Logical Reasoning - Statement and Conclusion - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Statement and Conclusion - Section 1 (Q.No. 5)
Directions to Solve
In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.
Give answer:
- (A) If only conclusion I follows
- (B) If only conclusion II follows
- (C) If either I or II follows
- (D) If neither I nor II follows and
- (E) If both I and II follow.
5.
Statements: Prime age school-going children in urban India have now become avid as well as more regular viewers of television, even in households without a TV. As a result there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers.
Conclusions:
- Method of increasing the readership of newspapers should be devised.
- A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the impact of TV. on the readership of newspapers.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The statement concentrates on the increasing viewership of TV. and does not stress either on increasing the readership of newspapers or making studies regarding the same. So, neither I nor II follows.
Discussion:
16 comments Page 1 of 2.
Neha said:
1 decade ago
I think the answer should have been "A".
AS A RESULT and ALARMING DECLINE indicate that instead of the increasing viewership of TV the writer is more concerned with the result decline in newspaper readership, which he/she finds ALARMING. The writer has not linked the increase of TV viewership with health or something related but only the decline in newspaper readership. So, drawing a conclusion should also lay stress on readership. If one is alarmed by something, one has to take steps to invert the act, in case to increase the declining readership.
AS A RESULT and ALARMING DECLINE indicate that instead of the increasing viewership of TV the writer is more concerned with the result decline in newspaper readership, which he/she finds ALARMING. The writer has not linked the increase of TV viewership with health or something related but only the decline in newspaper readership. So, drawing a conclusion should also lay stress on readership. If one is alarmed by something, one has to take steps to invert the act, in case to increase the declining readership.
(1)
Pulkit Sharma said:
10 years ago
Initially I also thought that "A" should be the answer. But the given statements if thoroughly examined don't give any implication about the hazards of watching TV or the benefits of reading news paper.
So, I think this should be taken simply as a statement and not as a problem that needs to be tackled.
So, "none of the conclusions follows".
So, I think this should be taken simply as a statement and not as a problem that needs to be tackled.
So, "none of the conclusions follows".
(4)
Archu said:
1 decade ago
I think we should not predict the output in-order just to find whether the conclusion given by them satisfies the statement and not that we should decide the result.
If so then it is correct that both does not follow. They give only suggestions and not the conclusion.
If so then it is correct that both does not follow. They give only suggestions and not the conclusion.
Ashwin V Naik said:
4 years ago
In my view.
Statement gives a strong statement that there a decline in the Newspaper but it has no supporting statement indicating that it is a matter of concern. So marking op<A> would be an assumption. So the correct answer is 'D'.
Hope this helps.
Statement gives a strong statement that there a decline in the Newspaper but it has no supporting statement indicating that it is a matter of concern. So marking op<A> would be an assumption. So the correct answer is 'D'.
Hope this helps.
(3)
Twikle J said:
7 years ago
Clearly, A should be the correct answer as words like 'alarming decline' and 'as a result' as been used. Also, the decline in newspaper readers has been clearly mentioned so it should he some context.
Kindly correct me if I am wrong.
Kindly correct me if I am wrong.
(9)
Bhoomika said:
1 decade ago
In my opinion the answer should be 'a' as the last line of the passage clearly gives stress on the decline in the newspaper readership. Words like 'as a result' & 'alarming decline' make it ('a') an obvious choice.
Ankit Kumar said:
1 decade ago
In the statement its clearly mentioned "there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers".
Even then the explanation given says stress is on tv viewership & not on newspapers.
Even then the explanation given says stress is on tv viewership & not on newspapers.
Sandeep Ramanna said:
1 decade ago
A/c to the statement both 1 and 2 conclusion are valid as it speaks both about the impact of the TV and as a result there is a decline in the readership of newspaper.
So, I guess correct answer is E.
So, I guess correct answer is E.
(1)
Payal Jain said:
1 decade ago
In the last line of statement it is saying that decline in extent in readership of newspaper. So 1st should be the conclusion.
Please explain it why one is not the answer ?
Please explain it why one is not the answer ?
ANU BABU said:
9 years ago
Here I have got a doubt about choice A because it has mentioned in the statement about the decline in the readership of the newspaper.
Please explain about it.
Please explain about it.
(1)
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