Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Q:

What is the colour of the granite in the kitchen?

 

Statements:

 

1. The colour of the granite is the colour of the wall.

2. The colour of the granite is very bright.

 

 

A) Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient to answer the given question B) Both 1 and 2 are sufficient to answer the given question
C) 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the given question D) 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the given question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient to answer the given question

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Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G live on separate floors of a 7-floor building. Ground floor is numbered 1, first floor is numbered. 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of these having a different cars-Cadillac, Ambassador, Fiat, Maruti, Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people live above the floor on which A lives. Only one person lives between A and the one having a car Cadillac. F lives immediately below the one having a car Bedford. The one having a car Bedford lives on an even-numbered floor. Only three people live between the ones having a car Cadillac and Maruti. E lives immediately above C. E is not having a car Maruti. Only two people live between B and the one having a car Fargo. The one having a car Fargo lives below the floor on which B lives. The one having a car Fiat does not live immediately above D or immediately below B. D does not live immediately above or immediately below A. G does not have a car Ambassador.

Question :

 How many people live between the floors on which D and the one having a car Bedford ?

A) One B) Two
C) Three D) Four
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Two

Explanation:

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Above is the table obtained from the given information in the passage.

There are two people (B & G) live between the floors on which D and the one having a car Bedford.

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Which of the following statement is sufficient to answer the question?

 

Find the age of the mother from the given statements.

 

Statements :

 

I. Mother's age is 10 years more than her son

 

II. Sons age is 24 years more than daughter

 

A) Only II is sufficient while I is not B) Neither I nor II is sufficient
C) Both I and II are sufficient D) Only I is sufficient while II is not
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only II is sufficient while I is not

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I.  Class A has a higher enrollment than Class B.

II. Class C has a lower enrollment than Class B.

III.Class A has a lower enrollment than Class C.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

A) true B) false
C) uncertain D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) false

Explanation:

From the first two statements, we know that of the three classes, Class A has the highest enrollment, so the third statement must be false.

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Read the question and answer from the given information.

 

Should the govt stop giving permission to new industries.

 

Argument 1: Yes, new industries create environmental pollution

Argument 2: No, New industries improves employment and takes part in economic growth of country

 

A) II only is correct B) Neither I nor II is correct
C) Either I or II is correct D) I only is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) II only is correct

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Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

 

Statement :

1. M > L > N
2. N = R

 

Conclusions :

I. R > L
II. R < M

 

Find which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

 

A) Only conclusion I follows B) Only conclusion II follows
C) Both I and II follow D) Neither I nor II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only conclusion II follows

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A junior college inducts students based on the following criteria -

 

1. Students who scored above 75% in physics, 85% in Mathematics and 70% in Chemistry.

2. Students who scored at least 60% in English.

3. Students who are good in a sport or play a musical instrument or know a dance form.

 

Which student among the following will the college definitely take?

 

 

A) Shakti with 80% in Physics, 65% in Chemistry, 85% in Mathematics, 61% in English and plays veena. B) Megha secured 80% in Physics, 87% in Mathematics, 70% in English, 75% in Chemistry and is a singer.
C) Sheela secured 78% in Physics, 70% in Chemistry, 85% in Mathematics, 75% in English knows Manipuri folk dance. D) Mallika secured 70% in Chemistry, 70% in Mathematics, 85% in Physics, 65% in English and plays basketball.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sheela secured 78% in Physics, 70% in Chemistry, 85% in Mathematics, 75% in English knows Manipuri folk dance.

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Read the statements and select a conclusion from the given alternatives.

Statements :

All pens are pencils. Some pencils are erasers. Some erasers are ropes. All ropes are tents.

Conclusions :

I. Some tents are trams
II. Some ropes are pens
III. Some erasers are pens
IV. Some pencils are pens

 

A) Only I and II follow B) Only I, II and III follow
C) Only I and III follow D) Only IV follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Only IV follows

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