Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically `follows(s) on the basis of the information given in the statements.

Statements :

The pollution and air quality in Delhi is beyond the acceptable level. This is due to industrial and automobile exhaustion.

Course of action :

1. Automobiles should be divided into groups to be run only on odd and even days, respectively.

2. The government should stop the registration of new factories and vehicles.

The likes and professions of five friends Rosy, Mary, Lily, Andy and Daisy are given. Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

1. Rosy likes yellow and is a student.
2. The Librarian likes Green.
3. Mary and Andy like Purple and Blue respectively and neither of them is a Teacher.
4. Lily likes Brown and the Inspector likes Blue.
5. One of the five is a Principal.

Which among the following is the wrong pair?

Consider the given question and decide which of the following statements is sufficient to answer the question.

If X scored an average of 50 marks in History, Language and Science, how much did he score in Science?

Statements :

1. His average score in History and Language is 25.
2. He got 30 marks in Language.

Read the given statement and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follows on the basis of the information given in the statement.

Course of Action :

1. Only one department should be there to take charge during natural calamities.

2. All departments should be held responsible for wrong-doings and punished.

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 one year of army training be compulsory for all Indian citizens?

Argument I : No, the costs of training will be prohibitive and one year of labour will be lost.
Argument II : Yes, army training helps make better citizens.

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: Some genies are ogres

Statement II: No magic are genies

Conclusion I: Some ogres are magic

Conclusion II: All magic are ogres

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: Some flipflops are slippers

Statement II: Some footwear are flipflops

Conclusion I: All slippers are footwear

Conclusion II: All footwear are slippers

Take the given statements to be true and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

Statement : Some ponds are lakes. Some lakes are rivers. Some rivers are seas.

Conclusions :

1. Some seas are lakes.

2. No sea is a lake.