IBPS PO General Awareness: Verbal Reasoning questions with solutions

Q1. Worker efficiency dropped because tea breaks were cut. New manager proposes: I. Give half-day on 2 weekdays. II. Reinstate previous tea breaks. Which course(s) follow?

1. Only I follows
2. Only II follows
3. Either I or II follows
4. Neither I nor II follows

Answer: Only II follows

Only Course II (reinstating tea breaks) directly addresses the identified cause (removal of tea breaks). Course I (half-days on weekdays) doesn't logically follow from the analysis.

Q2. Opposition demands postponing CBSE board exams due to COVID. Which statements SUPPORT this demand? (I) Many crowded markets closed after COVID guidelines. (II) Many state boards postponed 10th/12th exams due to COVID rise. (III) Elections held despite rising COVID cases.

1. Only II and III
2. Only III
3. Only I and II
4. Only I and III

Answer: Only II and III

I: Market closures are a separate COVID response; doesn't directly support postponing board exams. II: State boards postponing exams directly parallels the demand ✓. III: Holding elections shows COVID doesn't stop everything, but exams postponement demand is highlighted by the inconsistency ✓.