Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Water table in most parts of the State has gone down to such a level that its extraction for irrigation purposes is not economical any more.

Courses of action:

I. Extraction of ground water for any purpose in the State should be banned for some time in order to replenish the water table.

II. The Government should make provisions for alternative methods of irrigation so that the farmers are not compelled to use ground water.

If 15 men 4 hours per day works for 14 days get Rs.35/- then how many men required if the work is 8 hours per day for 10 days they get 50/- ?

In each question given below four conclusions are followed by statements. You have to take the three given statements to be true (even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts). Read the conclusions and decide which of the following set of statement indicate that conclusion is logically follows.

Statements :
1. All chairs are tents.

2. No chairs is jugs.

3. No jugs is glasses.

4. No glasses is pots.

Conclusions :
I. All pots are tents.

II. All glasses are chair.

III. Some jugs are tents.

The press should not be afraid of upholding and supporting a just and righteous cause. It should not be afraid of criticising the government in a healthy manner. The press has to be eternally vigilant to protect the rights of the workers, backward and suppressed sections of the society. It should also give a balanced view of the things so that people can be helped in the formation of a healthy public opinion. 

The passage best supports the statement that

Manish completes a work in 20 days. After 8 days Sriram joined the work. In how many days will the work be completed  ?

Statements :

I. Sriram takes twice the time than Manish to complete the work.
II. Sriram completes half the work in 15 days.

Study the question and all the three statements given and decide whether any information provided in the statements are redundand and can be dispensed with while answering the questions.

Question : 

What is the rate of interest per year ?

Statements :

1. The amount invested is Rs. 6000.
2. The amount becomes Rs. 6741.60 in 2 years at compound interest.
3. The difference between compound interest and simple interest in 2 years is Rs. 21.60.

The government is set to launch the most ambitious bets to ward off cybercrime in its Rs 1,000-crore National Cyber Coordination Centre project slated to begin operations by the end of this month. According to government officials, the Centre is meant to monitor the cyber traffic in the country and prevent possible large-scale cyber attacks by analyzing the traffic. It will begin with tracking the networks of a handful of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and data centers.

Which of the following statements most strongly supports the argument?

Consider the given statement and decide which of the following argument (s) is/are strong.

Statement : Should CBDT abolish income tax in India?

Argument 1: Yes, it is an unnecessary burden on the wage earners in India.

Argument 2: No, it is a good source of revenue for Indian Government.