IBPS PO Reasoning: Statement and Assumption questions with solutions

Q1. Statement: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched three mega flagship schemes aimed at transforming urban India, including the much-talked-about Smart Cities proposal, with a whopping Rs. 4 lakh crore kitty lined up for the projects. He also unveiled the logo of the housing mission, which had his personal touch in the finalization of its design. Speaking at the event, Modi said, “The decision to make cities smart will be taken not by governments but by the people of the city and the local administration. Let there be competition between cities in development so that smart cities come up.” Which of the following will be an effect of the initiative taken by the government?

1. Ensuring water supply to each household, sewer connections, sanitation and solid waste management in rural and urban governance would be the focus under the scheme.
2. Quality of life will improve in rural and urban areas.
3. Provision of roads and public transportation beside implementation of reforms in urban governance would be the focus under the scheme.
4. Millions of jobs will be created and scarcity of houses will be removed in urban and rural areas.

Answer: Quality of life will improve in rural and urban areas.

The initiative includes housing, sanitation, roads, public transport, and urban governance reforms. These measures collectively aim to improve living conditions, so the overall effect is an improvement in quality of life. The other options are either too specific or overstate the direct consequences.

Q2. Statement A: City X has recently banned the sale of a drug XYZ, citing its misuse by youths for other activities. Statement B: City Y has recently lifted its ban on the sale of the drug XYZ, after a sharp rise in the number of cases of glaucoma. Which of the following can be inferred from the above statements?

1. Drug XYZ is only used in the treatment of glaucoma.
2. The number of glaucoma patients in City X is going to increase in the future.
3. Drug XYZ is also used by sportspersons to enhance their athletic performance.
4. Drug XYZ can be used in the treatment of glaucoma.

Answer: Drug XYZ can be used in the treatment of glaucoma.

City Y lifted the ban because glaucoma cases increased, which implies the drug has a medical role in treating glaucoma. City X banned it due to misuse, but that does not negate its medical use. Therefore, the valid inference is that the drug can be used in the treatment of glaucoma.

Q3. Statement: In a bid to assist visually impaired people to easily determine the denomination of currency notes, the Indian Institute of Technology at Ropar in Punjab has developed an Android app “Roshni” using image processing and analytics. Which of the following can be inferred from the given statement? (I) Currency notes comprise patterns and features embedded on the notes to differentiate and determine the denomination. (II) Image processing and analytics is a technology helpful for visual impairment. (III) There is a large number of visually impaired people in Punjab.

1. Only I and II are implicit
2. Only III is implicit
3. Only III and I is implicit
4. All are implicit
5. None of the above

Answer: Only I and II are implicit

The passage implies that currency notes have distinguishable features that the app can detect, and that image processing/analytics helps visually impaired users. It does not state or imply that Punjab has a large number of visually impaired people.

Q4. The Supreme Court belongs to everyone. The independence of the judiciary rests on public trust, and public trust is not maintained by one-sided inquiries. Which of the following can be assumed from the given statement? (I) One-sided inquiry leads to flaws in the Supreme Court’s decisions. (II) Defamation of the Supreme Court is the result of broken public trust. (III) Independence of the judiciary implies that decisions are not based on one-sided inquiry.

1. Only I and II are implicit
2. Only III is implicit
3. Only I and III are implicit
4. All are implicit
5. None is implicit

Answer: Only III is implicit

The statement clearly suggests that judicial independence is associated with decisions not being based on one-sided inquiries. Options I and II introduce extra claims about flaws in decisions and defamation, which are not stated or necessarily implied.