Subject Experts Solutions for Chapter: Statement and Conclusion, Exercise 1: Target Exercise

Statement: The manager humiliated Sachin in the presence of his colleagues.

Conclusions:

I. The manager did not like Sachin.

II. Was not Sachin popular with his colleagues? 

Statement: Any young man who makes dowry as a condition for marriage discredits himself and dishonours womanhood.

Conclusions:

I. Those who take dowry in marriages should be condemned by the society.

II. Those who do not take dowry in marriages respect womanhood. 

Statements: Of the ten fisherman caught in a storm, nine managed to return to the shore. Praveen has not yet returned after four days.

Conclusions:

I. Praveen got killed in the storm.

II. Praveen has survived the storm.

Statement: Now you don't need import licence to own a VCR.

Conclusions:

I. VCRs are now manufactured indigenously.

II. VCRs are now freely permitted to be imported. 

Statements: Just about everyone in Germany has been on a diet at one time or the other and millions of them have learned that the weight they lose is all too easily regained. Still despite their frustration, few question the wisdom of dieting.

Conclusions:

I. Germans should stop dieting.

II. Germans do not learn from experience. 

Statements: A study of planning commission reveals boom in revenues. However, this has been of little avail owing to soaring expenditure. In the event, there has been a high dose of deficit financing, leading to marked rise in prices Large financial outlays year after year had little impact on level of living.

Conclusions:

I. A boom in revenues leads to rise in prices.

II. Large financial outlays should be avoided. 

Statements: The average number of students per teacher is $50$ in the urban area whereas it is $60$ in rural areas. The national average is $55$.

Conclusions:

I. The student teacher ratio in the rural areas is higher than in the urban areas.

II. More students study with the same teacher in the rural areas as compared to those in the urban areas.

Statement The Government run company has asked its employees to declare their income and assets but it has been strongly resisted by employees union and no employee is going to declare his income.

Conclusions

I. The employees of this company do not seem to have any additional undisclosed income besides their salary.

II. The employees union wants all senior officers to declare their income first.