Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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

Does the children's ability to grasp ideas in school depend on their intelligence?

Statements :

1. Intelligence is unaffected by bad teaching

2. Poor children do not perform well in the school

A college council is auditioning students for a cultural festival. They must satisfy the following criteria -

1. Student must know at least one dance form.
2. Student must know to play at least one musical instrument.
3. Student must have good acting skills.

Which one of the following will the council definitely select?

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

Argument :

Due of IT recession, many software engineers lost their job.

Assumptions :

1. IT sector jobs are not secure.

2. IT sector companies lay off software engineers quite often.

Consider the following question and decide whether any of the statements in the given statement are adequate to answer that question.

What is the total number of students in the class?

Statements :

1. Mr. X's rank was 15th from the top in the class.

2. Mr. X's rank was 26th from the bottom 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: All watches are ornaments

Statement II: All clocks are watches

Conclusion I: All ornaments are clocks

Conclusion II: All clocks are ornaments

Consider the given statement to be true and decide which of the following assumptions is/are implicit.

Statement :

A leading school in Mumbai has increased its fees by 150% from the next academic year.

Assumptions :

1. Students may change school due to more fees.

2. The school may still have the same demand among the students.

Consider the given statement to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statement.

Statement :

This bowl has soup.

Conclusion :

1. The bowl has tomato soup.

2. The soup is too hot.