Reasoning interview questions – page 9

Statement : The percentage of the national income shared by the top 10 percent of households in India is 35. Conclusions : I. When an economy grows fast, concentration of wealth in certain pockets of population takes place. II. The national income is unevenly distributed in India.

1. A.if only conclusion I follows
2. B.if only conclusion II follows
3. C.if either I and II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows and
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : People who speak too much against dowry are those who had taken it themselves. Conclusions : I. It is easier said than done. II. People have double standards.

1. A.if only conclusion I follows
2. B.if only conclusion II follows
3. C.if either I and II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows and
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : Apart from the entertainment value of television, its educational values cannot be ignored. Assumptions : I. People take television to be a means of entertainment only. II. The educational value of television is not realised properly.

1. A.if only assumption I is implicit
2. B.if only assumption II is implicit
3. C.if either I or II is implicit
4. D.if neither I nor II is implicit and
5. E.if both I and II are implicit

Statement : Since its launching in 1981, Vayudoot has so far accumulated losses amounting to Rs. 153 crore. Courses of action : Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wasteful expenditure and to increase passenger fare. II. An amount of about Rs. 300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot to make the airliner economically viable.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : The sale of a particular product has gone down considerably causing great concern to the company. Courses of action : I. The company should make a proper study of rival products in the market. II. The price of the product should be reduced and quality improved.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type. Courses of action : I. The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X. II. The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : The Asian Development Bank has approved a $285 million loan to finance a project to construct coal ports by Paradip and Madras Port Trusts. Courses of action : I. India should use financial assistance from other international financial organizations to develop such ports in other places. II. India should not seek such financial assistance from the international financial agencies.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : Some serious blunders were detected in the accounts section of a factory. Courses of action : I. An efficient team of auditors should be appointed to check the Accounts. II. A show cause notice should be issued to all the employees involved in the irregularity.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

In this type of questions, a statement is given followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. The candidate is required to grasp the statement, analyse the problem or policy it mentions and then decide which of the courses of action logically follows. Statement : Duty free technology parks where foreign firms can manufacture electronic hardware components are proposed to be established at various places in the country. Courses of action : I. Government should immediately implement the proposal to argument the foreign currency reserve by exporting the products. II. Government should not implement the proposal as it will hinder indigenous production of hardware components.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : The Central Bureau of Investigation receives the complaint of an officer taking bribe to do the duty he is supposed to. Courses of action : I. CBI should try to catch the officer red handed and then take a strict action against him. II. CBI should wait for some more complaints about the officer to be sure about the matter.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : The Meteorology Department has forecast that a severe cyclonic storm would his coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa in the next forty eight hours. Courses of action : I. The local administration should advise the fishermen not to go to dangerous area in the sea. II. The local administration should alert the people of coastal areas of these two stares and they should be prepared to shift to safer places.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : There have been many instances of derailment of trains due to landslide in the hilly areas which causes loss of many lives. Courses of action : I. The railway authority should arrange to deploy pilot engines before the movement of passenger trains in the hilly areas to alert the trains in case of any landslide. II. The railway authority should strengthen the hill slopes by putting iron meshes so that the loose builders do not fall on the track.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : The police department has come under a cloud with recent revelations that at least two senior police officials are suspected to have been involved in the illegal sale of a large quantity of weapons from the state police armoury. Courses of action : I. A thorough investigation should be ordered by the State Government to bring out all those who are involved into the illegal sale of arms. II. State policy armoury should be kept under Central Governments control.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : Should selection tests be of the objective rather than of the descriptive type? Arguments : I. Yes. The assessment of answers to objective type questions is fair and impartial. II. No. The descriptive type test is certainly a better tool than the objective type test.

1. A.if only argument I is strong
2. B.if only argument II is strong
3. C.if either I and II is strong
4. D.if neither I nor II is strong and
5. E.if both I and II are strong

Statement : Should we scrap the system of formal education beyond graduation? Arguments : I. Yes. It will mean taking employment at an early date. II. No. It will mean lack of depth of knowledge.

1. A.if only argument I is strong
2. B.if only argument II is strong
3. C.if either I and II is strong
4. D.if neither I nor II is strong and
5. E.if both I and II are strong

Statement : Should the sex determination test during pregnancy to completely banned? Arguments : I. Yes. This leads to indiscriminate female foeticide and eventually will lead to social imbalance. II. No. People have a right to know about their unborn child.

1. A.if only argument I is strong
2. B.if only argument II is strong
3. C.if either I and II is strong
4. D.if neither I nor II is strong and
5. E.if both I and II are strong

Statement : Should there be a world government? Arguments : I. Yes. It will help in eliminating tensions among the nations. II. No. Then, only the developed countries will dominate in the government.

