199+ Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the Parliament.

Courses of Action:

I. The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister.

II. The resignation should not be accepted.

A) Only I follows	B) Only II follows
C) Neither I nor II follows	D) Both I and II follow

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only II follows

Explanation:

Clearly, an already working Finance Minister shall know better all the plans and resources of the Government and he alone can present a suitable budget. So, course II follows.

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Consider the Argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit.

Argument :

The present government had reduced the base price for auctioning for the 2G spectrum.

Assumptions :

1. Next time price will reduce further.

2. Last time the auction was not good.

A) Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit	B) Only assumption 2 is implicit
C) Both 1 and 2 are implicit	D) Only assumption 1 is implicit

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only assumption 2 is implicit

Explanation:

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Q:

Should there be restriction on the migration of people from one state to another state in India?

Arguments:

1. No. Any Indian citizen has the right to live at any place of his/her own choice. They can't be stopped

2. Yes. This is the way to effect an equitable distribution of resources across the states in India

A) Only 1 is true	B) Only 2 is true
C) Either 1 or 2 is true	D) Neither 1 nor 2 is true

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only 1 is true

Explanation:

clearly argument 1 holds strong,while argument 2 is vague

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Statement: Ministry of Tourism in its one of the reports revealed that due to recent social disturbance in the country, the number of foreign tourists has decreased considerably, which resulted in a financial loss of Rs 100 crore.
Courses of action:
a. The Government should provide financial support to the tourism sector.
b. Foreign tourists should be informed that they visit the country at their risk.

A) Only b follows	B) Only a follows
C) Both a & b follows	D) Neither a nor b follows

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither a nor b follows

Explanation:

Financial support to the tourism sector is not a permanent solution. Secondly, constant risk for the foreign tourists will never encourage tourism in India. Hence, none of the course action is the right solution in this direction.

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Q:

Which of the following statement is sufficient to answer the question?

How is Bhavana related to Satish

Statements :

I. Bhavana's mother is Rajyam

II. Rajyam's son is Satiish

A) Neither I nor II is sufficient	B) Both I and II are sufficient
C) Only I is sufficient while II is not	D) Only II is sufficient while I is not

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Neither I nor II is sufficient

Explanation:

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Q:

Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

YXXXXXXY, YXXXXXYX, YXXXXYXX, YXXXYXXX, YXXYXXXX, _______________

A) YYXXXXXX	B) YXXXXXXY
C) YXXXXXYX	D) YXYXXXXX

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) YXYXXXXX

Explanation:

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Q:

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

Statement:

China is a communist country.

Conclusions:

1. No country in the world has a communist rule.

2. Many other countries in the world have a communist rule.

A)	B)
C)	D)

Answer & Explanation Answer: B)

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Q:

A : ITC, a tobacco company , has decided to withdraw from all sponsorship of sporting activities.

B: The center has decided to bring in legislation for banning sponsoring of sports and cultural events by tobacco companies.

A) If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principal cause.	B) If 'A' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B' is its effect.
C) Both A and B	D) None of these

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