Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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

What day is the 14th of a given month?

Statements :

1. The last day of the month is Sunday.

2. The fourth Saturday of the month is 25th.

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

Statements :

All sharks are fish. No fish is a snake.

Conclusions :

1. No snake is a shark.

2. No shark is a snake.

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

Statements :

There is an increase in the price of essential commodities due to a strike by the transporters.

Conclusions :

1. Government should buy their own vehicles to transport the essential goods

2. Government should negotiate with transporters to withdraw the strike

Consider the given statement to be true and decide which of thegiven courses of action logically follows from the statement.

Statement :

Many private schools in Bangalore charge more fees than the government prescribed limits.

Course of Action :

1. Strict action should be taken against such schools.

2. Such schools should be shut down.

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

Statements :

All dogs are cats. All cats are bats.

Conclusions :

1. All bats are cats.

2. All dogs are bats.

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

Statements :

1. Some tables are books.

2. All books are chairs.

Conclusions :

1. Some books are tables.

2. Some chairs are books.

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.

An Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below.

Assertion (A) : We prefer to wear white clothes in winter.

Reason (R) : White clothes are good reflectors of heat.

Choose the correct option.