In the question, a statement is followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. Assume everything in the statement to be true, and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: A sting operation conducted by a TV news channel proved to be a total failure, as the reporter who carried out the sting was found to have created a fake sting, in order to gain publicity and money.
Course of action:
I. Disciplinary action must be initiated immediately against the reporter.
II. The TV channel should be penalized and taken off the air for a short period of time.
Important Questions on Statement and Passage Based Reasoning
In the given question, four probable answers have been alternatives. Select the most appropriate alternatives as the answer:
A train always has:
In the given question, four probable answers have been alternatives. Select the most appropriate alternatives as the answer.
Your friend has lost his/her purse with your important documents in it. You would _____
Statement
Doctors these days advise the consumption of rice in the dinner.
Presuppositions
I. Late night dinner produces toxin in the because the food remains undigested for a long time.
II. Rice digests quickly .
In the given question, four probable answers have been alternatives. Select the most appropriate alternatives as the answer:
Atmosphere always has _____
Statement
Vimla said reminding her husband, "I hope you have taken your raincoat".
Presupposition
I. There is likelihood of rain.
II. Vimla is careful about the health of her husband.
Statement: Two local passenger trains collided while running in opposite directions on the same track as the signaling system failed for a brief period.
Courses of action:
I. The services of the motormen of the trains should immediately be terminated.
II. The Govt. should immediately constitute a task force to review the functioning of the signaling system.
Statement:
India's massive rail network has been hit by an average of accidents a year.
Courses of action:
The Railway ministry should increase the number of railway tracks so that problem can be solved.
The Railways should assign a team to inspect and improve safety and signaling equipment.
Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the two suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement: The killer centric fever has so far claimed 100 lives in some tribal villages in M.P. during the past three weeks.
Courses of Action:
I. The residents of these villages should immediately be shifted to a non-infected area.
II. The Government should immediately send a medical squad to this area to restrict spread of the killer disease.
Direction: In the question given below is a statement followed by two courses of action I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the two suggested courses of action logically follows the statement.
Give answer- (a) if only I follows (b) if only II follows (c) if either I or II follows (d) if neither I nor II follows and (e) if both I and II follow.
Statement: There are more than villages in the hill area of Uttar Pradesh that are severely damaged due to cyclone, and it causes an extra burden of Rupees Crore on State Government for relief and rehabilitation work.
Courses of Action: I. People of hill area should be shifted to other safer places.
II. State Government should ask for more financial support from Central Government.
Give answer
(1)If only I follows.
(2)If only II follows.
(3)If either I or II follows.
(4) If neither I nor II follows.
(5) If both I and II follow
Statement: In an institutional area, it has become difficult for students to walk on the road-side due to
construction and heavy rain.
Courses of action:
I. Government should not start any construction work in the study time or it should provide some additional
route to the students.
II. Institute should arrange for some other buildings to conduct classes for the students.
Statement:
Some sports persons are not participating in Commonwealth Games.
Courses of action:
I. Government should appeal them to participate in Commonwealth Games.
II. Government should debar these players from participating in any other events.
Statement:
Inflation continues to be a big problem. Even as the recession has petered away, shopkeepers are selling essential commodities at high prices.
Courses of action:
I. Government should give subsidies to poor people so that they can buy essential commodities.
II. Government should appoint a committee to draft guidelines for regulating the selling price of essential commodities.
Statements:
A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type.
Courses of Action:
(I)The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X.
(II)The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.
1)If only I follows.
2) If only II follows.
3) If either I or II follows.
4) If neither I nor II follows.
5) If both I and II follow.
Statement: A food company was set ablaze at night because of short-circuits and suffered a loss worth millions rupees.
Courses of action:
I. A separate electricity room should be maintained in the factory with provision of modern fire-fighting equipment.
II. The factory owner can claim the insured amount from insurance company for the losses incurred.
A statement is followed by three-course of action numbered I, II, and III in the question given below. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up, or further action regarding a problem, policy, etc. Based on the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement:
There is a mob protesting with a peace march outside the police station, against the frequent chain snatching incidents in the area.
Courses of action:
I. The police commissioner should call the CRPF as the backup against the mob.
II. The police personnel should invite the protesters inside the police station, offer them tea, and dissuade them from protesting.
III. The police should take strict action against the mob and book them for disturbing the peace.
Give answer
(1)If only I follows.
(2)If only II follows.
(3)If either I or II follows.
(4) If neither I nor II follows.
(5) If both I and II follow
Statement:
An income tax officer found a bank account bearing a doctor with 3 crore rupees, while his salary is just Rs 45,000 per month.
Courses of action:
I. Income tax department should confiscate all his property and he should be suspended from his job.
II. Government should seize his license so that he can never play with the lives of his patients.
Statement:
Financial stringency prevented the State Government from paying salaries to its employees since April this year.
Courses of Action:
I. The State Government should immediately curtail the staff strength at least by 30%.
II. The State Government should reduce wasteful expenditure and arrange to pay the salaries of its employees.
Give answer
(1)If only I follows.
(2)If only II follows.
(3)If either I or II follows.
(4) If neither I nor II follows.
(5) If both I and II follow
Statement: Many foreign IT companies are coming to India hiring IT employees and making a large profit as compared to Indian companies. And Indian companies are going in loss even when India has a big IT market.
Courses of action:
I. Indian companies should also enter foreign market so that Indian companies can take revenge from foreign companies.
II. Government should ban foreign companies in Indian market and minimize the competition.
This question consists of information and two statements numbered and given below it. You have to decide which of the given statements weakens or strengthens the information and decide the appropriate answer:
Information: Due to increased cases of kidnapping in its vicinity, school M has made it compulsory for parents or legal guardians of the student to give a duly signed authorisation letter to the person picking up the students from the school.
Most working parents rely on their domestic help for picking up their children from school, who can easily be coerced into forging or misusing the authority letter for monetary plans.
There is no photograph on the authority letter making it difficult to identify the person who comes to pick up the child.
Give answer (a) if only I follows; (b) if only II follows; (c) if either I or II follows; (d) if neither I nor II follows and (e) if both I and II follow.
Statement : Doordarshan is concerned about the quality of its programmes particularly in view of stiff competition it is facing from STAR and other satellite TV channels and is contemplating various measures to attract talent for its programmes.
Courses of Action : I. In an effort to attract talent. the Doordarshan has decided to revise its fee structure for the artists.
II. The fee structure should not be revised until other electronic media also revise it.
