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Q1Statement: Only students carrying the original admit card are allowed to enter the scholarship exam hall. Kavita was allowed to enter the hall. Conclusions: I. Kavita was carrying the original admit card. II. Every student carrying the original admit card was allowed to enter the hall. Which conclusion logically follows?
The word "only" sets a necessary condition: if a student is allowed into the hall, that student must have the original admit card. Since Kavita was allowed, conclusion I follows. The statement does not say that every student with the original admit card was definitely allowed; other entry rules may also exist. So conclusion II does not follow. Allowed entry proves the necessary admit-card condition, but the reverse is not guaranteed. The trap is treating a necessary condition as a sufficient condition.
Q2Statement: At a block-level kabaddi tournament near Barmer, the live scoring app stopped updating because the internet connection failed. Spectators started arguing after every raid because the official score was not being announced clearly. Courses of action: I. The scorer should maintain a raid-wise manual score sheet, get both captains to confirm it at half-time and full-time, and announce the official score after every two raids. II. For the remaining matches at the same ground, the organisers should use an offline score-entry mode that can sync later when the internet returns. Which course of action should be followed?
There are two connected problems: the immediate absence of a clearly accepted official score and the technical failure of live updates. Course I is valid because it gives an official manual record, captain confirmation, and regular announcements, reducing disputes during the match. Course II is also valid because offline entry is a practical way to continue scoring future matches at the same venue despite unreliable internet. Both are feasible and address the problem at different time levels. Hence both courses follow. Both actions are practical: one manages the current dispute, the other prevents the same app failure from disrupting remaining matches. The trap is rejecting the future-facing action even though it addresses the stated cause.
Q3Statement: After a hailstorm in parts of Jodhpur district, cumin farmers are demanding compensation, but the field-wise loss assessment has not yet been completed. Courses of action: I. Revenue and agriculture teams should conduct a time-bound crop-loss survey and process eligible claims on that basis. II. The government should give the same compensation amount to every farmer in the affected tehsils without checking the extent of loss. Which course of action should be followed?
The need is relief for genuine crop loss, but the extent of loss is not yet known field-wise. Course I is valid because it creates an assessment and then links compensation to eligible claims, making it fair and administratively feasible. Course II may appear quick, but equal payment without checking loss can overpay some farmers and underpay others, and it ignores the stated missing assessment. Therefore, only I should be followed. I follows the required assessment-to-compensation sequence. II is the trap: speed is not enough when eligibility and loss extent are still unverified.
Q4Statement: The Jaipur sports academy should display the weekly practice scores near the ground entrance to make trainees practise more seriously. Assumptions: I. Trainees are likely to see and care about the displayed practice scores. II. Displaying scores will, by itself, make every trainee qualify for the district team. Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?
The statement recommends displaying practice scores because it expects the display to influence trainees' seriousness. For that reasoning to work, it must assume that trainees will notice the scores and treat them as meaningful; hence I is implicit. The statement does not require the extreme claim that every trainee will qualify for the district team merely because scores are displayed. That is a guaranteed outcome, not a necessary assumption. Therefore only I is implicit. The display must be noticed and valued for it to affect behaviour. The trap is treating an intended improvement as a guaranteed selection result.
Q5Statements: Some ₹7500 training vouchers are skill coupons. No skill coupon is an expired token. Conclusions: I. Some ₹7500 training vouchers are not expired tokens. II. It is possible that some expired tokens are ₹7500 training vouchers. Which conclusion logically follows?
Let V be ₹7500 training vouchers, S be skill coupons, and E be expired tokens. Some V are S, and no S is E. Therefore, those V which are S are definitely not E, so conclusion I follows. The statements do not say that all V are S or that no V is E. Vouchers outside S may overlap with expired tokens, so conclusion II is possible and follows in the standard possibility sense. Both follow. The trap is to extend 'no skill coupon is expired' to all vouchers, which the statement never says.
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6Statement: At the Bikaner branch, whenever the waiting time for savings-deposit tokens exceeds 18 minutes, an extra cash counter is opened. Today, an extra cash counter was opened at the branch. Conclusions: I. Today the waiting time for savings-deposit tokens exceeded 18 minutes. II. The extra cash counter was opened only because the savings-deposit waiting time exceeded 18 minutes. Which conclusion logically follows?
7Read the statements and decide which conclusion logically follows. Statements: Some hostel-fee reimbursements are ₹18,400 transfers. All ₹18,400 transfers are verified claims. Conclusions: I. Some verified claims are hostel-fee reimbursements. II. All verified claims being hostel-fee reimbursements is a possibility.
8Read the Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: For the same 10 kg rice bag, Mohan should buy from Shop K because its offer, ₹600 with 10% discount, is cheaper than Shop L's fixed price of ₹540. Reason: A 10% discount on ₹600 reduces the price by ₹60.
9Statement: Sunita said to her husband, "Cook dinner on the induction stove today; the gas cylinder is almost empty." Assumptions: I. The induction stove can be used for cooking dinner today. II. An almost empty gas cylinder may not be sufficient for cooking dinner. Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?
10Statement: A bank said, "We will waive monthly SMS alert charges for savings account holders who maintain an average balance of at least ₹5000, so that more customers keep this balance." Assumptions: I. All savings account holders are currently paying SMS alert charges. II. Waiving SMS alert charges may motivate some customers to maintain the required average balance. Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?
11Read the statements and conclusions carefully. Statements: 1. Some cushions in Kavita's hall are hand-made. 2. All hand-made cushions are washable. Conclusions: I. Some cushions in Kavita's hall are washable. II. All washable cushions are hand-made. Which conclusion logically follows?
12Statement: A Jaipur bank announced, "We will waive the small reactivation charge this month so that holders of dormant savings accounts start using their accounts again." Assumptions: I. At least some holders of dormant savings accounts may start using them again if the reactivation charge is waived. II. All dormant savings accounts became inactive because their holders shifted to another bank. Which of the assumptions is/are implicit?
13In a Jaipur market, three friends bought one item each from three different shops in a row. The shops from left to right are numbered 1, 2 and 3. Mohan bought bangles, Kavita did not buy from shop 1, and the person who bought spices bought from shop 2. Bhanwar bought neither bangles nor spices. The bangle buyer bought from a shop to the right of Bhanwar's shop. Who bought from shop 3?
14Statement: The examination cell of a Kota school announced, "Students who do not receive their admit cards by 10 February should contact the examination cell with their fee receipt." Assumptions: I. Some students may not receive their admit cards by 10 February. II. The examination cell is in a position to help such students after seeing the fee receipt. Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?
15Statement: Should a local football league in Jodhpur stop play for a compulsory three-minute water break whenever the afternoon temperature at the ground crosses 40°C? Arguments: I. Yes. At that temperature, a short compulsory break reduces the risk of heat exhaustion for all players without depending on each team's judgement. II. No. A compulsory break at a fixed temperature may interrupt a promising attack and affect competitive fairness unless it is scheduled in advance under clear rules. Which of the arguments is/are strong?