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Logical Reasoning - Statement and Conclusion - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Statement and Conclusion - Section 1 (Q.No. 5)
Statement and Conclusion
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:

  1. Method of increasing the readership of newspapers should be devised.
  2. A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the impact of TV. on the readership of newspapers.
Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Either I or II follows
Neither I nor II follows
Both I and II follow
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 2 of 2.
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.
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.
Rameshwar said:   1 decade ago
Conclusion should not consist the part of statement.
Vamsi said:   1 decade ago
In the last sentence used a word "as a result" then how come first statement can not follow. Could any one please explain.?
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.
Adit said:   1 decade ago
If there is a decline in something, should not efforts be made to improve the situation?
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