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Statement-conclusion (I/II follows)
Critical Reasoning / Verbal Reasoning · for IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT
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The idea
Rohtak and JIPMAT print a short statement and two conclusions. Assume the statement is true, even if it sounds odd, and decide which conclusions must follow from it. Options in our bank are always: (A) Only I, (B) Only II, (C) Both (or "Either I or II" in some papers), (D) Neither. Rohtak 2019 printed "Either" instead of "Both"; JIPMAT 2024 printed "Neither" before "Both". Read the options every time.
Two kinds of statements appear:
- Facts, rules and numbers (deduction): a rule plus a case, a notice, a set of figures. Apply the rule; do the arithmetic.
- Proverbs, views and policies: read a proverb as a general truth; a policy tells you what was decided, not why it works or what everyone will do.
Textbook vs exam method
Textbook method
Underline the exact claim of the statement. For each conclusion, check whether it is (a) a restatement, (b) a direct application of a rule in the statement, or (c) something extra. Only (a) and (b) follow.
Exam method
- Read the conclusion first, then hunt for its support. in the statement. No support = does not follow.
- Watch the size words. all, every, main, only, never, will. A statement about "some" or "a survey" cannot give "all" or "most people".
- Check direction. "A → B" does not give "B → A".
- Numbers. compute (e.g. both = 25 + 30 − 40); "at least 15" is true when the value is exactly 15.
- Either. only for a complementary pair. Two unrelated possibilities are "Neither".