Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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A statement is given followed by three inferences numbered I, II, and III. Consider the statement to be true even if it is at variance with commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the inferences, if any, follow from the given statement.

Statement: Japan will open up its doors to about two lakh IT professionals from India, and issue green cards to settle down in Japan and support the country's rapidly expanding IT infrastructure, said Shigeki Maeda, Executive Vice President at Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), a government body.

Inferences:

I. There is a dearth of IT professionals in Japan.

II. IT professionals from India are way more talented and hardworking than professionals from other countries.

III. Japan’s IT industry is growing by leaps and bounds every year.

A) Both I and II follow B) Both I and III follow
C) Both II and III follow D) Only III follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both I and III follow

Explanation:

Both inferences I and III follow. Because there is a shortage of IT professionals in Japan, they want to recruit people from India. Also, the given statement says that Japan’s IT infrastructure is rapidly expanding, from which we can conclude that the IT industry in Japan is growing by leaps and bounds.Inference II does not follow because the given statement gives us no information on whether IT professionals from India are better than professionals from other countries.

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In each of 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 girls are clever.
II. All clever are hardworking.


Conclusions:
I. Some girls are not hardworking.
II. Some girls are hardworking.
III. Some hardworking are not girls.

A) Only conclusion (I) and (II) follow. B) Only conclusion (II) follows.
C) Only conclusion (I) and (III) follow. D) All conclusions follow.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only conclusion (II) follows.

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Consider the given statement true and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the information given in the statement.

Statements:
1. Some fruits are vegetables.
2. Some vegetables are not edible.

Conclusions:
1. Some fruits are not edible.
2. Some vegetables are fruits.

A) Neither conclusions 1 nor 2 follows B) Only conclusion 1 follows.
C) Only conclusion 2 follows D) Both conclusions 1 and 2 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only conclusion 2 follows

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


Statement:


No dog is a cat.

Some cats are rats.

All rats are pigs.


Conclusions:


1. All dogs are rats


2. All pigs are rats


3. Some pigs are cats


4. No pig is a dog

 

A) Only Conclusion 4 follows B) Only Conclusion 3 follows
C) Only Conclusion 1 and 3 follows D) Only Conclusion 1 and 2 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only Conclusion 3 follows

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Who has the best overall health?

A) a person who exercises regularly and is not overweight B) a person who is not ill and is physically active
C) a person who lives longer than his or her grandparents D) a person who balances social, physical, and mental health
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a person who balances social, physical, and mental health

Explanation:

A person who balances all the three healths such as Physical, mental and Social healths has the best overall health.

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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 napkins are towels


Statement II: All rags are napkins


Conclusion I: Some towels are rags


Conclusion II: All rags are towels

 

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: C) Both conclusions I and II follow

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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 : All poets are readers. No reader is wise.


Conclusions :
I. No poet is wise.
II. All readers are poets.

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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Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully and select which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement(s).

Statement:
Looking at Limay's new watch, Nita comments, "Oh, that's so awesome. Where did you buy it from?"

Conclusions:
I. Limay's watch is attractive
II. Nita wants to know where to buy a similar watch from

A) Both the conclusions follow B) Conclusion II alone follows
C) Neither I nor II follows D) Conclusion I alone follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both the conclusions follow

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