Logical Reasoning:Course of Action for SBI PO 2014
Directions(1 - 8) : In each 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.
Give answer
(A) If only I follows
(B) If only II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows
(E) If both I and II follow.
1.Statement: The Asian Development Bank has approved a $285 million loan to finance
a project to construct coal ports by Paradip and Madras Port Trusts.
Courses of Action: (I)India should use
financial assistance from other international financial organisations to
develop such ports in other places.
(II)India should not seek such financial assistance from the
international financial agencies.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
2. Statement: A large number of people die every year
due to drinking polluted water during the summer.
Courses of Action: (I)The government should make adequate
arrangements to provide safe drinking water to all its citizens.
(II)The people should be educated about the dangers of drinking polluted
water.
A.Only I follows
B.Only II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
3. Statement: There is an unprecedented increase in migration of villagers to urban
areas as repeated crop failure has put them into precarious financial
situation.
Courses of Action: (I)The villagers
should be provided with alternate source of income in their villages which will
make them stay put.
(II)The migrated villagers should be provided with jobs in the urban
areas to help them survive.
A.Only I follows
B.Only II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
4.Statement: The car dealer found
that there was a tremendous response for the new XYZ's car-booking with long
queues of people complaining about the duration of business hours and
arrangements.
Courses of Action: (I)People should make
their arrangement of lunch and snacks while going for car XYZ's booking and be
ready to spend several hours.
(II)Arrangement should be made for more booking desks and increased
business hours to serve more people in less time.
A.Only I follows
B.Only II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
5. Statement: The Central Bureau of
Investigation receives the complaint of an officer taking bribe to do the duty
he is supposed to.
Courses of Action: (I)CBI should try to catch the officer
red-handed and then take a strict action against him.
(II)CBI should wait for some more complaints about the officer to be
sure about the matter.
A.Only I follows
B.Only II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
6. Statement: The availability of imported fruits has
increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has
been decreased.
Courses of Action: (I)To help the indigenous producers of
fruits, the Government should impose high import duty on these fruits, even if
these are not of good quality.
(II)The fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits. So that the
demand for indigenous fruits would be increased.
A.Only I follows
B.Only II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
7. Statement: On an average, about
twenty people are run over by trains and die every day while crossing the
railway tracks through the level crossing.
Courses of Action: (I)The railway
authorities should be instructed to close all the level crossings.
(II)Those who are found crossing the tracks, when the gates are closed,
should be fined heavily
A.Only I follows
B.Only II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
8. Statement: A very large number
of students have failed in the final high school examination due to faulty
questions in one of the subjects.
Courses of Action: (I)All the students
who have failed in the subject should be allowed to take supplementary
examination.
(II)All those who are responsible for the error should be suspended and
an enquiry should be initiated to find out the facts.
A.Only I follows
B.Only II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answers:
1.Answer: Option A
Explanation: Clearly, such
projects shall be an asset and a source of income to the country later on. So,
course I shall follow
2.Answer: Option E
Explanation: The situation demands
creating awareness among people about the dangers of drinking polluted water so
that they themselves refrain from the same, and at the same time taking steps
to provide safe drinking water. So, both the courses follow
3.Answer: Option A
Explanation: Clearly, increased migration would add to the burden on city's
infrastructure. So, attempts should be made to make the villagers feel
comfortable in the villages itself. So, only course I follows.
4.Answer: Option B
Explanation: Seeing the tremendous response, the
dealer must make suitable arrangements and deploy more personnel to take care
of customers so that they don't have to wait excessively long for booking. So,
only course II follows.
5.Answer: Option A
Explanation:Clearly, one complaint is enough for a wrong doing. This should be
confirmed by catching the guilty red-handed and then strict action taken
against him. So, only course I follows.
6.Answer: Option D
Explanation: The ideas suggested in both I and II
represent unfair means to cut competition. The correct way would be to devise
methods and techniques such that the indigenous producers could produce better
quality fruits and make them available in the market at prices comparable with
those of the imported ones. Hence, neither I nor II follows.
7.Answer: Option B
Explanation: The accidents can clearly be prevented by barring people from crossing
the tracks when the gates are closed, So, only II follows.
8.Answer: Option E
Explanation: There being faulty
questions in the examination paper is a blunder on the part of school
management and students should not be made to suffer on account of this. Thus,
a re-test should be organised for the students and those responsible for the
error be penalised to prevent reoccurrence of such mistake in the future.
Hence, both the courses follow.
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