Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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Read the given statement and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follows on the basis of the information given in the statement.


Course of Action :

 

1. Only one department should be there to take charge during natural calamities.

2. All departments should be held responsible for wrong-doings and punished.

 

A) Neither 1 nor 2 follows B) Both 1 and 2 follow
C) Only 2 follows D) Only 1 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Neither 1 nor 2 follows

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Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

 

Statements :

 

Students passing from premier institutions such as IIM, IIT and IISC get placed in foreign countries and receive more salary than they received in India.

 

Conclusions :

 

1. Companies in India should pay the same salary as companies in foreign countries.

2. Students from these institutions should be barred from going to foreign countries.

 

A) Only conclusion 1 follow B) Neither 1 nor 2 follows
C) Both 1 and 2 follow D) Only conclusion 2 follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Neither 1 nor 2 follows

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

 

Statement : Some ponds are lakes. Some lakes are rivers. Some rivers are seas.

 

Conclusions :

1. Some seas are lakes.

2. No sea is a lake.

 

A) Both 1 and 2 follows B) Either 1 or 2 follows
C) Only conclusion 1 follows D) Only conclusion 2 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Either 1 or 2 follows

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

 

Statements :

 

Some carpenters are plumbers. Some plumbers are daily wage labourers.

 

Conclusions :

 

1. Some plumbers are carpenters

2. Some daily wage labourers are plumbers

 

A) Both 1 and 2 follow B) Neither 1 nor 2 follows
C) Only conclusion 1 follows D) Only conclusion 2 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both 1 and 2 follow

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If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which answer figures is the right image of the given figure?

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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

If X scored an average of 50 marks in History, Language and Science, how much did he score in Science?

 

Statements :

1. His average score in History and Language is 25.
2. He got 30 marks in Language.

 

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

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In a certain town, ST Bazaar is the only option for people to buy groceries. A healthy marketplace is characterized by competition and not monopoly. Which conclusion follows the given statements?

 

A) ST Bazaar is a family owned business B) ST Bazaar is a super market
C) ST Bazaar has a monopoly in the town D) ST Bazaar is liked by most people of the town
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ST Bazaar has a monopoly in the town

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If 5*9 = -45, -3*7 = 21 and -2*3 = 6, then find the value of 3*-7 = ?

A) -54 B) -11
C) -8 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 21

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