Statement:
In a certain area, 40%of women are in government service whereas 70% of the population of that area is in government service.
Conclusions:
I. 60% women have jobs in private undertakings.
II. 40% couples are in government service.
Answer: D
The statement gives us certain facts and figures about a particular area. It states that 40% of the women are in government service and 70% of the overall population is in government service. From this we cannot infer anything about the remaining 60% of the women of that area. Conclusion I states that 60% of the women are employed in the private sector which is not supported by the given statement, as it could be possible that these women are not employed at all. Hence I does not follow. We can discount conclusion II by taking the following example. Let us assume that this area has 100 male and 100 female members. Of this 40 women are employed in the government service and 100 males are all employed (as 70% of the overall population is employed). From this we cannot know whether there are any couples in this area or not and hence concluding 40% of the couples are married is not possible. Thus, II does not follow.