Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

The gas provider Centrica has seen its half-year profits fall by 20% to £992 million. Despite this it has decided to increase its dividend to shareholders to 3.9p per share. The rise in energy prices released before the announcement of Centrica's profits was designed, said the company, to restore "reasonable profitability". The chief executive, Sam Laidlaw, said, "We produced a good set of results in tough market conditions... we will continue to concentrate on improving customer service in British Gas..." This is an interesting statement given the record rise in prices to households. The announcement of profits which are not far off one billion pounds, a day after the announcement of the rise in price and the increase in dividend to shareholders, is likely to provoke angry reaction. Many will question the extent of the market power that Centrica possesses. There will also be those that will question what the phrase 'reasonable profitability' means in the context of profits of nearly one billion pounds.

Question: 1) Announcing large profits, soon after announcing price rises, is likely to provoke angry reaction.

Question: 2) Companies increase shareholder dividends when profits fall.

Question: 3) One way companies can restore profitability is to increase prices.

Subject: Deriving Conclusions From Passages Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE , GRE , TOEFL
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Rearrange the following five sentences in proper sequence so as to for a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.

1. After Examining him, the doctor smiled at him mischievously and took out a syringe.
2. Thinking that he was really sick, his father summoned the family doctor.
3. That day, Mintu wanted to take a day off from school
4. Immediately, Mintu jumped up from his bed and swore that he was fine
5. Therefore, he pretended to be sick and remained in bed.

Filed Under: Deriving Conclusions From Passages
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The school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition form one generation to the next. This applies today in an even higher degree than in former times for, through the modern development of economy, the family as bearer of tradition and education has become weakened.

 

This passage best supports the statement that for transferring the wealth of tradition from one generation to the next  _______

Filed Under: Theme Detection

National Aluminium Company has moved Georgia from a position of shortage to self-sufficiency in the metal. 

Conclusions: 

1. Previously, Georgia had to import aluminium

2. With this speed, it can soon become a foreign exchange earner 

Filed Under: Statement and Conclusions

The Highway police authority put up large boards at regular intervals indicating the speed limit and dangers of over-speeding on the highways.

Assumptions: 

I. Most of the motorists may drive their vehicles within the speed limit on the highways.

II. Motorists generally ignore such cautions and over-speed on the highways.

Filed Under: Statement and Assumptions

If banana is apple, apple is grapes, grapes is mango, mango is nuts, nuts is guava, which of the following is a yellow fruit ?

Filed Under: Statement and Conclusions
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The office building needs repairing just as urgently as it needs internal as well as external painting

Assumptions:

1. Efficiency of people working in the office cannot be improved unless office building is reapaire

2. Repairing and painting of office building require funds

Filed Under: Statement and Assumptions
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Duty free technology parks where foreign firms can manufacture electronic hardware components are proposed to be established at various places in the country.

 

Courses of Action:

I. Government should immediately implement the proposal to augment the foreign currency reserve by exporting the products.

II. Government should not implement the proposal as it will hinder indigenous production of hardware components.

Filed Under: Statement and Courses of Action