Directions : In the problem below a statement is given followed by three courses of action numbered, I, II and III. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the three given suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.

Statement : Some strains of mosquito have resident to chloroquine - the widely used medicine for malaria patients.

Courses of action : I. Selling of shloroquine should be stopped.

                              II. Researchers should develop a new medicine for patients affected by such mosquitoes.

                             III. All the patients suffering from malaria should be checked for identification of causal mosquito.

Directions : Question given below consists of a statement, followed by three or four arguments numbered I and II. You have to decided which of the arguments is/are 'strong' argument (s) and which is / are 'weak' argument (s) and accordingly choose your answer from the alternatives given below the question.

Statement : Is ragging in colleges a good practice ?

Arguments : I. Yes. A sensible ragging helps the college boys to step into manhood and teaches them to take trifles in a good humour.

                      II. No. The tortures inflicted in the name of ragging and the humiliation suffered by young boys and girls often go beyond limits.

In the question below, two statements are given followed by Conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to assume all the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given two Conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statements and mark the option best suited.

Statement :

I. All reward are medal.

II. All medal are award.

III. Some gold are medal.

Conclusion :

I.Some gold are medal.

II. Some gold are award.

III. All reward are award.

Directions : In the problem below a statement is given followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. You. have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.

Statement : Everybody loves reading adventure stories.

Assumptions : I. Adventure stories are the only reading material.

                       II. Nobody loves any other material.

                       III. All are literate.

Directions : In the question, given below, there are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).

Assertion (A) :  Baking soda creates acidity in the stomach.

Reason (R) : Baking soda is alkaline.

Directions : In the problem below a statement is given followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decided which of the given assumptions is implicit.

Statement : Detergents should be used to clean clothes.

Assumptions : I. Detergents form more lather.

                     II. Detergents help to dislodge grease and dirt.

Directions : In the problem below a statement is given followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decided which of the given assumptions is implicit.

Statement : It is faster to travel by air to Delhi from Bangalore.

Assumptions : I. Bangalore and Delhi are connected by air.

                         II. There are no other means of transport available to Delhi from Bangalore.

In the question below, two statements are given followed by Conclusions numbered I and II. The candidate has to assume all the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given two Conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statements and mark the option best suited.

Statements:

I. Some trees are plants.

II. All bushes are plants.
 
Conclusions:

I. At least some trees are bushes.

II. Some trees are definitely not bushes.

Direction :  In the following questions, two statements are given each followed by two Conclusions/assumptions. I and II. You  have to consider the statement to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given Conclusions/assumptions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statement : Domestic demand has been increasing faster than the production of indigenous crude oil.

Conclusions : I. Crude oil must be imported.

                      II.Domestic demand should be reduced.

Direction :  In the following questions, two statements are given each followed by two Conclusions/assumptions. I and II. You  have to consider the statement to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given Conclusions/assumptions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statements :

I.  The principal will address the students at 10  a.m.

II.  You are requested to take your seats before 10 a.m.

Assumptions :

I.  If the student is not no his seat before 10 a.m., the function will not start.

II.  The function will start as scheduled.

Directions : In the problem given below, there are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).

Assertion (A) :  Inside the earth metals are present in molten state.

Reason (R) : Earth absorbs the sun's rays.

Directions : In the problem below a statement is given followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decided which of the given assumptions is implicit.

Statement : Like a mad, I decided to follow him.

Assumptions : I. I am not a mad man.

                     II. I am a mad man.

In the question below, two statements are given followed by Conclusions numbered I and II. The candidate has to assume all the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given two Conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statements and mark the option best suited.

Statement :

I. No milk is tea.

II. No tea is sugar.

Conclusion :

I. No milk is sugar is a possibility.

II. No tea is milk is a possibility.

Directions : Read the following passage and examine the inference given below it in the context of this passage.

Ministry of environment and forest has granted environmental clearance to the karkatla open - cast expansion project of the Central Coal Fields Ltd. in Bihar that envisages exploitation of non - cooking coal reserves. The present production level of 0.8 million tonnes is proposed to be expanded to 1.5 million tones per annum at an estimated cost of 67.82 crores under the project. The total land area requirement for the proposed mining activities is about 651 hectares which includes about one - sixth of it as foreign land.

The expansion plan would require about 100 hectares of forest land.

Directions : Question given below consists of a statement, followed by three or four arguments numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to decided which of the arguments is/are 'strong' argument (s) and which is / are 'weak' argument (s) and accordingly choose your answer from the alternatives given below the question.

Statement : Should the government ban all forms of protests including strikes and processions ?

