Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Consider the given statement/s to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.

Statement 1: When water is cooled, it turns into ice.
Statement 2: When water is heated, it turns into steam.

Conclusion I: Water is a solid.
Conclusion II: Water is a gas.

In the question a statement is given, followed by two arguments, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given arguments, if any, is a strong argument.

Statement : Should zoos be closed down?

Argument I : Yes, imprisoning animals is a crime.
Argument II : No, it is fine if some animals are kept in captivity for sake of entertainment.

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.

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

Statement : What is Guna's age?

Conclusions :
I. Guna, Vinay and Keshav are all of the same age.
II. Sum of ages of Vinay, Keshav and Arjun is 32 and also Arjun is as old as Vinay and Keshav together.

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.

Statement:
(I) All radios are electric goods.
(II) All table­lamps are electric goods.

Conclusions:
(I) Some radios are table­lamps.
(II) Some table lamps are radios.

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) All pilots are brave men.
(II) All astronauts are pilots.

Conclusion:
(I) All astronauts are brave men.
(II) Some pilots are astronauts.

Given is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement:
All the species of plants and animals are part of biodiversity and ecosystems and play major role in the overall health of the environment.
Assumptions:
I. Preserve or create a backyard habitat. Save as many native plants as you can when building or landscaping.
II. One of the major goals of sustainability is to preserve biodiversity. All life on Earth is connected through the flow of energy (planetary food web), and each time a species becomes endangered or lost to extinction, one more part of that energy flow is lost.

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

Statements : People think that paying tax to the government is a burden and waste. Hence, they avoid paying tax or don't pay tax promptly.

Conclusions :

1. Government should create awareness among the people that paying tax helps to build nation.

2. Tax should be increased so that more money is collected.