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MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 1

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : In a one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 160 runs were made by spinners.

Conclusions :
I. 80% of the team consists of spinners.
II. The opening batsmen were spinners.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 1

According to the statement, 80% of the total runs were made by spinners. So, I does not follow. Nothing about the opening batsmen is mentioned in the statement. So, II also does not follow.

MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 2

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : Government has spoiled many top ranking financial institutions by appointing bureaucrats as Directors of these institutions.

Conclusions :
I. Government should appoint Directors of the financial institutes taking into consideration the expertise of the person in the area of finance.
II. The Director of the financial institute should have expertise commensurate with the financial work carried out by the institute.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 2

According to the statement, Government has spoiled financial institutions by appointing bureaucrats as Directors. This means that only those persons should be appointed as Directors who are experts in finance and are acquainted with the financial work of the institute. So, both I and II follow.

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MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 3

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : Prime age school-going children in urban India have now become avid as well as more regular viewers of television, even in households without a TV. As a result there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers.

Conclusions :
I. Method of increasing the readership of newspapers should be devised.
II. A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the impact of TV. on the readership of newspapers.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 3

The statement concentrates on the increasing viewership of TV. and does not stress either on increasing the readership of newspapers or making studies regarding the same. So, neither I nor II follows.

MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 4

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : The Government run company had asked its employees to declare their income and assets but it has been strongly resisted by employees union and no employee is going to declare his income.

Conclusions :
I. The employees of this company do not seem to have any additional undisclosed income besides their salary.
II. The employees union wants all senior officers to declare their income first.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 4

Nothing about the details of the employees' income or the cause of their refusal to declare their income and assets, can be deduced from the given statement. So, neither I nor II follows.

MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 5

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : The T.V. programmes, telecast specially for women are packed with a variety of recipes and household hints. A major portion of magazines for women also contains the items mentioned above.

Conclusions :
I. Women are not interested in other things.
II. An average woman's primary interest lies in home and specially in the kitchen.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 5

Clearly, nothing about 'other things' is mentioned in the statement. So, I does not follow, Also, since it is mentioned that programmes and magazines for women are stuffed with kitchen recipes and other household hints, it means that women have special interest in these areas. So, II follows.

MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 6

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : The distance of 900 km by road between Bombay and Jafra will be reduced to 280 km by sea. This will lead to a saving of Rs. 7.92 crores per annum on fuel.

Conclusions :
I. Transportation by sea is cheaper than that by road.
II. Fuel must be saved to the greatest extent

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 6

According to the statement, sea transport is cheaper than road transport in the case of route from Bombay to Jafra, not in all the cases. So, conclusion I does not follow. The statement stresses on the saving of fuel. So, conclusion II follows.

MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 7

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : Monitoring has become an integral part in the planning of social development programmes. It is recommended that Management Information System be developed for all programmes. This is likely to give a feedback on the performance of the functionaries and the efficacy with which services are being delivered.

Conclusions :
I. All the social development programmes should be evaluated.
II. There is a need to monitor the performance of workers.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 7

According to the statement, monitoring and evaluation of social development programmes - their function, performance and efficiency - is absolutely essential. So, both I and II follow.

MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 8

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : In Japan, the incidence of stomach cancer is very high, while that of bowel cancer is very low. But Japanese immigrate to Hawaii, this is reversed - the rate of bowel cancer increases but the rate of stomach cancer is reduced in the next generation. All this is related to nutrition - the diets of Japanese in Hawaii are different than those in Japan.

Conclusions :
I. The same diet as in Hawaii should be propagated in Japan also.
II. Bowel cancer is less severe than stomach cancer.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 8

The statement neither propagates the diet of any of the countries nor compares the two types of cancer. So, neither I nor II follows.

MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 9

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : Population increase coupled with depleting resources is going to be the scenario of many developing countries in days to come.

Conclusions :
I. The population of developing countries will not continue to increase in future.
II. It will be very difficult for the governments of developing countries to provide its people decent quality of life.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 9

The fact given in I is quite contrary to the given statement. So, I does not follow. II mentions the direct implications of the state discussed in the statement. Thus, II follows.

MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 10

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : The old order changed yielding place to new.

Conclusions :
I. Change is the law of nature.
II. Discard old ideas because they are old.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 10

Clearly, I directly follows from the given statement. Also, it is mentioned that old ideas are replaced by new ones, as thinking changes with the progressing time. So, II does not follow.

MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 11

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : Water supply in wards A and B of the city will be affected by about 50% on Friday because repairing work of the main lines is to be carried out.

Conclusions :
I. The residents in these wards should economise on water on Friday.
II. The residents in these wards should store some water on the previous day.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 11

Clearly, the information has been given beforehand so that the residents can collect water on the previous day and use less water on Friday. So, both I and II follow.

MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 12

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : All those political prisoners were released on bail who had gone to jail for reasons other than political dharnas. Bail was not granted to persons involved in murders.

Conclusions :
I. No political - prisoner had committed murder.
II. Some politicians were not arrested.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 12

According to the statement, the political prisoners can be divided into two groups - those who were released and those who were put in jail for political dharnas. However, no person involved in murder was released. This means that no political prisoner had committed murder. So, I follows. Clearly, II is not directly related to the statement and does not follow.

MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 13

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : Jade plant has thick leaves and it requires little water.

Conclusions :
I. All plants with thick leaves require little water.
II. Jade plants may be grown in places where water is not in abundance.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 13

The statement talks of jade plants only and not 'all plants with thick leaves'. So, I does not follow. Also, since jade plants require little water, so they can be grown in places where water is not in abundance. So, II follows.

MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 14

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : In a highly centralised power structure, in which even senior cabinet ministers are prepared to reduce themselves to pathetic countries or yesmen airing views that are primarily intended to anticipate or reflect the Prime Minister's own performances, there can be no place for any consensus that is quite different from real or contrived unanimity of opinion, expressed through a well orchestrated endorsement of the leader's actions.

Conclusions :
I. The Ministers play safe by not giving anti-government views.
II. The Prime Minister does not encourage his colleagues to render their own views.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 14

According to the statement, even senior cabinet ministers are always ready to conform to the Prime Minister's views. So, I follows. However, II contradicts the given statement and so does not follow.

MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 15

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : Women's organisations in India have welcomed the amendment of the Industrial Employment Rules 1946 to curb sexual harassment at the work place.

Conclusions :
I. Sexual harassment of women at work place is more prevalent in India as compared to other developed countries.
II. Many organisations in India will stop recruiting women to avoid such problems.

Detailed Solution for MCQ: Statement and Conclusions- 1 - Question 15

The fact that a certain rule has been more welcomed in a certain country does not imply that the problem is more prevalent there. So, I does not follow. Also, the amendment seeks to discourage only sexual harassment of women and shall in no way discourage employment of women. So, II also does not follow.

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