Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Q:

Consider the given statement/s to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.

Statements: 1. Some principals are teachers.

2. All teachers are students.

Conclusions:

I. All principals are students.

II. Some students are principals.

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

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Statement and Conclusions
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1176
Q:

Two women A and B are shopping in a mall. They start from the same point. A walks 150 m West, then turns to her left and walks 160 m. B walks 140 m East, then turns South and walks 160 m, then turns to her left and walks 120 m. Where is B with respect to A now?

A) 410 m West B) 410 m East
C) 170 m East D) 170 m West
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 410 m East

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Statement and Conclusions
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1175
Q:

Consider the given statement and decide which of the following assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement:
The headmistress called for a meeting for all staff members to discuss on discipline issues.
Assumptions:
I. There were some discipline issues that were raised earlier.
II. The headmistress wants to address all of them together.

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

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Statement and Assumptions
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT

0 1173
Q:

In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.
Statements:
I. Some pens are pencils.
II. All pencils are erasers.
Conclusions:
I. Some pencils are not pens.
II. Some erasers are not pens.

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

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Statement and Conclusions
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1172
Q:

In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statements:
(I) All dogs are bullocks.
(II) All bullocks are goats.

Conclusion:
(I) All dogs are goats.
(II) All goats are dogs.

 

A) Conclusion I follows B) Conclusion II follows
C) Neither I nor II follows D) Both I and II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Conclusion I follows

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Statement and Conclusions
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1172
Q:

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 1 : Some clever are intelligent.
Statement 2 : No intelligent is Smart.

Conclusion I : Some intelligent are clever.
Conclusion II : Some smart are clever.

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

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Statement and Conclusions
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1169
Q:

Consider the given statement/s to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.

 

Statements: 1. All stenographers are lazy. 2. Some men are stenographers.

Conclusions: I. All lazy people are men. II. Some men are lazy.

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

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Statement and Conclusions
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1168
Q:

In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem 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) Happiness is around everyone, we have to find it.
(II) Happiness is a state of mind. If we can't find it, we should create it.

 

Conclusions:
(I) Creation of happiness itself makes an individual satisfied and happy because creativity is constructive.
(II) It's all about analyzing the situational factors to understand happiness.

 

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

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Statement and Conclusions
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1167