Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Duty free technology parks where foreign firms can manufacture electronic hardware components are proposed to be established at various places in the country.

Courses of Action:

I. Government should immediately implement the proposal to augment the foreign currency reserve by exporting the products.

II. Government should not implement the proposal as it will hinder indigenous production of hardware components.

A 300m race is held between two players running 3m/s and 5m/s in swimming pool of 50m long. how many times the two player meet in opposite direction till the faster one completes the race ?

Lycopene, glutathione, and glutamine are powerful antioxidants that neutralize the free radicals that are produced in the body as a result of routine bodily processes. An excess of these free radicals in your system causes rapid aging because they accelerate the rate of cellular damage. Aging is simply the result of this damage. Thus, to slow down aging it is necessary to supplement your diet with these antioxidants on a daily basis. 

Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the author's contention?

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 : No squares are rectangles.
Statement 2 : All rectangles are triangles.

Conclusion I : Some triangles are squares.
Conclusion II : Some triangles are rectangles.

Effect : The temple at the religious site wears a deserted look with the number of devotees trickling down.

Which of the following can be a possible cause of the above effect?

Gold demand has fallen in the first half due to rising prices and the trend is likely to continue in the second half.

Conclusions :

I. Customers are very price-sensitive

II. There will be no improvement in demand in the second half

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

Argument :

A father advised his son that the shortest route between Chennai and Mangalore is via Bengaluru.

Assumptions :

1. Son wishes to go to Mangalore.

2. Father gives advice to everyone.

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

Argument :

" A visit of school students to botanical garden to widen their knowledge of natural resources has been arranged" - a message on the notice board in the school.

Assumptions :

1. Botanical gardens are full of natural resources.
2. School students are likely to learn more through interaction with the new environment.