Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Gold demand has fallen in the first half due to rising prices and the trend is likely to continue in the second half.

Conclusions :

I. Customers are very price-sensitive

II. There will be no improvement in demand in the second half

Filed Under: Statement and Conclusions

Read the given statements carefully and answer the question.

 

Taxes on eating out have been increased. Eating out is not an act of the luxurious. Over-worked and time-pressed poor also need to eat out.

 

Filed Under: Deriving Conclusions From Passages
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

Sould the railways in india be privatised in a phased manner like other public sector enterprises? 

Arguments:

1. Yes. This is the only way to bring in competativeness and provide better services

2. No. It leads to wastage of resources

Filed Under: Statement and Arguments

Throughout the ages the businessman has helped build civilisation's great cities, provided people with luxuries and artists with patronage, and lift his fellow citizens to understand the standard of living. In the last few centuries the businessman has seeded the Industrial Revolution around the world. 

 

The passage best supports the statement that the businessman _____

Filed Under: Theme Detection

Which of the statements is sufficient to answer the question?

Question:
Find the sum of the first 10 numbers in the series.

Statements:
I. The first number is 2 and number is 20.
II. The common difference is 2.

Filed Under: Statement and Assumptions
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT

Looking for a job is difficult enough, the task becomes impossible if you do not have the skill of being pleasant, polite and polished.

Conclusions :

I. A person who has social etiquetteis eligible for any job

II. Many candidates no matter how excellently  qualified are likely to fail to get the jobs they are going to try for because of their manners.

Filed Under: Statement and Conclusions

Dhoni ,Raina ,Kohli and Sikhar have all played 5 innings each and each scored 131 runs.The players Score Card is given below : 100,90,85,80,30,25,20,20,15,15,10,10,10,3,3,3,2,1,1,1.

 Given hints are:

 1. Dhoni & Raina have scored different runs in 4 innings however in one innings they have scored same runs.

2. Shikhar & Kohli have also scored different runs in 3 innings however their indivitual score is same throughout 2 innings(meaning each has scored same run twice in 2 innings). 

3. Shikhar's highest score is greater than that of Kohli's highest score.

4. Only Shikhar has scored more than 1 run in each innings.

5. Raina's hiighest score is greater than that of Dhoni's highest score.

Questions :

1. Who scored century in one innings ?
2. Who scored 35 runs in 2 consecutive innings ?
3. Who scored 30 runs in one innings ?

Subject: Deriving Conclusions From Passages Exam Prep: TOEFL , GRE , GATE , CAT , Bank Exams , AIEEE
Job Role: Bank PO , Bank Clerk

If the gifts are passed on, the whole purpose of the gift is defeated. Therefore, the gift should be one that is useful and at the same time it attracts you, appeals to you and you retain it.

Conclusions : 

I. If gifts are retained , their utility increases.

II. Gifts are not meant for repeated change of hands.

Filed Under: Statement and Conclusions