Logical Reasoning Quiz For SBI

1.    To improve the employment situation in India, there is a need to recast the present educational system towards implementation of scientific discoveries in daily life.

Which of the following are implicit in the above statement?

(1) The students after completing such education may be able to earn their livelihood.

(2) This may bring meaning of education in the minds of the youth.

(3) The state may earn more revenue as more and more people will engage themselves in self employment.

(4) Both I and II are implicit

(5) All are implicit

2.    A major river in the city was reduced to a polluted and dirty canal after tones of sewage made way into it over the years. Which of the following actions should be taken to control this situation?

(1) All those who dumped garbage and sewage into the river should be penalized.

(2) The government should modify the sewage system and find an alternate way to dump city’s waste.

(3) A plan should be made to clean the river.

(4) People of the city should use boiled water for drinking purpose.

(5) Both (2) and (3)

3.    Based on the findings of a recent study, it has been reported that regular consumption of ripe mango helps in controlling blood pressure as it increases the level of potassium in the blood stream.

Which of the following contradicts the findings reported in the above statement?

(1) Increased level of potassium in blood stream enhances quality of health

(2) Many people who consume ripe mangoes regularly, were found to be suffering from hypertension

(3) Consumption of ripe mango helps in storing anti-oxidant in the body

(4) Ripe mango is a good source of many vitamins

(5) None of these

4.    Most part of the boundary walls of the local school collapsed completely last night.

Which of the following can be a possible consequence of the facts stated in the above statement?

(1) The local school authority will close down the school till the boundary walls are erected.

(2) The govt. will levy penalty to the school management for their negligence.

(3) The management of the school will erect temporary fences till the boundary walls are erected.

(4) Both 1 and 3

(5) 2 and 3

5.    The prices of food grains and other essential commodities have decreased for the second consecutive week. Which of the following can be a possible consequence of the facts stated in the above statement?

I. The consumer price index will come down considerably.

II. People will increase their purchase of quantity of essential commodities and food-grains.

III. Govt. will increase its taxes on essential commodities and food-grains.

(1) Only I and II                 (2) Only II and III

(3) Only I and III                (4) All I, II and III

(5) None of these

Directions (6-10): Below is given a passage followed by several possible inferences which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage? You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.

Mark answer (1) if the inference is ‘definitely true’, i.e., it properly follows from the statement of facts given.

Mark answer (2) if the inference is ‘probably true’ though not ‘definitely true’ in the light of the facts given.

Mark answer (3) if the ‘data are inadequate’ i.e. from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false.

Mark answer (4) if the inference is ‘probably false’ though not ‘definitely false’ in the light of the facts given.

Mark answer (5) if the inference is ‘definitely false’ i.e. it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given or it contradicts the given facts.

Privatization is no panacea when it comes to education. Nor can high-cost intervention at the tertiary stage produce quality talent. The backbone of quality education is primary schooling. And improving that is not just a question of funding. The government has taken some steps to improve the situation by increasing the percentage of allocation in the budget But it has done precious little to increase the efficacy administrative task. Teachers who do not turn up to teach at rural schools (absenteeism is about 30 % according to one estimate) and teachers who are not equipped or motivated to teach but continue in service with challenge are part of India’s socio-political reality. 

 

6.    Motivating the primary school teachers and improving attendance of the teachers are major challenges in India

7.    The Indian Govt. has not done enough to improve the quality of secondary education.

8.    Govt. has been unsuccessful in achieving the desired result in education.

9.    Quality of education is ensured in all the privately run educational institutions in India.

10.  Allocating more funds in the budget for primary education will substantially improve the quality of education

ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION

1.       (1)

Since, the statement talks about the relation between education system and emplobility, so only statement I is implicit.

2.        (5)

3.        (2)

Since statement II talks about hypertension even after consuming ripe mangoes, so it contradicts the given statement.

4.        (5)

5.        (1)

6.        (2)

This appears to be true from the thrust given at the end of the passage.

7.        (3)
Secondary education is simply out of picture.

8.       (1)
Clear from the sixth sentence of the passage.

9.       (5)
Definitely false from the first sentence.

10.   (4)
There are issues that go beyond the budgetary allocation, viz political and administrative task. Hence “substantial improvement” is rather doubtful.  

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