Consider the following statement and choose the option that follows. Statement: The bank has introduced QR-code-based transactions at all branches. Inferences: I. Customers are expected to use digital methods more. II. Traditional banking counters will be phased out.
Only I follows
Inference I: Introducing QR-code-based transactions at all branches shows the bank wants customers to pay digitally. It is reasonable to infer that customers are expected to use digital methods more, so Inference I follows.
Inference II: The statement only adds a new payment facility; it says nothing about closing or removing traditional counters. Adding an option does not imply scrapping the existing one, so Inference II is an assumption beyond the statement and does not follow.
Hence, only Inference I follows.
A tech company gives work-from-home only to employees living in certain high-income neighbourhoods.
Which inference is valid?
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
Two person S and M have made the following statement among themselves
S say that I am certainly not over 40 year.
M says that I am 38 years and you are at least 5 years older than me.
S says you are at least 39 years.
If all the above statements are wrong, what are the ages of M and S?