Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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

Statements :

Dhoni is a good batsman.
Batsmen are smart.

Conclusions :
1. All smart people are batsmen.
2. Dhoni is smart.

Below are given statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements.

Statements :

A. Some fruits are vegetables

B. All vegetables are plants

Conclusions :

I. Some plants are vegetable

II. Some fruits are plants

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.

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

How many students in the class play Chess?

Statements :

1. Only girls play Chess.

2. There are 20 girls and 15 boys in the class.

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: No taps are nozzles

Statement II: Some valves are taps

Conclusion I: All nozzles are valves

Conclusion II: All valves are nozzles

Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.

Statement :

During an exam, an invigilator said, "if anyone tries to copy, I will cancel their exam".

Assumptions:

1. Some students copy during exams.
2. Students will not copy during exams.

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

How old is Mrinal?

Statements :

1. Mrinal's mother is 20 years older than him.

2. Mrinal's brother is 3 years younger than him.

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: No medals are trophies

Statement II: No badges are medals

Conclusion I: All trophies are badges

Conclusion II: Some badges are trophies