Statement and Conclusion – Railway Reasoning part – 8

Total Questions: 50

41. Consider the argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit. [RRB ALP 13/08/2018 (Morning)]

 Argument:
Alexander the Great was mortal.
Assumption:
1. Alexander the Great was human.
2. Alexander the Great is a Greek.

Correct Answer: (a) Only assumption 1 is implicit
Solution:

Alexander the great was mortal(which cannot live forever). We can say that he was human. So assumption 1 is implicit.
Argument does not tell about he was from Greek so assumption 2 is not implicit.
Only assumption 1 is implicit.

42. Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit in the argument. [RRB ALP 13/08/2018 (Morning) ]

 Argument:
Due of IT recession, many software engineers lost their job.
Assumptions:
1. IT sector jobs are not secure.
2. IT sector companies lay off software engineers quite often.

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

Assumptions 1 → According to assumption 1 IT jobs are not secure. It can’t be followed,because according to the argument due to the IT recession, many software engineers lost their jobs. We can’t be sure that IT jobs are not secure. So assumption 1 is not implicit.
Assumption 2 → According to assumption 2, IT companies lay off employees quite often. We are not sure the reason, there can be many reasons for IT companies laying off employees. So assumption 2 is not implicit.
Neither assumption 1 nor 2 is implicit.

43. Read the following statements and identify the logically correct conclusion from the given information. [ RRB ALP 13/08/2018 (Morning)]

 Statement:
Time and tide wait for none.
Conclusions:
1. Time is not in anyone's control.
2. One has to keep moving in life forgetting the bad experiences of past.

Correct Answer: (d) Conclusion 1 follows.
Solution:

Conclusion 1 → According to the statement “ time and tide wait for none” which means time and tide do not work according to us so it is clear that we cannot control time. So conclusion 1 follows.
Conclusion 2 → In the statement there is nothing mentioned about bad experiences that happened in the past . So the conclusion 2 does not follow. Only conclusion 1 follows.

44. Consider the argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit. [RRB ALP 13/08/2018 (Afternoon)]

Argument:
Use of cell phone is strictly prohibited on the college premises.
Assumptions:
1. Students using phones on the college premises will be strictly punished.
2. No student is allowed to use a phone on college premises

Correct Answer: (b) Only assumption 2 is implicit
Solution:

According to the Argument , Only assumption 2 is implicit because use of cell phone is strictly prohibited on the colleges for students. Assumption 1 does not implicit because in argument there is no talk about strictly punished.

45. Read the given question and decide which of the following arguments is/are strong. [ RRB ALP 13/08/2018 (Afternoon) ]

Should you work hard till you make your signature into an autograph?
Argument 1: Work until you no longer have to introduce yourself.
Argument 2: Work hard to become financially secure.

Correct Answer: (d) Only argument 1 is strong.
Solution:

According to the question , we conclude that only argument 1 is strong.

46. Read the given statement and identify which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statement. [RRB ALP 13/08/2018 (Evening)]

Statement:
Death keeps no calendar.
Conclusions:
1. Man must die one day.
2. Death can come at any time.

Correct Answer: (c) Both conclusions 1 and 2 follow.
Solution:

Both the conclusion 1 and 2 directly follows the statement. Death keeps no calendar so man must die one day. And death can come at any time unexpectedly. So both the conclusion follows.

47. Consider the following argument and decide which of the given concepts is implicit in it. Is? [RRB ALP 13/08/2018 (Evening) ]

 Argument:
A flyover has been constructed with a whopping cost of ₹200 crores, Still people are not using the flyover.
Concept:
1. Construction of flyover is useless.
2. Time, money and energy spent on the construction of flyovers is being wasted

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

Assumption 1 → According to assumption 1 construction of the flyover is useless. We can’t say that because assumption is not supporting the argument. So assumption 1 does not follow.
Assumption 2 → According to it, time , money and energy spent on the flyover is wasted. We are not sure that people will not use the flyover in the future. So the assumption is not supporting the argument.
Neither assumption 1 nor 2 follows.

48. Consider the statement to be true and decide which of the following assumptions is/are implicit. [RRB ALP 13/08/2018 (Evening) ]

Statement:
This year in the budget section, there was no fund allotment for travel insurance.
Assumptions:
1. Travel insurance requires funds.
2. There are many other areas that need more financial attentions.

Correct Answer: (c) Both assumptions 1 and 2 are implicit
Solution:

In the statement the word ‘this year ‘ is used it means the funds were allocated to travel insurance previous year and only this year funds are not allocated because other areas need more financial attention. So both the assumptions are implicit.

49. Consider the argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit. [RRB ALP 13/08/2018 (Evening)]

Argument:
If you're a classical dancer we have an exciting job for you.
Assumptions:
1. We need a classical dancer.
2. You are a classical dancer.

Correct Answer: (c) Only assumption 1 is implicit
Solution:

In assumption 1 → There is a need for a classical dancer that’s why there is a job. So assumption 1 is implicit.
In assumption 2 → According to the statement if you are a classical dancer then there is a job and according to the assumption it is not sure if you are classical dancer or not.

50. Consider the given statements as true and decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements. [RRB ALP 14/08/2018 (Morning)]

 Statement:
All studious students pass in exams.
All studious students sleep well.
Conclusions:
1. All who sleep well are studious students.
2. All who pass in exams sleep well.

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

Neither 1 nor 2 follows.