Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Read the given statements carefully and answer the questions.

Spending money should be based on logical decision and not compulsive or impulsive behavior. One should not fall prey to possible hidden agenda of the sellers who come out with 'sale', 'free offer' etc. Price is what you pay, value is what you should get.

Consider the given statement true and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit.

Statement :

It is desirable to start writing from 6 years of age.

Assumptions :

1. Fine motor skills are well developed by 6 years of age.

2. Children cannot write before 6 years of age.

1.Ravens are black.Ravens are evil.All evil are black

2.Horses are faster than eagles.All eagles are hawks.Horses are faster than hawks

3.No priest is a saint.Peter is a priest.Peter is a saint.

In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statement 1 : No squares are rectangles.
Statement 2 : All rectangles are triangles.

Conclusion I : Some triangles are squares.
Conclusion II : Some triangles are rectangles.

Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is are implicit.

Argument :

During an election, the opposition party said, "look at the price rise in the last five years".

Assumption :

1. This time, give a chance to our party for power
2. Prices will still rise if you choose the same party to be in power

Lycopene, glutathione, and glutamine are powerful antioxidants that neutralize the free radicals that are produced in the body as a result of routine bodily processes. An excess of these free radicals in your system causes rapid aging because they accelerate the rate of cellular damage. Aging is simply the result of this damage. Thus, to slow down aging it is necessary to supplement your diet with these antioxidants on a daily basis. 

Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the author's contention?

Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit.

Argument :
All girls love reading novels.

Assumptions :
1. Novels are the only reading materials.
2. No girl loves to read other materials.

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