Statement: The company has decided to switch to renewable energy sources for its operations.
Inferences:
I. The company aims to reduce its carbon footprint.
II. The company's current energy sources are expensive.
Analyzing Statement and Inferences
The core statement is about a company switching to renewable energy sources for its operations.
Evaluating Inference I: Reducing Carbon Footprint
- Switching to renewable energy (like solar or wind) inherently means reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
- Fossil fuel consumption is the primary driver of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Therefore, adopting renewable energy directly supports the aim of reducing the company's carbon footprint.
- Inference I logically follows from the statement.
Evaluating Inference II: Current Energy Source Costs
- The statement only mentions the decision to switch to renewables.
- It provides no information about the cost or expense of the company's current energy sources.
- While cost might be a factor in such decisions, it is not explicitly stated or implied in the given information.
- Therefore, Inference II does not necessarily follow from the statement.
Conclusion
Based on the analysis, only the first inference is directly supported by the provided statement.
Correct Option: Only I follows
Similar Questions
- Consider the following statement and choose the option that follows.
Statement: The interest rates on fixed deposits have been lowered.
Inferences:
I. Investors may shift to alternative investment options.
II. Fixed deposits are no longer considered safe. In the following question, one statement is given followed by certain inferences. Consider the statement to be true even if it seems to contradict commonly known facts. Read the inferences carefully and decide which of them logically follow(s) from the given statement:
Statement:
Humans cannot match the data processing speed of supercomputers, which perform billions of calculations per second.
Inferences:
I. Humans are less efficient then supercomputers in data processing.
II. Humans and supercomputers differ in their capabilities.
Important Questions from Statements and Inferences
“India is a country of rich heritage and cultural diversity.”
Which one of the following facts best supports the claim made in the above sentence?
Yoga has become a very popular exercise today. But before one joins a yoga class, he/she needs to examine the kind of fitness routine that he/she expects. If one is looking for a high energy, fast-paced aerobic workout, a yoga class might not be the best choice. The statement that best supports this paragraph is
An honest king decided to give death penalty to his minister for some mistake. But he gave him two options: "If you tell correctly what I am thinking now, you will be hanged. But if your guess is wrong, you will be killed by throwing to crocodiles". The clever minister made a statement such that the king could not kill him. The statement made by the minister is
Sita is a twelve year old girl. For many years, she has been asking her parents for a pet dog. Her parents told her that a dog would not be happy in an apartment, but they have given her permission to have a bird. Sita has not yet decided what kind of bird she would like to have. The statement that best supports this paragraph is
Statement: The headquarters of many e-commerce companies like Amazon is located in Seattle. .
select the appropriate option from the following options
A - statement is definitely true.
B - The statement is probably true.
C - statement can not be determined.
D - statement is definitely false.
