Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Should there be restriction on the migration of people from one state to another state in India? 

Arguments:

1. No. Any Indian citizen has the right to live at any place of his/her own choice. They can't be stopped

2. Yes. This is the way to effect an equitable distribution of resources across the states in India

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

Statement :

Company 'X' had asked its employees to declare income and assets but it has strongly opposed by the employees' his/her union and no employee is going to declare his/her income.

Conclusions :

I. The employees of the company 'X' do not seem to have any additional income besides their salary.

II. The employees' union want all the senior officer to declare their income first.

Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statements :

1. Smoking is injurious to health and one of the causes of cancer.

2. Government has prohibited smoking in public places.

Conclusions :

I. Smoking causes cancer.
II. Sale of cigarette should be banned.

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

Beautiful beaches attract people, no doubt about it. Just look at this city's beautiful beaches, which are among the most overcrowded beaches in the state. 

Which of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to the one exhibited in the argument above?

One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare. And what accounts for this renewed interest in Shakespeare? As scholars point out, his psychological insights into both male and female characters are amazing even today.

This paragraph best supports the statement that
A. Shakespeare's characters are more interesting than fictional characters today.
B. people even today are interested in Shakespeare's work because of the characters.
C. academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare's work.
D. New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare.
E. Shakespeare was a psychiatrist as well as a playwright.

Between two book-ends in your study are displayed your four favourite love story books. If you decide to arrange the four books in every possible combination and moved just one book every minute, how long would it take you ?

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

Statement :

The minimum qualification for this job is MTECH.

However, candidates who have appeared for the final year of MTECH can also apply.

Conclusions :

I. All candidates who have yet to post graduate will be there in the list of selected candidates.

II. All candidates having MTECH as their minimum qualification will be there in the list of selected candidates.

Statements : National Aluminium Company has moved India from a position of shortage to self-sufficiency in the metal.

Conclusions :

a) Previously, India had to import aluminium.
b) With this speed, it can soon become a foreign exchange earner.