In this question, a statement is given followed by two conclusions numbered 1 and 2. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.

Choose the appropriate one from the following options

(A) Only conclusion i follows

(B) Only conclusion ii follows

(C) Either i or ii follows

(D) Neither i nor ii follows

(E) Both i and ii follow.

(OSSC CGLE 2021 / 11 OCT 2022 to 20 Oct 20221)

01. Statement:  Rohan will announce his retirement after 2020 Olympics.

Conclusion:

1. Rohan will participate in 2020 Olympics.
2. Rohan is a veteran player.

02. Statement: Company X has stopped manufacturing its product temporarily.

Conclusion:

1. The company X is unable to pay its labours which is one of the reasons to stop production.
2. The company X will stop production permanently.

03. Statement: Sunil always eats vegetarian food whenever he goes to XYZ restaurant.

Conclusion:

1. Sunil likes vegetarian food prepared in XYZ restaurant.

1. XYZ is a restaurant famous for vegetarian food.

04. Statement: Only Automobiles and Auto parts, are considered as luxury goods. ABC Ltd., produces auto parts.

Conclusions:

1. ABC Ltd., produces luxury goods.
2. ABC Ltd., doesn’t produce Automobiles.

05. Statement: It rains every Friday. Today is Friday.

Conclusion:

1. It will rain today.
2. It will stop raining tomorrow.

06. Statement: Mary’s teacher gifts a pilot pen whenever she scores centum in Mathematics. Mary scored a centum.

Conclusions:

1. Mary received a gift from her teacher.
2. Mathematics is the toughest subject.

07. Statement: Sachin scored a total of 200 in 2 matches.

Conclusion:

1. Sachin hit 2 centuries
2. Sachin hit 4 half centuries

08. Statement: A is the only son of B and C.

Conclusion:

1. B is the father of A.
2. C is the father of A.

09. Statement: India is one of the world’s largest suppliers of generic drugs to the developing world.

Conclusion:

1. India is a-developed country.
2. Only India supplies generic drugs to the developing world.

10. Statement: Vinod is a good cricketer.

Conclusion:

1. Vinod bats well.
2. Vinod plays other sports too.

11. Statement: The truth is that we Indians have more rules and regulations – we take 90 daysto start a small business whereas Australians take two.

Conclusion:

1. Indian government has not taken any steps to rectify this issue.
2. Australians bribe their officials to get their work done in two days.

12. Statements: Girls native to Seoul will definitely get married at the age of 23. Beni is a 24 years old girl.

Conclusions:

1. Except Seoul girls, girls in other cities marry before 23.
2. Except Seoul girls, girls in other cities marry after 23.

13. Statement: Madhu’s house will be neat and tidy.

Conclusion:

1. Madhu likes to keep her house neat and tidy.
2. Madhu spends much time in cleaning her house well.

14. Statement: Every kid must practise to drink a litre of water daily.

Conclusion:

1. Drinking water is necessary as kids play daily.
2. Water protect the kids from diseases.

15. Statement: In John’s class of 90 students, 50% of them passed the examination.

Conclusion:

1. 45 students passed the examination.
2. 50 students failed in the examination

16. Statement: Only the intelligent students can pass the examination. Jeno passed the examination.

Conclusion:

1. Jeno is an intelligent student
2. Jeno is a good human being

17. Statement: Nisha said that she would not work after her marriage. Nisha recently resigned from her job.

Conclusion:

1. Nisha is planning to get married.
2. Nisha would have got an offer from another company.

18. Statement: The government has been supplying free drugs since 2014, and 75 thousand diseased people have benefited up to now, though the size of the population affected is 100 times this number.

Conclusion:

1. Every affected person is benefited by the government’s supply of free drugs.
2. Providing free drugs to the affected people is a nice scheme implemented by the Indian government.

19. Statement: Students who have scored more than 80 percent in the exams can skip the second round of interview and attend the final round.

Conclusion:

1. All the students who scored below 80 percent will definitely attend all rounds ofinterview.
2. The interview contains a total of 3 rounds.

20. Statement: Schools which encourage low student faculty ratio provide better education. ABC is a school with very small student population.

Conclusion:

1. School ABC provides better education
2. A low student faculty ratio ensures that each student gets high attention and support

21. Statement: The temperature in Ooty this year has come down to 0 degree.

Conclusions:

1. Ooty is colder than any other hill stations in Tamil Nadu.
2. Ooty has recorded such a low temperature for the first time in last 2 decades.

Statement and Conclusion Reasoning Questions ANSWER KEY

01. D	02. D	03. D	04. A	05. A	06. D	07. D
08. C	09. D	10. D	11. D	12. D	13. D	14. D
15. A	16. A	17. D	18. B	19. B	14. B	21. B