Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statement :

No mango is an orange. No orange is an apple. Some mangoes are apples.

Conclusions :

1. No apple is a mango

2. No apple is an orange

3. Some oranges are mangoes

4. All apples are mangoes

In a certain town, ST Bazaar is the only option for people to buy groceries. A healthy marketplace is characterized by competition and not monopoly. Which conclusion follows the given statements?

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

Statement :
All rivers are holy. All gods are holy.

Conclusions:
1. All rivers are gods.
2. All gods are rivers.

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 icons are drawings

Statement II: No portraits are icons

Conclusion I: Some drawings are portraits

Conclusion II: All portraits are drawings

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

Statement :

Public smoking has increased in the current year.

Conclusions :

1. Government should ban public smoking.

2. Government should create awareness about ill effects of public smoking.

Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question based on the information provided in it.

Population explosion needs controlled measures to manage earth's resources. We must find ways to utilize the natural resources in an efficient manner to satisfy the ever-growing needs of the people. Solar energy may be used to replace the increasing demand for fuels like coal, wood and so on. Rainwater harvesting is a must to meet the water needs of the urban population. If we deplete the earth of its resources at such a fast pace, sooner or later we will have to search for another planet that can sustain life like earth.

Which of the following is true according to the paragraph?

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

How many cows in a herd are black?

Statements:

1. There are in total 60 cows.

2. 40% of them are black.

Read the following statements and identify the logically correct conclusion from the given information.

Statement :

Time and tide wait for none.

Conclusions :

1. Time is not in anyone's control.

2. One has to keep moving in life forgetting the bad experiences of past.