Arguments :

I. Yes. This is the only way to teach discipline to the employees.

II. No. Government cannot deprive its citizens of their basic rights.

III. Yes. This is the only way to ensure maximum productivity without disruption without disruption of work.

In the question below, two statements are given followed by Conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume all the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given two Conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statements and mark the option best suited.

Statement:
I. No colour is a paint.
II. No colour is a varnish.

Conclusion:

I. Some varnish are paint is a possibility.

II. All colour are paint is a possibility.

Directions : In the problem below a statement is given followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. You. have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.

Statement : The situation of this area still continues to be tense and out of control. People are requested to be in their homes only.

Assumptions : I. There had been some serious incidents.

                       II. People will not go to he office.

                       III. Normalcy will be restored shortly.            

Directions : In the problem below a statement is given followed by three courses of action numbered, I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the two given suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.

Statement :  The Librarian finds some cases in which the pages from certain books issued from the library, are torn.

Courses of action : I. The Librarian should keep a record of books issued to each student, and if the pages are found torn, strict measures should be taken against the child who had been issued that book.

                              II. Some fund should be collected from the children collectively to renovate the library.

In the question below, two statements are given followed by Conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to assume all the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given two Conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statements and mark the option best suited.

Statement :

I. All reward are medal.

II. All medal are award.

III. Some gold are medal.

Conclusion :

I. Some medal are reward.

II. Some gold are reward is a possibility.

III. All award are reward is a possibility.

Direction : - To the following question, four probable answers have been given as alternatives. Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.

You want to get married to a person of your choice, but your family members give their own reasons why you should not marry that person, which you do not find very convincing. What would you do ?

In the question below, two statements are given followed by Conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume all the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given two Conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statements and mark the option best suited.

Statement :

I. Some mountain are plant.

II. All plant are river.

Conclusion :

I. No river are mountain.

II. Some river are mountain.

Direction :  In the following questions, two statements are given each followed by two Conclusions/assumptions. I and II. You  have to consider the statement to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given Conclusions/assumptions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statement : Smoking is one of those human weaknesses which tend to test the will power of the smoker to the edge.

Conclusions : I. It is very difficult for the smokers to give up smoking even if they want to do so.

                      II. Human beings have other weaknesses as well.

Example 2. Study the following information carefully to answer the questions given below :

Following criteria have been laid down for admission to Anti - Terrorist Defensive course of India Army.

The candidate must ----

(A) have passed graduation with Science subjects (B. Sc.) with minimum 50% marks in aggregated (second class). For SC/ST candidates, there is a relaxation of 5%.

(B) have completed 19 years of age in case of females and 20 years of age in case of males on or before Ist January 2003.

(C) pay deposit of Rs. 25,000 along with the application form if the applicant has passed graduation in second Class.

However, if the applicant has secured more than 75% marks at graduation, the deposit amount would be Rs. 15,000 and if marks are above 60% but below 75%, the deposit amount will be Rs. 20,000. If the candidate is a son or daughter of the serving or ex - defence staff member, the amount of deposit will be 50% of that applicable to others, keeping the merit criteria the same.

(D) For SC/ST candidates, the deposit amount is 20% of that applicable to non - staff relation candidates and the condition of marks for each slab described above in (C) is relaxable by 5%

(E) If a candidate fulfills the criteria at (A) and (B) but can pay at least three - fourths amount of applicable deposit, he/she may be provisionally admitted.

(F) If a candidate who is eligible under (A) and (B) criteria, can pay at least half of the applicable deposit, the case can be referred to the Commander - in - chief.

(G) The candidate who are eligible under the criteria (A) and (B) but cannot pay even half of the applicable deposit cannot be admitted.

Based on the above criteria, decide which of the following courses of action should be taken in case of the candidates whose description is provided in the following questions. Please note that are not to assume any data other than those described. However, you may treat the candidate as 'General Category' candidate if his category is not explicitly mentioned as SC/ST. The information provided is as on 1.1.2003.

1.  Rahul, the son of a staff member of the Indian Army, has passed his B.Sc. examination with 46% and M.Sc. April, 2001. He can Rs. 15,000 as deposit.

Direction : In the problem, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the some cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and mark your answer as.

I. The school authority has asked the X Std. students to attend special classes to be conducted on Sundays.

II. The parents of the X Std. students have withdrawn their wards from attending private tuition conducted on Sundays.

In the question below, two statements are given followed by Conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to assume all the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given two Conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statements and mark the option best suited.

Statement :

I. All bush are plant.

II. Some herb are plant.

III. Some tree are plant.

Conclusion :

I. Some herb are Bush.

II. Some bush are tree.

III. All herb are bush.