Statements & Conclusions

JKSSB Junior Assistant · Reasoning · 23 practice questions with answers and explanations: 6 Easy, 11 Medium, 6 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Statement: All students in the class passed the exam. Conclusion I: No student failed. Conclusion II: Some students passed. Which conclusion(s) follow?

  1. Only Conclusion I follows
  2. Only Conclusion II follows
  3. Both Conclusion I and II follow
  4. Neither follows
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Answer: C. If all students passed, then certainly no student failed (I follows), and it's also true that some (in fact all) students passed (II follows).

Sample Medium question 2

Statement: Students who revise daily tend to score better in exams. Rohit scores well in exams. Conclusion I: Rohit revises daily. Conclusion II: Daily revision is associated with better exam scores. Which conclusion(s) follow?

  1. Only Conclusion I follows
  2. Only Conclusion II follows
  3. Both I and II follow
  4. Neither I nor II follows
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Answer: B. II restates the statement. I reverses it: scoring well does not prove daily revision, since other factors may explain it.

Sample Hard question 3

Statement: Only members with a valid ID can enter the hall. Ravi entered the hall. Conclusion I: Ravi has a valid ID. Conclusion II: Everyone without a valid ID was denied entry. Which conclusion(s) follow?

  1. Only Conclusion I follows
  2. Only Conclusion II follows
  3. Both follow
  4. Neither follows
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Answer: C. Since only ID holders can enter and Ravi entered, Ravi must have a valid ID (I follows); the statement's 'only' condition also implies anyone lacking an ID was necessarily denied entry (II follows).

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