Explore topic-wise MCQs in Statement Conclusions.

Statements: The Minister questioned the utility of the space research programme and suggested its replacement by other areas of felt national needs.

Conclusions:

1. Exploring the space does not contribute to critical national needs.

2. Research should be oriented to national needs.

Statements: Leaders, who raise much hue and cry about the use of Hindi, generally send their children to English medium schools.

Conclusions:

1. India lacks good Hindi medium schools.

2. There is a world of difference between preaching and practising.

Statements: The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Conclusions:

1. Constant dripping wears the stone.

2. Single-minded devotion is necessary for achieving success.

Statements: About 50 per cent of the animal by-products - hair, skin, horns etc. is edible protein. American chemists have developed a method of isolating 45 per cent of this protein. They used an enzyme developed in Japan to break down soya protein.

Conclusions:

1. Americans have not been able to develop enzymes.

2. Animal by-products protein has the same composition as soya protein.

Statements: The commissioner of police has appealed people not to put up banners which obstruct pedestrian or motor traffic.

Conclusions:

1. Some of the people may respond and will not put up such banners.

2. Policemen will have to keep a watchful eye on the new banners which are being put up on the roads.

Statements: For over three decades Company X has been totally involved in energy conservation, its efficient use and management.

Conclusions:

1. The Company has yet to learn and acquire basic things in this area.

2. It is dedication that is more important than knowledge and expertise.

Statements: This book 'Z' is the only book which focuses its attention to the problem of poverty in India between 1950 and 1980.

Conclusions:

1. There was no question of poverty before 1950.

2. No other book deals with poverty in India during 1950 to 1980

Statements: The President of XYZ Party indicated that 25 independent Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) are seriously considering various options of joining some political party. But in any case all of them collectively will join one party only.

Conclusions:

1. The 25 independent MLAs will join XYZ party in a short period of time.

2. The 25 independent MLAs will join some other political party in a short period of time.

Statements: The interview panel may select a candidate who neither possesses the desired qualifications nor the values and attributes.

Conclusions:

1. The inclusion of specialists on the interview panel does not guarantee that the selection will be proper.

2. The interview test has certain limitations in the matter of selection of candidates.

Statements: I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

Conclusions:

1. Writer's knowledge is very poor.

2. The world of knowledge is too vast to be explored by a single person

Statements: The Bank of England's move to auction 25 metric tons of gold drew plenty of bidders looking for a bargain, but was criticised by major gold producers worldwide.

Conclusions:

1. The Bank of England should not auction gold which it possesses to keep steady international prices of gold.

2. Bidders should quote higher gold prices to retain present value of gold in the international markets.

Statements: Adversity makes a man wise.

Conclusions:

1. The poor are wise.

2. Man learns from bitter experience.

Statements: If all players play to their full potential, we will win the match. We have won the match.

Conclusions:

1. All players played to their full potential.

2. Some players did not play to their full potential.

Statements: In India, more emphasis should be placed on areas such as agriculture, engineering and technology instead of basic and pure sciences.

Conclusions:

1. India has achieved sufficient progress in basic and pure sciences.

2. In the past, the productivity factor in our economy was neglected.

Statements: Any young man, who makes dowry as a condition for marriage, discredits himself and dishonours womanhood.

Conclusions:

1. Those who take dowry in marriage should be condemned by society.

2. Those who do not take dowry in marriage respect womanhood.

Statements: The 'Official Secrets Act' (OSA) enacted by the ABC government during the war seems to be one of the major source of corruption in the country X.

Conclusions:

1. The OSA has to be abolished immediately to put an end to the corruption in the country X.

2. The ABC government had an intention of encouraging corruption in the government offices.

Statements: Although the education system has progressed from the point of view of the number of schools, most of them are ill-equipped and have not achieved excellence in imparting education.

Conclusions:

1. In future, we should provide good teachers and equipment to these schools.

2. We need not open any more schools in the future.

Statements: Video libraries are flourishing very much these days.

Conclusions:

1. People in general have got a video craze.

2. It is much cheaper to see as many movies as one likes on videos rather than going to the cinema hall.

Statements: The Cabinet of State X took certain steps to tackle the milk glut in the state as the cooperatives and government dairies failed to use the available milk. - A news report.

Conclusions:

1. The milk production of State X is more than its need.

2. The Government and co-operative dairies in State X are not equipped in terms of resources and technology to handle such excess milk.

Statement: Good health is a luxury in country Z thus expectation of life is very high as compared to other nations of that region.

Conclusions:

I. People in country Z can afford to have all luxuries of life.

II. Good health is a gift of the nature.

Statement : Any young who makes dowry as a condition for marriage discredits himself and dishonours womanhood.

Conclusion :
I. Those who take dowry in marriage should be condemned by the society.
II. Those who do not take dowry in marriage respect womanhood.

Most dresses in that shop are expensive

A forest has as many sandal trees as it has Ashoka trees. Three-fourth of the trees are old ones and half of the trees are at the flowering stage

Television convinces viewers that the likelihood of their becoming the victim of a violent crime is extremely high; at the same time by its very nature, TV persuades viewers to passively accept whatever happens to them

Statements: India's economy is depending mainly on forests.

Conclusions:

1. Trees should be preserved to improve Indian economy.

2. India wants only maintenance of forests to improve economic conditions.

A factory worker has five children. No one else in the factory has five children

Statements: Company X has a record of manufacturing cameras of quality and the latest design so that you do not spoil even a single shot irrespective of the weather conditions.

