In this question, there is a statement followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. Assuming everything in the statement to be true, which of the three courses of action is logical to follow?
Statement : Faced with a source crunch and a depression overall economic scenario, State Y is unlikely to achieve the targeted per cent compound growth rate during the 9th Plan. Course of action :
I. The targeted growth plan should be reduced for the 10th plan.
II. The reasons for the failure should be studied.
III. The performance of State ‘Y’ should be compared with other states.
Statement : Faced with a source crunch and a depression overall economic scenario, State Y is unlikely to achieve the targeted per cent compound growth rate during the 9th Plan. Course of action :
I. The targeted growth plan should be reduced for the 10th plan.
II. The reasons for the failure should be studied.
III. The performance of State ‘Y’ should be compared with other states.
- Only I and II follow
- Only II and III follow
- Only I follows
- All follow
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Statement I suggests that reducing the growth target for the next plan, which is a logical step if the state is not able to achieve current targets due to resource limitations.
Statement II suggests that analyzing the reasons for failure, which is crucial for understanding and addressing the underlying issues.
Statement III suggests that comparing performance with other states, which can provide insights and benchmarking for better planning in the future.
So,
Statement I Reducing the target for the next plan should be a decision based on careful analysis rather than an immediate course of action.
Statement II Studying the reasons for failure and comparing performance with other states (III) are logical and essential steps.
The correct option is (B): Only II and III follow
Top Questions on Statements and Conclusions
Humane Dynamix is a leadership training organization based in Mumbai. Established in 2015, the organization is gradually becoming a leader in behavioral training. In the organization, trainers are assigned to training projects based on their expertise. Corporates seek behavioral training services on a regular basis, from Humane Dynamix, for upskilling their executives. Humane Dynamix is headed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), to whom the Training Assignment Officer (TAO) reports. The TAO position rotates among the senior trainers for a fixed tenure; the CEO assigns this position to a senior trainer.
Companies, desirous of hiring Humane Dynamix, share their training needs with the organization. The TAO assigns a trainer to the client. Typically, the satisfied client requests for a particular trainer that the client is satisfied, giving repeat business to Humane Dynamix from the same client company. However, the TAO takes the nal call. Years of training experience plays a big role in client satisfaction, and hence, senior trainers conduct most training programs while the newly recruited trainers apprentice with them. However, the senior trainers have the autonomy to decide on who they want to accept as an apprentice..
Further, during a training program, the senior trainer takes most of the sessions, if not all, while the apprentice helps the senior trainers to organize their sessions, and occasionally take a few sessions. As the apprentices gain experience, they start getting their own independent projects, but that typically takes quite some time..
Dheeraj, a senior trainer, takes over as the TAO. As soon as he assumes the office, the CEO shares a concern with him: “We have a lot of young trainers who we have recently recruited. Since they are not known to the outside world, they do not get enough opportunities. Many of them are impatient to prove their mettle. Unless they are assigned more programs, we risk losing them rapidly.”- XAT - 2025
- Decision Making
- Statements and Conclusions
- Select the conclusion that best follows from the statement given below.
Statement:
Some mangoes are exported to Europe and most mangoes are consumed in India. In India, some mangoes are used for preparing mango juice and some are used for making jellies. All mangoes are consumed by humans unless they are raw mangoes. All raw mangoes are exported outside India.
Conclusions:
I. All the mangoes exported to Europe are unfit for human consumption.
II. Mango juice can also be prepared with raw mangoes.
III. Most mangoes are consumed in India in the form of mango jelly.
IV. No raw mango was used to prepare jelly.- NPAT - 2025
- Logical Reasoning
- Statements and Conclusions
- Select the conclusion that best follows from the statements given below.
Statements:
In a university, some students can speak English and German, but not French.
Some students can speak French and Japanese, but not Korean.
Some students can speak German and Korean, but not Japanese.
Some students can speak English and Japanese, but not Korean.
Conclusions:
I. All students who speak Japanese can speak English.
II. Among the students who speak German, some can speak English and some can speak Korean.
III. Students who speak French can speak German as well.- NPAT - 2025
- Logical Reasoning
- Statements and Conclusions
- Select the conclusion that best follows from the statement given below.
Statement:
In a library, some members were issued non-fiction non-academic books and these were returned exactly 3 weeks later. Some members were issued non-academic fiction books written by American authors and they returned these books within 20 days. More than half the members were issued academic textbooks and these were returned after 20 days.
Conclusions:
I. The non-academic fiction books were borrowed by library members for the shortest duration.
II. Most library members prefer to read non-academic non-fiction books.
III. Academic textbooks were perhaps the most issued books in the library.
IV. Non-academic fiction books are preferred more than the non-academic non-fiction books by library members.- NPAT - 2025
- Logical Reasoning
- Statements and Conclusions
- Select the conclusion that best follows from the statement given below.
Statement:
No one who likes to watch baseball likes to watch basketball, and all those who like to watch basketball also like to watch football.
Conclusions:
I. All those who like to watch football like to watch baseball.
II. No one who likes to watch baseball likes to watch football.
III. Some of those who like to watch football like to watch baseball.- NPAT - 2025
- Logical Reasoning
- Statements and Conclusions
Questions Asked in NMAT exam
- How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘CHILDREN’ such that each pair has as many letters between them in the word ‘CHILDREN’ as they have in the English alphabet series?
- NMAT - 2022
- Coding Decoding
- Directions: In the question two statements are given which are followed by four conclusions (1), (2), (3) and (4). Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.
Statements: All pens are instruments. Some green things are instruments.
Conclusions:
(1) All pens are green.
(2) All green things are pens.
(3) Some instruments are green.
(4) All instruments are pens.- NMAT - 2022
- Syllogisms
- Automation, however essential it may be to maximise a country's economic production and minimise its costs, should be rejected. The health care industry wants to increase revenues while reducing costs. Hence, it proposes greater automation of health care. This radical automation of health care would cause patients to lose trust in the system as the health care they would receive would lack the personal touch that, according to several studies, patients desire.
Which of the following expresses the main point of the argument?- NMAT - 2022
- Statements and Arguments
- Directions: Answer the question based on the following diagram.
The rectangle represents bachelors.
The square represents Delhi metropolis.
The circle represents English language.
The triangle represents tourists.
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- Visual Reasoning
- Directions: The question presents a situation and asks you to make a judgment regarding that particular circumstance. Answer the question solely on the basis of the information given.
Illegal adulterated and local alcohol that is largely in supply in the city has become a matter of concern for the citizens and administration. A meeting was called up, which involved local people as well, to discuss the situation. The local people claimed that the administration is not doing enough to deal with the situation. You are representing the administration in the meeting. What should be your reaction to these claims?- NMAT - 2022
- Course of Action