Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Q:

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:

1. Some girls are stars.

2. Meena is a girl.

 

Conclusion I: Meena is a star
ConclusionII: Some stars are not girls

A) Only Conclusion I follows B) Only Conclusion II follows
C) Both Conclusions I and II follows D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only 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) Men are sinners.
(II) Saints are men.

Conclusions:
(I) Saints are sinners.
(II) Sinners are saints.

A) Conclusion I follows B) Conclusion II follows
C) Neither I nor II follows D) Both I and II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Conclusion I 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) Glaciers are receding and the temperature rise of the world is more than last year this time.
(II) Pollution level of the Earth is rising a lot resulting in avalanches.

Conclusions:
(I) Pollution is resulting into hike in temperature of the world.
(II) Pollution is the only reason for depletion of the nature.

 

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: C) Neither I nor II follow

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Q:

Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

 

Statement :

 

All fruits are trees. Some trees are birds.

 

Conclusions :

 

1. Some birds are trees.

2. Some trees are fruits.

 

A) Only conclusion 1 follows B) Either conclusion 1 or 2 follows
C) Both conclusions 1 and 2 follow D) Only conclusion 2 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both conclusions 1 and 2 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: Laugh and the world will laugh with you.


Assumptions:
I. People generally laugh.
II. Laughter symbolises happiness.

A) Only I is an assumption B) Only II is an assumption
C) Both I and II are assumptions D) Neither I nor II is an assumption
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither I nor II is an assumption

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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: Some flies are ants.
All insects are ants.

Conclusions: I. All flies are ants.
II. Some ants are insects.

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: B) Only 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) Children play in the playground.
(II) It gives them a different approach of problem solving and decision making.

Conclusions:
(I) Playing outdoor is very necessary for overall development of child.
(II) There should be balance between playing and studying for a child.

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: D) Only conclusion I follows

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In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems 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:
All mobiles are phones

Statement II:
All phones are devices


Conclusion I:
Some phones are devices

Conclusion II:
No devices are phones

 

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

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