Conclusions:

1. No other company except X is reputed in the camera industry.

2. Anyone can take an acceptable shot with camera X.

Statement: Humanity, integrity and peace of mind makes ones life beautiful.
Conclusion:
1) Humanity, integrity and peace of mind are essential for making life beautiful.
2) Merely materialistic people cannot have a beautiful life.

Statement: A degree in management is one of the most wanted degrees.
Conclusion:
1) A degree in management is the first choice of youth in India.
2) A career in management has a good scope

Statement: All lawyers are very smart. Janvi is studying second year law.
Conclusion: 1) Janvi is very smart.
2) Janvi has a bright future.

Statement: The New Zealand cricket team scored 240 runs out of which Daniel Vettori scored 94 runs.
Conclusion: 1) Daniel Vettori scored the highest runs.
2) The New Zealand team will win the match.

Statement: All the members of XYZ housing society have their own business.
Conclusion: 1) Aditya, son of one of the members of society will carry on his father s business in future.
2) Aditi, a member of society has her own business.

Statement : Should there be uniform for students of the colleges in India as in the schools ?
Arguments :
I. Yes, this will improve the ambiance of the colleges as all students will be decently dressed.
II. No, the college students should not be regimented and they should be left to choose their clothes for coming to the college.

Statement : Should new big industries be started in Kolkata ?

Arguments :

I. Yes. It will create job opportunities.
II. No. It will further add the pollution of the city.

Statement: The eligibility for admission to the course is minimum second class Graduate degree. However, the candidates who have appeared for the final year examination of Graduation can also apply.

Conclusions:

I. All candidates who have yet to get their Bachelor s degree will be there in the list of selected candidates.

II. All candidates having obtained second class Bachelor s degree will be there in the list of selected candidates.

Statement: State government imposes a monthly tax on the salary of all the employees.

Conclusions:

(a) A regular collection, irrespective of the income slab, by the Central govt. is the income tax.

(b) The Central govt. should not collect any tax on income.

(c) Income tax should not vary according to the income slabs.

(d) Tax should be imposed only once on an individual.

(e) The State govt. should not impose any tax on income

Statement: There are chances of hike in the electricity tariff soon. This proposal will bring about a sharp increase for the industrial consumers and marginal increase for the domestic consumers.

Conclusions:

(a) At present there is a disparity in the electricity tariff between the domestic and the industrial consumers.

(b) Industrial consumers consume more electricity than the domestic users.

(c) Consumption of electricity by the industrial consumer is comparatively lower than the domestic user.

(d) After this hike, the electricity board will start making profit.

(e) If this proposal is accepted, then industrial output will get positively affected.

Statement: PVC shoe producers union has welcomed the announcement of relief on production surcharge from Rs. 50 per pair to Rs 75 per pair.

Conclusions:

(a) All PVC shoe producers are members of this union.

(b) Relief on production surcharge of Rs 50 on every pair to shoes, had been given only recently.

(c) Union had demanded an increase in relief.

(d) Govt. will collect more production surcharge.

(e) Other producers will also demand relief on production surcharge.

Statement: Vehicular source contributes 60% to the total pollution level of Delhi, as informed in the Rajya Sabha today.

Conclusions:

(a) The court has ordered that the main source of pollution should be identified.

(b) The problem of pollution is high in the work list.

(c) In the other cities also, vehicular source contributes around the same percentage level of pollution.

(d) This matter was raised first in the Lok Sabha.

(e) Not many towns in India face the problem of pollution.

Statement: The Education Secretary said that it was extremely necessary that professional researchers along with practical school teachers conduct the practical research.

Conclusions:

(a) Practical teachers know the techniques of research.

(b) Professional researchers are quite aware of the problems related to the school education.

(c) Educational Secretary was speaking to the school students.

(d) There is a communication gap between researchers and the practical school teachers.

(e) School education is quite a specialized field and so long as the teacher is not trained, the standard of education cannot be qualitatively better.

Statement :Until our country achieves economic equality, political freedom and democracy would be meaningless.

Conclusion :
I. Political freedom and democracy go hand in hand.
II. Economic equality leads to real political freedom and democracy.

Statement : Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six month.

Conclusion :
I. Fashion designers do not understand the public mind very well.
II. The public by and large is highly susceptible to novelty.

Statement : A medical College has started a cell which will conduct counseling workshops in the field of stress management to patients and general public.

Conclusion :
I. The hospital has needed resources to start such activity.
II. Patients and general public feel a need to have such cell in the hospital

Statement : Most of the Indian States existed before independence.

Conclusion :
I. Some Indian States existed before independence.
II. Some Indian States did not exist before independence.

Statement: All the students of KS College who clear the interview will get placements in HDCI bank. Albert works in HDCI bank.
Conclusion: 1) Albert studied in KS College.
2) Albert was selected in the interview

Statement: People living in Chennai speak Tamil. Maya speaks Tamil.
Conclusion: 1) Maya resides in Chennai.
2) Maya knows other languages as well.

Statement: London is the most expensive city.
Conclusion: 1) Bangalore is less expensive than London.
2) Sydney is the cheapest city.

Statement: Sonya scored 94% marks in the examination.
Conclusion: 1) Sonya topped in her class.
2) Sonya is a bright student.