Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.

 

Statement :

 

Success cannot be achieved without hard work.

 

Conclusions :

 

I. Every hardworking person is successful.

II. Every successful person is hardworking.

 

A) Only conclusion I follows B) Only conclusion II follows
C) Both I and II follow D) Neither of them follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only conclusion II follows

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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.

 

A) Only I is correct B) Both I and II are correct
C) Neither I nor II is correct D) II only is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both I and II are correct

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If 5*9 = -45, -3*7 = 21 and -2*3 = 6, then find the value of 3*-7 = ?

A) -54 B) -11
C) -8 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 21

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If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which answer figures is the right image of the given figure?

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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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.

 

A) Only assumption 1 is implicit   B) Only assumption 2 is implicit  
C) Both 1 and 2 are implicit D) Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit

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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

 

A) Only conclusion I follows B) Only conclusion II follows
C) Both conclusions I and II follow D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only conclusion II follows

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


Statement : Good voice is a natural gift, but one has to keep practicing to improve and excel in the field of music.


Conclusions :
I. Natural gifts need nurturing and care.
II. By continuous practice, one can get a natural gift.

A) Neither 1 nor 2 follows B) Only conclusion 2 follows
C) Either 1 or 2 follows D) Only conclusion 1 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Only conclusion 1 follows

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In a certain code language, '÷' represents '+', '-' represents 'x', '+' represents '÷' and 'x' represents '-'. Find out the answer to the following question

1 x 16 ÷ 15 - 10 + 6 = ?

A) 42 B) 19
C) 30 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10

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