Kartik Singh Solutions for Chapter: Logical Reasoning, Exercise 3: Exercise 3

Read the below given paragraph and mark the statement which supports the paragraph.

A few states in this country are considering legislation that would prohibit schools from using calculators before the sixth grade. Other states take a different position. Some states are insisting on the purchase of graphing calculators for every student in middle school.

This paragraph best supports the statement that in this country-

In 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 and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement:
A senior government official has been caught red-handed accepting bribe in the recruitment process.
Courses of action:
I. As he was a senior officer, the government should give one more chance to improve upon his mistake.
II. The Government should immediately suspend him and seize all his property. He must also be deprived of pension and other service related benefits.

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:
There has been an unprecedented increase in the number of requests for berths in most of the long-distance trains during the current holiday season.
Courses of action:
I. The railway authority should immediately increase the capacity of each of these trains by attaching additional coaches.
II. The people seeking accommodation should be advised to make their travel plan after the holiday.

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: The Maharashtra State Electricity Board has been unable to provide 24 hours electricity, leading to tremendous economic loss.
Course of action:
I. The Government must provide for increasing electricity consumption.
II. The government should check the electricity theft cases.

In each of the following questions, a statement is given followed by two courses of Action. A course of action is taken for improvement, follow-up, etc. Read the statement carefully and-

Statement:- Police sources said: Paris's iconic 'Eiffel tower' is the target of a bomb threat on Saturday evening.
Course of action:-
I. Police should bring sniffer dogs to search the tower for the possibility of explosives.
II. The police should advise all the people to leave the site.

In the question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement: There is no shopping complex for this colony; people have to go to the main market.
Assumptions: I. This colony may be far from the main market.
                        II. The people do not want to go to the main market.

Read the following statement carefully and answer the question of which follows.

Farmers found using chemical fertilizers in the organic farming area of their farms would be heavily fined.

Which of the following statement is an assumption implicit in the given statement? (An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted.)

In the 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 and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
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.