Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Mr. A, Miss B, Mr. C and Miss D are sitting around a table and discussing their trades.

1. Mr. A sits opposite to cook
2. Miss b sits right to the barber.
3. The washer man is on the left of the tailor
4. Miss D sits opposite Mr. C

What are the trades of A and B ?

"If it does not rain throughout this month ,most farmers would be in trouble this year"

Assumptions:

1. Timely rain is essential for farming

2. Most farmers are generally dependent on rains

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

Statement : Some mats are brooms. All the pencils are brooms.

Conclusion :

I. Some brooms are pearls.

II. Some brooms are mats.

Read the following statements and answer the question given below.

U.S. fraternity and sorority members who drink heavily while in school don’t tend to drink after graduation, according to a recent study in Psychology of Addictive Behaviours.

Which of the following would be a logical extension of the above passage?

Statements :

A) H2SO4 is used in the refining of petroleum to remove sulphur and other compounds.

B) The basic nature of Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) is due to the presence of Hydrogen ions in the solution.

Take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.

Statements :

A : All mothers are aunts.
B : All aunts are ladies.

Conclusions:

1. All ladies are mothers.
2. All ladies are aunts.

Read the following statement and the arguments that follow. Decide which of the arguments is strong.

Statement:
Should written examination in primary schools be abolished?

Arguments:
1. Yes, young students feel the burden and such examinations do not help in the natural thinking process.
2. No, without examination students will not be serious about education and learning.

If he is intelligent,he will pass the examination

Assumptions:

1. To Pass,he must be intelligent

2. He will pass the examination