Logical Reasoning - Verbal Reasoning - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Verbal Reasoning - Type 1 (Q.No. 6)
Directions to Solve
Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.
6.
Ten new television shows appeared during the month of September. Five of the shows were sitcoms, three were hour-long dramas, and two were news-magazine shows. By January, only seven of these new shows were still on the air. Five of the shows that remained were sitcoms.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
If there were seven shows left and five were sitcoms, this means that only two of the shows could possibly be dramas. Choices a and b may be true, but there is no evidence to indicate this as fact. The fact that all of the sitcoms remained does not necessarily mean that viewers prefer sitcoms (choice d).
Discussion:
30 comments Page 2 of 3.
Priyanka said:
1 decade ago
I think answer shoul be D. As it totally depends on the viewers. N they prefer sitcoms. It is not mentioned that out of 7 the other two can be anything from hour-long drama or news magzine show.
Kasinath @Hyd said:
1 decade ago
Out of 7 shows in Jan.
Five of the shows that remained were sitcoms. It means Viewer's like to watch Sitcoms than other shows.
As Televisions are Viewer's choice dependent therefore and is [D].
Five of the shows that remained were sitcoms. It means Viewer's like to watch Sitcoms than other shows.
As Televisions are Viewer's choice dependent therefore and is [D].
Shailendra said:
1 decade ago
As there 7 shows remaining, answer C is not appropriate. Its given that there is 5 sitcoms in remaining 7 shows. So it might be possible that remaining 2 shows are news magazine.
Usha said:
1 decade ago
If there is no given fact for the answer A and b then there is no given fact for C as well. The explanation given for the C is not a fact and it does not make any sense.
Aditya said:
1 decade ago
I think the answer should be d because there is no evidence anywhere in the paragraph about the fact that there was at least one drama show or a magazine show.
Reuben said:
7 years ago
At least one of the 1hr long drama was cancelled means either one or two or all the 3 were cancelled either way so, I feel it is most appropriate.
Waheed said:
8 years ago
D and C because since more 2 channels it's either 2 all from drama or 2 all from magazine or 1 each.
Hence it justified the c statement.
Hence it justified the c statement.
Subhajit Mandal said:
1 decade ago
D is the most suitable answer. It's a commonsense. We know that those shows which are most preferred by viewers continue screening.
Faheem mohamed said:
9 months ago
I think 5 sitcoms + 3 hour-long dramas = 8 shows, so one hour-long drama should be cancelled. So, C is the correct answer.
(1)
Sravanthi T said:
5 years ago
It can D as well. Because either 1 or 2 or 3 of hr drama or magazine got closed but all 5 sitcom shows were successful.
(4)
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