Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Q:

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

Is Raju fond of travelling?


Statements :

1. Raju has seen East, West, North and Southern parts of India.
2. Raju likes to be in the company of his friends.

A) Statement 2 alone is suuficient while sufficient 1 alone is insufficient B) Statement 1 alone is sufficient while sufficient 2 alone is insufficient
C) Both statements 1 and 2 are sufficient D) Data insufficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Statement 1 alone is sufficient while sufficient 2 alone is insufficient

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In the question a statement is given, followed by two arguments, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given arguments, if any, is a strong argument.

Statement : Should zoos be closed down?

Argument I : Yes, imprisoning animals is a crime.
Argument II : No, it is fine if some animals are kept in captivity for sake of entertainment.

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

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The wildcard in a WHERE clause is useful when

A) An exact match is not possible in a SELECT statement. B) An exact match is necessary in a CREATE statement.
C) An exact match is not possible in a CREATE statement. D) An exact match is necessary in a SELECT statement.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) An exact match is not possible in a SELECT statement.

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In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem 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) A graduate is a man.
(II) This thief is a graduate.

Conclusions:
(I) This thief is a man.
(II) Some men are thieves.

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

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The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water.

Which of the following can be assumed from the given statement?

A) People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately. B) The polluted ground water can cause health problems.
C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately. D) People in the district are majorly dependent on ground water for drinking use.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.

Explanation:

(A), (B) and (D) are irrelevant as nothing is mentioned about them. The district administration has issued a circular to make the farmers aware of hazards that indiscriminate use of pesticides poses to ground water and plead them to refrain from the same. Hence (3) is an assumption in the given statement.

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Consider the given statement as true and decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements.


Statement:


No dog is a cat.

Some cats are rats.

All rats are pigs.


Conclusions:


1. All dogs are rats


2. All pigs are rats


3. Some pigs are cats


4. No pig is a dog

 

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

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In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:
I. All LED are bulb.
II. Some bulbs are not tube light.

Conclusions:
I. Some tube lights are LED.
II. All LED are tube lights.

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

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Choose the word which is least like the other words in the group.

A) Tsangpo B) Hazaribagh
C) Kanha   D) Bandipur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tsangpo

Explanation:

All except Tsangpo are wildlife sanctuary.

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