Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

 

Statements :

 

1. Compulsive online shopping has become a common behavior among youngsters.

2. This is evident from most of those seeking counseling for de-addiction.

 

Conclusions :

 

I. All youngsters are addicted online shopping.

II. All youngsters seek counseling for de-addiction.

 

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

 

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

 

Statement :

 

Company 'X' had asked its employees to declare income and assets but it has strongly opposed by the employees' his/her union and no employee is going to declare his/her income.

 

Conclusions :

 

I. The employees of the company 'X' do not seem to have any additional income besides their salary.

II. The employees' union want all the senior officer to declare their income first.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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Bhim has assembled a basket of fruit as a holiday gift for each of his friends- Santosh, Tarun, Ujjwal, and Varun. A total of fifteen pieces of fruits-five apples, five oranges and five pears are distributed among the four baskets according to the following conditions: Santosh , Tarun and Ujjwal will each receive exactly two different types of fruit. Varun will receive only apples. Tarun will receive more pieces of fruit than Santosh. Each basket includes at least three pieces of fruit.

1. If Varun’s basket contains more pieces of fruit than Tarun’s basket, then Tarun’s basket must contain:
I. Four pieces of fruit.
II. At least one orange.
III. At least one pear.

(a) I only   (b) III only    (c) Botha I and II   (d) Both II and III

 

2. If Ujjwal’s basket contains more pieces of fruit than Tarun’s basket, all of the following must be false EXCEPT:

(a) Only Varun will receive apple

(b) Varun will receive exactly four apple.

(c) Ujjwal will receive exactly two apple.

(d) Tarun will receive exactly four pear.

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Should India create a huge oil reserve inorder to face some difficult situations in future 

Arguments:

1. No. There is no need to block huge amounts of foreign exchange and keep the money die

2. Yes. This will keep India withstand shocks of sudden rise in oilprices due to un forseen circumstances

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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.

 

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Should religion be baned 

Arguments:

1. Yes. It develops fanaticism in people

2. No. Religion binds people together

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