Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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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: No pockets are wallets

Statement II: All purses are pockets

Conclusion I: Some wallets are purses

Conclusion II: No purses are wallets

 

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: B) Only conclusion II follows

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

 

How many cows in a herd are black?

 

Statements:

 

1. There are in total 60 cows.

2. 40% of them are black.



A) Both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone is sufficient B) Statement I alone is sufficient but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
C) Statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient and additional data is needed to answer the question D) Statement 2 alone is sufficient but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone is sufficient

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Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question based on the information provided in it.

 

Population explosion needs controlled measures to manage earth's resources. We must find ways to utilize the natural resources in an efficient manner to satisfy the ever-growing needs of the people. Solar energy may be used to replace the increasing demand for fuels like coal, wood and so on. Rainwater harvesting is a must to meet the water needs of the urban population. If we deplete the earth of its resources at such a fast pace, sooner or later we will have to search for another planet that can sustain life like earth.

 

Which of the following is true according to the paragraph?

 

A) There is another planet in the solar system like earth B) The demands of the population are unrealistic and should not be met
C) Rainwater harvesting replaces the demand for coal and wood D) Measures have to be taken to wisely use the available natural resources
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Measures have to be taken to wisely use the available natural resources

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Read the following statements and identify the logically correct conclusion from the given information.

 

Statement :

 

Time and tide wait for none.

 

Conclusions :

 

1. Time is not in anyone's control.

2. One has to keep moving in life forgetting the bad experiences of past.

 

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

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

 

Does the children's ability to grasp ideas in school depend on their intelligence?

 

Statements :


1. Intelligence is unaffected by bad teaching


2. Poor children do not perform well in the school

 

A) statements 1 alone is sufficient while statements 2 alone is insufficient B) neither 1 or 2 is sufficient
C) both 1 and 2 are sufficient D) statement 2 alone is sufficient while statement 1 alone is insufficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) statement 2 alone is sufficient while statement 1 alone is insufficient

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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 beat variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

 

Statement I: All threads are strings

 

Statement II: All fibres are threads

 

Conclusion I: All strings are fibres

 

Conclusion II: All fibres are strings

 

 

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: B) Only conclusion II follows

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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: No cans are jars
Statement II: All tins are cans

Conclusion I: All jars are tins
Conclusion II: No tins are jars

 

 

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: B) Only conclusion II follows

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There are three statements which are followed by four conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.

 

Statements :

 

Some images are answers

Some answers are videos

All the videos are poems

 

Conclusions :

 

1) Some videos are answers

2) Some poems are images

3) All the images are poems

4) Some poems are answers

 

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

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