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Read the statement below followed by two arguments.
Statement:
Should there be strict laws for maintaining ponds and lakes?
Arguments:
I. Yes, it will naturally maintain the water level for generations to come. It affects the migration of birds too.
II. No, it comes in the way of modern urban development and growth. Which argument(s) of the below is/are strong in the context of the statement?

A) Only argument I is strong B) Neither argument I nor II is strong
C) Only argument II is strong D) Both arguments I and II are strong
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only argument I is strong

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Consider the given statement true and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the information given in the statement.

Statements:
1. Some fruits are vegetables.
2. Some vegetables are not edible.

Conclusions:
1. Some fruits are not edible.
2. Some vegetables are fruits.

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

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In each of the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion
logically follows the given statements.


Statements:
I. Some girls are clever.
II. All clever are hardworking.


Conclusions:
I. Some girls are not hardworking.
II. Some girls are hardworking.
III. Some hardworking are not girls.

A) Only conclusion (I) and (II) follow. B) Only conclusion (II) follows.
C) Only conclusion (I) and (III) follow. D) All conclusions follow.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only conclusion (II) follows.

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Who has the best overall health?

A) a person who exercises regularly and is not overweight B) a person who is not ill and is physically active
C) a person who lives longer than his or her grandparents D) a person who balances social, physical, and mental health
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a person who balances social, physical, and mental health

Explanation:

A person who balances all the three healths such as Physical, mental and Social healths has the best overall health.

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Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.


Statement : All poets are readers. No reader is wise.


Conclusions :
I. No poet is wise.
II. All readers are poets.

A) Neither 1 nor 2 follows B) Only conclusion 2 follows
C) Either 1 or 2 follows D) Only conclusion 1 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Only conclusion 1 follows

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Consider the given statement as true and decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements.


Statement:


No dog is a cat.

Some cats are rats.

All rats are pigs.


Conclusions:


1. All dogs are rats


2. All pigs are rats


3. Some pigs are cats


4. No pig is a dog

 

A) Only Conclusion 4 follows B) Only Conclusion 3 follows
C) Only Conclusion 1 and 3 follows D) Only Conclusion 1 and 2 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only Conclusion 3 follows

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In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

 


Statement I: All napkins are towels


Statement II: All rags are napkins


Conclusion I: Some towels are rags


Conclusion II: All rags are towels

 

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

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In the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the conclusion among given conclusions is/are definitely true and then give your answers accordingly.


Statements: P > Q ≤ R > Z;  Y > X > P ≥ U; Q ≥ S < T

Conclusions:
I. P > S
II. Z < T

A) None is true B) Only I is true
C) Only II is true D) Either I or II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only I is true

Explanation:
Given statements: P > Q ≤ R > Z; Y > X > P ≥ U;
Q ≥ S < T
On combining: P > Q ≥ S < T; Y
> X > Q ≤ R > Z
Conclusions:
I. P > S→True (as P > Q≥S→P > S)
II. Z < T→ False(as Z < R≥Q≥S < T→thus clear relation between Z and T cannot be Determined)
 
Therefore, only conclusion I is true.
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