1. A.if only argument I is strong
2. B.if only argument II is strong
3. C.if either I and II is strong
4. D.if neither I nor II is strong and
5. E.if both I and II are strong

Statement : Safety and health practices in many Indian companies are well below the international standards. Assumptions : I. International standards of health and safety are ideal and unrealistic. II. Indian organizations do not consider safety and health management as their prime social responsibility.

1. A.if only assumption I is implicit
2. B.if only assumption II is implicit
3. C.if either I or II is implicit
4. D.if neither I nor II is implicit and
5. E.if both I and II are implicit

Statement : The Government has decided to levy 2 percent on the tax amount payable for funding drought relief programmes. Assumptions : I. The Government does not have sufficient money to fund drought relief programmes. II. The amount collected by way of surcharge may be adequate to fund these drought relief programmes.

1. A.if only assumption I is implicit
2. B.if only assumption II is implicit
3. C.if either I or II is implicit
4. D.if neither I nor II is implicit and
5. E.if both I and II are implicit

Statement : A mass mortality of shrimps in ponds on entire Andhra coast has recently been reported due to the presence of a virus. Courses of action : I. The water of the ponds affected should immediately be treated for identifying the nature of the virus. II. The catching of shrimps from the ponds should temporarily be stopped. III. The fishermen should be asked to watch for the onset of such phenomenon in nature.

1. A.Only I follows
2. B.Only I and II follow
3. C.All follow
4. D.Only II and III follows
5. E.None of these

Statement : The weather bureau has through a recent bulletin forecast heavy rainfall during the next week which may cause water logging in several parts of the city. Courses of action : I. The bulletin should be given wide publicity through the mass media. II. The civic authority should keep in readiness the pumping system for removal of water from these parts. III. The people should be advised to stay indoors during the period.

1. A.None follows
2. B.Only I and II follow
3. C.Only II follows
4. D.Only II and III follow
5. E.None of these

Statement : Poverty is increasing because the people, who are deciding how to tackle it, know absolutely nothing about the poor. Courses of action : I. The decision makers should go to the grass root levels. II. The decision makers should come from the poorer sections of the society. III. A new set of decision makers should replace the existing one.

1. A.Only I follows
2. B.Only II follows
3. C.Only either I or III follows
4. D.All follow

Statement : There is an unprecedented increase in the production of wheat this kharif season in most parts of the country. Courses of action : I. The government should immediately lower down the procurement price of wheat. II. The farmers should be asked to store the excess produces with themselves to be used for future. III. The government should make its best efforts to export wheat to augment its presence in international market.

1. A.Only I and II follow
2. B.Only II and III follow
3. C.Only I and III follow
4. D.All follow
5. E.None of these

Statement : The day time temperature in this summer have been four to five degree Celsius above the normal temperature across the country. Courses of action : I. All the districts headquarters should be alerted to send prompt reports of death due to heat waves in their jurisdiction. II. The Government machinery should be put on high alert and provided with necessary equipments to prevent any untoward incident. III. The Government should make necessary arrangements to provide drinking water in all the areas affected due to extreme heat waves.

1. A.Only I follows
2. B.Only I and II follow
3. C.All follow
4. D.Only III follows
5. E.Only II and III follow

Statement : A large number of students are reported to be dropping out of school in villages as their parents want their children to help them in farms. Courses of action : I. The government should immediately launch a programme to create an awareness among the farmers about the value of education. II. The government should offer incentive to those farmers whose children remain in schools. III. Education should be made compulsory for all children upto the age of 14 and their employment banned.

1. A.Only I and II follow
2. B.Only II and III follow
3. C.Only I and III follow
4. D.All follow
5. E.None of these

Statement : The condition of all the major roads in the city has deteriorated due to incessant rain during the last two months. Courses of action : I. The city civic authority should deploy additional traffic staff to regulate the vehicular movement. II. The city civic authority should immediately make arrangements for repairs of the damaged roads. III. Motorists should be alerted at various places by putting up sign boards about the bad patches of the roads to enable them to plan their journey accordingly.

1. A.Only I and II follow
2. B.Only II and III follow
3. C.Only I and III follow
4. D.All follow
5. E.None of these

Statement : There was a spurt in criminal activities in the city during the recent festival season. Courses of action : I. The police should immediately investigate into the causes of this increase. II. In future the police should take adequate precaution to avoid recurrence of such situation during festival. III. The known criminals should be arrested before any such season.

1. A.None follows
2. B.Only I and II follow
3. C.Only II and III follow
4. D.All follow
5. E.None of these

Statement : Courts take too long in deciding important disputes of various departments. Arguments : Courts should be ordered to speed up matters. II. Special powers should be granted to officers to settle disputes concerning their department.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : Majority of the students in many schools do not pass in the final examination. Arguments : These schools should be closed down as these have become unproductive. II. The teachers of these schools should immediately be retrenched.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : India has been continuously experiencing military threats from its neighbouring countries. Arguments : India should engage into an all out war to stop the nagging threats. II. India should get the neighbours into a serious dialogue to reduce the tension at its borders.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow