Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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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 bags are tables.
II. No table is red.


Conclusions:
I. Some bags are red.
II. All bags are red.

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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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) India's GDP continues to grow at one of the reasonable rates but job creation is not picking up the similar pace.
(II) Every year over 20 million young Indians join the workforce.

Conclusions:
(I) Population increase is more than the job creation rate.
(II) Supply basket is less and the demand basket for jobs is very high.

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

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Consider the given statement/s to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.

Statements:

1. No man is a Monkey.

2. Hari is a man.

Conclusions:

I. Hari is not a Monkey.

II. All men are not Hari.

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

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In each of these question, the relationships between two or more elements are shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions. Read thestatements and give answer

Statement: A > B < P, Q < R > P

Conclusion:

I. B < R

II. Q > A

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

Explanation:

(i) Q < R > P ... (ii)Combining both statements, we haveA > B < P < R > QNow, B < R is true.Hence, I follows.Again, We can’t compare A and Q. Thus, conclusion II does not follow.

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Consider the given statement/s to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.

Statement:

Many books are rocks.

All rocks are clips.

Conclusion

I: Some books are clips.

II: No rock is a book.

A) Only conclusion I follows B) Only conclusion II follows
C) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only conclusion I 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. No purse is cloth.
II. All purses are leather.

Conclusions:
I. No leather is cloth.
II. Some leather are cloth.
III. Some leather are purses.

A) Only conclusion (I) follows. B) Only conclusion (II) follows.
C) Only conclusion (III) follows. D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only conclusion (III) follows.

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


How was the sale of the company ABC?

Statements :

1. The company ABC sold 75000 units of soaps each at Rs. 70/-.
2. ABC has no other products in the production line.

A) Both 1 and 2 are sufficient to answer the question. B) 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
C) 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question. D) Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient to answer the question.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both 1 and 2 are sufficient to answer the question.

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Consider the given statement and decide which of the following assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement:
The headmistress called for a meeting for all staff members to discuss on discipline issues.
Assumptions:
I. There were some discipline issues that were raised earlier.
II. The headmistress wants to address all of them together.

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

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