Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Consider the given statement/s to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.

STATEMENT: Selectors pick our cricket teams based on regional considerations instead of on pure merit, making it difficult for our teams to win test series against other countries.

Conclusion I: Our cricket teams have no hope of winning test series against other countries.
Conclusion II: Our cricket teams need to be selected on pure merit.

Consider the given statements as true and decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements.

Statements : People think that paying tax to the government is a burden and waste. Hence, they avoid paying tax or don't pay tax promptly.

Conclusions :

1. Government should create awareness among the people that paying tax helps to build nation.

2. Tax should be increased so that more money is collected.

In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem 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:
(I) 28 athletes are facing legal cases due to doping incidents.
(II) The new wave of Olympic doping cases is based on evidences.

Conclusions:
(I) The report of doping is based on the test that happen.
(II) Doping practice is very common these days among athletes.

One or two statements are given followed by two conclusions/assumptions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.

Statements: 1. If people are intelligent, they should be creative.

Assumptions: I. Creativity and intelligence are related. II. Creative people are intelligent.

In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:
I. No purse is cloth.
II. All purses are leather.

Conclusions:
I. No leather is cloth.
II. Some leather are cloth.
III. Some leather are purses.

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 I:
No mirrors are glass

Statement II:
No reflective are mirrors

Conclusion I:
All glass are reflective

Conclusion II:
All reflective are glass

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 : Some books are diaries.
Statement 2 : All books are paper.

Conclusion I : All diaries are paper.
Conclusion II : Some paper are diaries.

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 : All flowers are leaves.
Statement 2 : Some flowers are plants.

Conclusion I : Some leaves are plants.
Conclusion II : Some plants are flowers.