%. So assumption 1 implicit.But there is no talk about protest in argument so assumption 2 does not
follow.

32. Consider the given statement true and decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements. [RRB ALP 09/08/2018 (Evening)]

 Statement:
People complain that bus tickets are not available during festival seasons.
Conclusions:
1. People should be advised not to travel during festival seasons.
2. The government should bring in more buses during festival seasons.

Correct Answer: (c) Only conclusion 2 follows.
Solution:

According to the statement , we conclude that Only conclusion 2 follows because government should bring more buses during festival seasons . But conclusion 1 does not follow.

33. Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit. [RRB ALP 09/08/2018 (Evening)]

Argument:
All girls love reading novels.
Assumptions:
1. Novels are the only reading materials.
2. No girl loves to read other materials.

Correct Answer: (d) Neither assumption 1 nor 2 is implicit.
Solution:

According to the statement , we conclude that neither assumption 1 nor 2 is implicit . Because novels are the only reading material is not really true and all girls love reading novels but they may like reading something else .

34. Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit. [RRB ALP 10/08/2018 (Morning)]

 Statement:
The train fares have increased by 25% with immediate effect.
Assumptions:
I. People still prefer travelling by train despite the increase.
II. Other modes of commutation may also increase their fares.

Correct Answer: (c) Only assumption I is implicit.
Solution:

Even if fares increase it does not mean people will stop using the train. Because for some people trains are the basic mode of transportation. However, it is possible that some people might shift to other modes of transportation. Assumption 1 is implicit.
It is not given in the statement that other modes of communication will increase the price. Statement 2 is not implicit.

35. Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit. [RRB ALP 10/08/2018 (Morning)]

Argument:
X advised Y that if he/she wants to study Management, he/she should join IIM. Assumptions:
1. IIM provides good Management education.
2. X listens to the advice given by Y.

Correct Answer: (d) Both 1 and 2 are implicit.
Solution:

We can assume that IIM does provide good management studies that is why X advised Y to join the IIM. So assumption 1 is implicit.
If Y is advising X, we can say that X is listening to the advice given by Y. So assumption 2 is implicit.
Both assumptions 1 and 2 are implicit.

36. Decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the information given in the statement. [RRB ALP 10/08/2018 (Morning)]

 Statements
Poverty is increasing because politicians don't understand poverty nor do they know anything about the problems faced by the poor.
Conclusions:
1. All politicians should be replaced.
2. All politicians should be asked to live in poor conditions.

Correct Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2 follows
Solution:

Even if all the politicians are replaced there is no guarantee the new politician will understand poverty. So, conclusion 1 does not follow.
If politicians are made to live in poor conditions there is still a possibility that politicians will not understand the poverty. So conclusion 2 does not follow. Neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follows.

37. Consider the argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit [RRB ALP 10/08/2018 (Afternoon)]

Argument :
Today is Sunday
Assumption
1. Tomorrow is Monday.
2. Today is a holiday.

Correct Answer: (b) Only assumption 1 follows
Solution:

Assumptiont 1 :- Today is sunday so it is obvious that tomorrow is Monday. So the statement 1 follows.
Assumption 2 :- It is not necessary that all sundays are holidays, because some people work on sundays and some offices are open on sunday. So statement 2 does not follow.
So only assumption 1 follows.

38. Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit. [RRB ALP 10/08/2018 (Evening)]

 Argument:
"A visit of school students to botanical garden to widen their knowledge of natural resources has been arranged"_____a message on the notice board in the school. Assumptions:
1. Botanical gardens are full of natural resources.
2. School students are likely to learn more through interaction with the new environment.

Correct Answer: (a) Neither assumption 1 nor 2 is implicit.
Solution:

Neither assumption 1 nor 2 is implicit.

39. Consider the given statement to be true and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statement. [RRB ALP 10/08/2018 (Evening)]

Statement:
Weight is also a Force.
Conclusions:
1. The unit of weight is Newton.
2. The unit of weight is Kilograms.

Correct Answer: (d) Only conclusion 1 follows.
Solution:

Only conclusion 1 follows

40. Which of the following options correctly describes the given statement. [RRB ALP 10/08/2018 (Evening)]

Statement:
There are four rooks in a game of chess.

Correct Answer: (d) Always
Solution:

There are always four rooks in a game of chess.