Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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An Assertion (A) and a Reason (R) are given below.

 

Assertion (A) : Clothes are not washed properly in hot water.

 

Reason (R) : Hard water contains many minerals.

 

A) A is true but R is false B) A is false but R is true
C) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A D) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

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Decide which of the conclusions logically follow(S) from the information given in the statement.

 

Statement :

 

A company cannot make profit unless both, management and employees work together.

 

Conclusions :

 

1. The workers should be advised to cooperate with the management.

 

2. The management must be advised to cooperate with the employees.

 

A) Only conclusion 1 follows B) Neither 1 nor 2 follows
C) Only conclusion 2 follows D) Both 1 and 2 follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both 1 and 2 follow

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Read the given statement carefully and answer the question.

 

A group of people getting together casually without prior planning and in a relaxed manner is called informal gathering.

 

Which of the following situations better fits the above statement?

 

A) A group celebrates every month on salary day B) Invitees gather on the occasion of wedding reception
C) Soon after the release of mark list, top 10 rankers gather to greet each other D) People gather to witness beating retreat at Wagah border in Amritsar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Soon after the release of mark list, top 10 rankers gather to greet each other

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Read the following information and answer the following questions below.

In a class of 90 students, 80 students like burger or pizza.
62 like burger and 56 like pizza.

How many like don't like burger?

 

A) 18 B) 28
C) 38 D) 48
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 28

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An Assertion (A) and a Reason (R) are given below.

 

Assertion (A) : Earthworms are not good for agriculture.

Reason (R) : Earthworms break down the soil into fine particles and make it soft.

 

Choose the correct option.

 

A) A is true but R is false B) A is false but R is true
C) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A D) Both A and R are false
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A is false but R is true

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Decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statement.

Statements
Poverty is increasing because politicians don't understand poverty nor do they know anything about the problems faced by the poor.

Conclusions:
1. All politicians should be replaced.
2. All politicians should be asked to live in poor conditions.

 

A) Both 1 and 2 follow B) Only conclusion 2 follows
C) Neither 1 nor 2 follows D) Only conclusion 1 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Neither 1 nor 2 follows

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Consider the following statements & choose the correct options

 

When two straight lines intersect then,

 

1. Adjacent angles are supplementary

2. Opposite angles are supplementary

 

A) Both 1 & 2 are incorrect B) Both 1 & 2 are correct
C) 1 is incorrect and 2 is correct D) 1 is correct and 2 is incorrect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1 is correct and 2 is incorrect

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Which of the following statements is/are true or false?

 

Statements :

 

A) Natrium is the Latin name of Sodium

B) Argentum is the Latin name of Silver

 

A) Only statement A is true B) Only statement B is true
C) Both statements A and B are true D) Both statements A and B are false
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both statements A and B are true

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