Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Q:

Consider the argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit.

 

Argument :

 

If you're a classical dancer we have an exciting job for you.

 

Assumptions :

 

1. We need a classical dancer.

2. You are a classical dancer.

 

A) Both 1 and 2 are implicit B) Only assumption 1 is implicit
C) Only assumption 2 is implicit D) Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only assumption 1 is implicit

Explanation:
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Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

briftamint means 'militant'
uftonel means 'occupied'
uftonalene means 'occupation'

Which word could mean "Occupant"?

A) elamint B) briftalene
C) uftonamint D) elbrifta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) uftonamint

Explanation:

Brift means the root word mili; the suffix amint means the same as the English suffix –tant; the root word ufton– means occupy; el means the suffix –ied of occupied; and alene means the suffix –tion. (Because ufton means occupy, choices a, b, and d can be easily ruled out.)

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Statement: Huge amount of resources are required to develop tourist places in a country like India, which is endowed with vast coastlines, rivers, forests, temples etc.
Courses of action:
a. More tourist resorts along the coastlines only should be started.
b. The tourist potential of India should be exploited.

A) Only b follows B) Only a follows
C) Both a & b follows D) Neither a nor b follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only b follows

Explanation:

As in the given statement, India is already endowed with tourist spots. Therefore, the existing potential should be exploited.

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If the age of father is 4 years greater than the mother and 28 years greater than the son,then what is the age of the father?

which one should be used to calculate the age ?

A) mother/son = Non-prime number
B) mother/son = Perfect square number

A) only A alone is sufficient B) only B alone is sufficient
C) both A and B are required D) Cannot be answered
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) only B alone is sufficient

Explanation:

For the given problem there are three possiblities.
Father's age can be = 36, 31, 29
Mother's age = 32, 27, 25
Son's age = 8, 3, 1.

By using only B it can be calculated.

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Statement: Properly fed and starved monkeys were made to run through a network of paths designed as a puzzle. It was observed that the starved monkeys could not run faster. This proved that the people with lower intelligence in poor countries are a victim of malnutrition.
Course of action:
a. The effects of nutrition on the intelligence of the monkeys is parallel to those on human beings.
b. Captive monkeys are more intelligent than wild monkeys.

A) Only b follows B) Only a follows
C) Both a & b follows D) Neither a nor b follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only a follows

Explanation:

The proper nourishment will make the monkeys or human beings work properly. So, the course of action I follows. Course of action II does not follow as there is no information about captive or wild monkeys.

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Jio is a big shot at reducing the cost of Internet access in India. The U.S., despite being the richest country in the world, lags far behind in terms of cost and penetration of Internet access. Cheap access to the Internet is an important step in bridging the access gap – access to good education, good healthcare, etc. But the market reaction to Jio is similar to the U.S. market’s reaction to firms announcing their intention to diversify.

(A) The final group of losers is the current shareholders of RIL. On announcement of Jio, the stock price of RIL fell.

(B) It shows that the market’s short-term reaction is usually proven correct in the long-run.

(C) On losing end, the first groups of losers are the shareholders of other telecom companies.

(D) The large amount of revenue the Government of India gets from auctioning off the nation’s natural resources is not necessarily a good thing because the Government does not have a stellar track record when it comes to spending the money. A large fraction of Government spending is wasted.

(E) The second loser is the Government of India. The big money the Indian Government was raking in selling cellular bandwidth was actually coming from the pockets of the cellular consumers. 

(F) The first obvious winners of this scheme are customers.

(G) The second winner is Mr. Ambani; he can potentially make a lasting impact as the man who brought Internet to millions of Indians.

 

Question:

Which of the following supports the decision of other companies opposing Reliance JIO Scheme?

A) Only A B) Both A & B
C) Only C D) Both C & E
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both C & E

Explanation:

As the arguments C and E states that other companies are on the losing end with this scheme, it is the only appropriate answer to this question.

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Statement: If the retired professors of the same institutes are also invited to deliberate on restructuring of the organization, their contribution may be beneficial to the institute.

Course of action:
a) Management may seek option of the employees before calling retired professors.
b) Management should involve experienced people for the systematic restructuring of the organization.

A) Only a follows B) Neither a nor b follows
C) Both a & b follows D) Only b follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Only b follows

Explanation:

Valuable suggestion from the retired professors will be helpful for restructuring of an organisation. Hence, management should involve such experienced people. Seeking permission from the employees is not the right course of action.

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Q:

In the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the conclusion among given conclusions is/are definitely true and then give your answers accordingly.

Statements: A > C; G > E; G ≤ C; R ≤ I; K ≤ I

Conclusions:

 i. A > G

ii. C > E

A) None is true B) Only I is true
C) Only II is true D) Either I or II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Given statements: A > C; G > E; G ≤ C; R ≤ I; K ≤ IOn combining: A > C ≥ G > E; K ≤ I ≥ RConclusions:i. A > G→True (as A > C ≥G→A > G)ii. C > E→True (as C ≥G > E→C > E)Therefore, both conclusions are true.

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