Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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In 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. All LED are bulb.
II. Some bulbs are not tube light.

Conclusions:
I. Some tube lights are LED.
II. All LED are tube lights.

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

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In the following question, four groups of three numbers are given. In each group the second and third number are related to the first number by a Logic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives.

A) (5, 19, 9) B) (7, 29, 13)
C) (15, 59, 29) D) (12, 47, 23)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) (7, 29, 13)

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Which of the following symbols should replace the sign (@) and (%) respectively in the given expression in order to make the expression L ≥ U and R > J definitely true?

L ≥ K ≥ P = N = J @ U ≤ A % R

A)  ≤, =  B)  ≤, ≤ 
C) >, ≤  D)  =, < 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  =, < 

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Read the following statements and the conclusions that follow. Decide which of the two conclusions follow from the given statements.


Statements:
• All swans are parrots.
• No parrot is a cuckoo.


Conclusions:
1. No swan is a cuckoo.
2. All parrots are swans.

A) Only conclusion 2 follows B) Only conclusion 1 follows
C) Either conclusion 1 or 2 follows D) Both conclusions 1 and 2 follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only conclusion 1 follows

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In the following questions, relationship between different elements are shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions. Give answer

Statements: K>L = M<=N, O < L>=P

Conclusions:

I.K>=O

II.N>=O

A) if only conclusion I is true. B) if only conclusion II is true.
C) if either conclusion I or II is true. D) if neither conclusion I nor II is true.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) if neither conclusion I nor II is true.

Explanation:

I. K>=L>O, So K>=O is not true

II. O< L = M<=N, So N>=O is not true.

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Consider the given statement and decide which of the following assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement:
The headmistress called for a meeting for all staff members to discuss on discipline issues.
Assumptions:
I. There were some discipline issues that were raised earlier.
II. The headmistress wants to address all of them together.

A) Only I is implicit. B) Only II is implicit.
C) Both I and II are implicit. D) Neither I nor II is implicit.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only I is implicit.

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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) a R b
(II) b R a

Conclusion:
(I) This relation is symmetric.
(II) This is a relation.

A) Conclusion I follows B) Conclusion II follows
C) Neither I nor II follows D) Both I and II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Conclusion II follows

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In each questions statement are given followed by two conclusions, Read all the conclusions and decide which of the given conclusion follow the given statements.


Statements:
No chair is table.
All chair is bench.
Some chair is box.

Conclusions:
I. No table is box
II. Some bench are box

A) Only I follow B) Only II follows
C) Either I or II follows D) Neither I nor II follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only II follows

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