Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Q:

Should India become a permanent member of UN's Security Council?

Arguments:

I. Yes. India has emerged as a country which loves peace and amity.

II. No. Let us first solve problems of our own people like poverty, malnutrition.

A) Only argument I is strong B) Only argument II is strong
C) Neither I nor II is strong D) Both I and II are strong
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only argument I is strong

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Q:

Read the statements and select a conclusion from the given alternatives.

 

Statement :

 

The minimum qualification for this job is MTECH.

However, candidates who have appeared for the final year of MTECH can also apply.

 

Conclusions :

 

I. All candidates who have yet to post graduate will be there in the list of selected candidates.

II. All candidates having MTECH as their minimum qualification will be there in the list of selected candidates.

 

A) Only conclusion I follows B) Only conclusion II follows
C) Either conclusion I or II follows D) Neither I nor II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither I nor II follows

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Should all the factories in the cities be shifted to the outskirts, far away from the main city?

Arguments :

I. Yes. This is an essential step for controlling pollution in the city.

II. No. Such a step will lead to lot of inconvenience to the employees of the factories and their families as well

A) If only argument I is strong B) If only argument II is strong
C) If neither I nor II is strong D) If both I and II are strong
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) If only argument I is strong

Explanation:

I is strong because pollution control is highly desirable. II is weak. There may be some inconvenience initially but in fact their families would live better lives in the outskirts.

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Statement followed by some conclusions are given below.

 

Statement :

The search team believes that the plane debris recovered in 2016, near Mozambique was highly likely to be from MH370-Malaysian Aircraft which disappeared after take-off in 2014.

 

Conclusions :

 

I. The debris found near Mozambique definitely belonged to MH370 aircraft.
II. The search team is mistaken about the findings.

 

Find which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

 

A) Only conclusion I follows B) Only conclusion II follows
C) Both I and II follow D) Neither I nor II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither I nor II follows

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Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

 

Statements :

 

1. Smoking is injurious to health and one of the causes of cancer.

2. Government has prohibited smoking in public places.

Conclusions :

I. Smoking causes cancer.
II. Sale of cigarette should be banned.

 

Find which of the given conclusions logically followed from the given statements.

 

A) Only conclusion I follows B) Only conclusion II follows
C) Both I and II follow D) Neither I nor II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only conclusion I follows

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Q:

Read the given statements carefully and answer the question.

 

Statement :

 

The main reasons behind cyber criminals using international phone numbers to cheat the public, by asking their secured credit card details are

 

1) it is easy to convince people and

2) it is difficult to trace the calls coming from foreign countries.

 

Which of the following is true according to the given statement ?

 

A) There are only two reasons behind such calls B) People have full faith in foreign calls
C) It is not possible to trace foreign calls D) Cyber criminals prefer international calls to cheat gullible people
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cyber criminals prefer international calls to cheat gullible people

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Q:

Read the statements given below and derive the conclusion.

 

Statements :

 

No window is monkey.

All the monkeys are cats.

 


Conclusions :

 

1. No window is cat.

2. No cat is window.

3. Some cats are monkeys.

4. All the cats are monkeys.

 

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

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Should railways immeadiatly stop issuing free passes to all of its employees? 

Arguments:

1. No. The employees have the highest right to travel free

2. Yes. This will help railways providde better facilities

A) Only 1 is true B) Only 2 is true
C) Either 1 or 2 is true D) Neither 1 nor 2 is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither 1 nor 2 is true

Explanation:

Free passes given to the railway employees is a privilage to them not their right.So 1 does'nt hold and 2 is vague

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