199+ Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

In Bombay,railway trains are indespenible for people in the subrubs to reach their places of work on time

Assumptions:

1. Railway trains are the only mode of transport available in the subrubs of Bombay

2. Only railway trains run punctually

A) Only 1 is true	B) Only 2 is true
C) Either 1 or 2 is true	D) Neither 1 nor 2 is true

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only 2 is true

Explanation:

The railway trains are indespinsible for people to reach the place on time does not mean that there are no other means of transport but shows that trains alone run on time.So, 1 is not true

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Study the question and all the three statements given and decide whether any information provided in the statements are redundand and can be dispensed with while answering the questions.

Question :

What is the rate of interest per year ?

Statements :

1. The amount invested is Rs. 6000.
2. The amount becomes Rs. 6741.60 in 2 years at compound interest.
3. The difference between compound interest and simple interest in 2 years is Rs. 21.60.

A) Only 3	B) Both 2 & 3
C) Any two of (1, 2 & 3)	D) None

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Any two of (1, 2 & 3)

Explanation:

Using Both 1 & 2 statements we get the rate of interest as in (1) we have given principle amount and in (2) compound interest for 2 years. By this data we get the rate%.

Using Both 1 & 3 statements we can get the rate% as we have principle amount & difference between compound interest and simple interest in 2 years.

Using Both 2 & 3 statements we get compound interest & simple interest by which we get principle amount. So that we can calculate %rate.

Hence by using any two of the three statements(1,2&3) we get rate of interest.

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In each question given below four conclusions are followed by statements. You have to take the three given statements to be true (even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts). Read the conclusions and decide which of the following set of statement indicate that conclusion is logically follows.

Statements :
1. All chairs are tents.

2. No chairs is jugs.

3. No jugs is glasses.

4. No glasses is pots.

Conclusions :
I. All pots are tents.

II. All glasses are chair.

III. Some jugs are tents.

A) Only conclusion I follows	B) Both conclusion II & III follows
C) None follows	D) Only conclusion II follows

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) None follows

Explanation:

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Four girls Robin, Mandy, Stacy, Erica of four families Miller, Jacob, Flure and Clark prepare four salads using the fruits Apples, cherries, bananas, grapes .Each girls uses 3 fruits in her salad. No body have the same combination.

1) Robin not a Miller girl uses apples.
2) Miller and Mandy uses apples and cherries.
3) Clark uses cherries and grapes but Flure uses only one of them.
4) Erica is not Clark nor Flure.

Question :

Give all combinations of Girls with their family and salads ?

Answer

Out of 4 fruits, any 3 are chosen by 4 families.So the combinations are
Apple - A Cherries - C Banana - B Grapes - G
1) ACB
2) ACG
3) BCG
4) GAB

By 2nd condition, Miller family uses either i)ACB or ii)ACG
Now we have Robin, Mandy and Miller who uses apples (ACB,ACG,GAB)
while Miller and Mandy both uses A and C. That leaves GAB for Robin.

By 3rd condition Flure uses either C or G. So if we leave out the terms containing both C and G, we are left with ACB and GAB

Now, for the time being let's suppose Robin is not a Flure.
So ACB is taken by Flure.

So ACG has to be Miller and that leaves BCG to be Clark. So we get Robin - Jacob(GAB).

By 4th and 2nd conditions Erica and Mandy belong to the first two. That leaves Stacy - Clark(BCG).

By 2nd condition Mandy is not a Miller, so we get Mandy - Flure(ACB) and that leaves Erica - Miller(ACG).

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Q:

Consider the given statement and decide which of the following argument (s) is/are strong.

Statement : Should CBDT abolish income tax in India?

Argument 1: Yes, it is an unnecessary burden on the wage earners in India.

Argument 2: No, it is a good source of revenue for Indian Government.

A) Only argument 1 is strong	B) Both arguments 1 and 2 are strong
C) Neither argument 1 nor 2 is strong	D) Only argument 2 is strong

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Only argument 2 is strong

Explanation:

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In the following question, two equations numbered 1 and 2 are given. You have to solve both the equations and determine the relation between a and b.

1. $5 a^{2} - 18 a + 9 = 0$

2. $3 b^{2} + 5 b - 2 = 0$

A) a >= b	B) a <= b
C) a < b	D) a > b

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a > b

Explanation:

From solving 1 and 2 we get,

1.

5a(a-3)-3(a-3) = 0

(5a-3)(a-3) = 0

a = 3 or 3/5

2.

3b(b+2)-1(b+2) = 0

b = -2 or b = 1/3

Here when a = 3, a > b for b = -2 and b = 1/3

when a = 3/5. a > b for b = -2 and b = 1/3.

Hence, it is clear that a > b.

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The government is set to launch the most ambitious bets to ward off cybercrime in its Rs 1,000-crore National Cyber Coordination Centre project slated to begin operations by the end of this month. According to government officials, the Centre is meant to monitor the cyber traffic in the country and prevent possible large-scale cyber attacks by analyzing the traffic. It will begin with tracking the networks of a handful of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and data centers.

Which of the following statements most strongly supports the argument?

A) The government seems to be fast-tracking its efforts to strengthen cyber security especially after the unprecedented rise in the digital transactions in the country since demonetization.	B) In the wake of large-scale cyber attacks in the country recently, the government has taken several measures to contain the spread of cybercrime.
C) The Centre will monitor the flow of traffic and analyze upcoming attacks and take action in real time.	D) None of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) In the wake of large-scale cyber attacks in the country recently, the government has taken several measures to contain the spread of cybercrime.

Explanation:

Almost all the options are in support with the passage. As B underlines the main cause, it is the strongest argument among all the given options.

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In the following questions are to be based on the details given below.

A salesman visits 274 houses in a town to find out the views about three products X, Y and Z. He found that 157 use X, 98 use only X, 22 use all the three, 14 use X and Z but not Y, 39 use Y and Z, 48 use only Y.

Which product is the most popular one?

A) X	B) Y
C) Z	D) Both X and Z

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