Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

briftamint means 'militant'
uftonel means 'occupied'
uftonalene means 'occupation'

Which word could mean "Occupant"?

A) elamint B) briftalene
C) uftonamint D) elbrifta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) uftonamint

Explanation:

Brift means the root word mili; the suffix amint means the same as the English suffix –tant; the root word ufton– means occupy; el means the suffix –ied of occupied; and alene means the suffix –tion. (Because ufton means occupy, choices a, b, and d can be easily ruled out.)

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Statement: Huge amount of resources are required to develop tourist places in a country like India, which is endowed with vast coastlines, rivers, forests, temples etc.
Courses of action:
a. More tourist resorts along the coastlines only should be started.
b. The tourist potential of India should be exploited.

A) Only b follows B) Only a follows
C) Both a & b follows D) Neither a nor b follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only b follows

Explanation:

As in the given statement, India is already endowed with tourist spots. Therefore, the existing potential should be exploited.

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Statement: The Chairman stressed the need for making education system more flexible and regretted that the curriculum has not been revised in keeping with the pace of the changes taking place.
Course of action:
a. Curriculum should be reviewed and revised periodically.
b. System of education should be made more flexible.

A) Only a follows B) Only b follows
C) Both a & b follows D) Neither a nor b follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both a & b follows

Explanation:

Clearly, the situation demands making the education system more flexible and changing it periodically according to the needs of the time. So, both the courses follow.

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Statement: Properly fed and starved monkeys were made to run through a network of paths designed as a puzzle. It was observed that the starved monkeys could not run faster. This proved that the people with lower intelligence in poor countries are a victim of malnutrition.
Course of action:
a. The effects of nutrition on the intelligence of the monkeys is parallel to those on human beings.
b. Captive monkeys are more intelligent than wild monkeys.

A) Only b follows B) Only a follows
C) Both a & b follows D) Neither a nor b follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only a follows

Explanation:

The proper nourishment will make the monkeys or human beings work properly. So, the course of action I follows. Course of action II does not follow as there is no information about captive or wild monkeys.

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A : Many girls started talking part in beauty contest in several towns in india

B : Indian girls succeeded in capturing all the titles of beauty contests. i.e Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss Asia

A) If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principal cause. B) If 'A' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B' is its effect
C) If 'A' is an effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause D) If 'B' is an effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) If 'A' is an effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause

Explanation:

There would be no suhch speculation on the part of the Australian caption if his team were not visiting india in the first place. So the latter is a cause.But the immediate cause of the warning is the speculation

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Choose the option which indicates a valid argument containing logically related statements that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

A. Some straight forward things are people 

B. All Perennial things are cats

C. Only cats are Perennial

D. All Perennial things are People

E. Some Straight forward things are cats

F. Some Straight forward things are Perennial

A) BCA B) CFD
C) DFA D) EAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) DFA

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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.

Statements:
(I) Some white is black.
(II) No black is green.

Conclusion:
(I) Some white is green.
(II) Some white is not green.

A) Conclusion I follows B) Conclusion II follows
C) Either 1 or 2 follows D) Both I and II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Either 1 or 2 follows

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The question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in which of the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Choose your answer from the options based on this.

Six persons Akhilesh, Bhavesh, Cindy, Divakar, Erika and Farheen are having different heights. Who among the following is the tallest person?

I. Only two persons are taller to Bhavesh but only one person is shorter to Erika. Akhilesh is taller to Cindy but not the tallest.

II. Divakar is taller to Akhilesh but shorter to Farheen. Akhilesh is taller to Cindy but shorter to Bhavesh.

A) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question. B) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
C) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. D) The data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

From I and II, Only two persons are taller to B but only one person is shorter to E.

__>__>Bhavesh>__>Erika>__ Akhilesh is taller to Cindy but shorter to Bhavesh.

__>__>Bhavesh>Akhilesh>Erika>Cindy Divakar is taller to Akhilesh but shorter to Farheen.

Divakar>Farheen>Bhavesh>Akhilesh>Erika> Cindy

So, Statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question. Hence, option E.

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