Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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

How many students in the class play Chess?

Statements :

1. Only girls play Chess.

2. There are 20 girls and 15 boys in the class.

Consider the given statement to be true and decide which of the following courses of action logically follows from the statement.

Statements :

The manufacturing companies in Tamil Nadu are facing acute power shortage.

Course of Action :

1. Government should take steps to solve the power crisis.

2. Government should shut down manufacturing companies to save power.

Consider the given statement true and decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements.

Statement :
People complain that bus tickets are not available during festival seasons.

Conclusions:
1. People should be advised not to travel during festival seasons.
2. The government should bring in more busses during festival seasons.

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

All natural numbers are whole numbers?

(I) All natural numbers plus 0 are called whole numbers

(II) Whole numbers are different from natural numbers

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

Statements :

All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.

Conclusions :

1. To work is important.

2. One has to compromise work for play.

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

What is the weight of ten iron balls if each ball is of the same weight?

Statements :

1. One-fourth of each ball's weight is 5 kg.

2. The total weight of three iron balls is 20 kg more than the total weight of two iron balls.

Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question based on the information provided in it.

Population explosion needs controlled measures to manage earth's resources. We must find ways to utilize the natural resources in an efficient manner to satisfy the ever-growing needs of the people. Solar energy may be used to replace the increasing demand for fuels like coal, wood and so on. Rainwater harvesting is a must to meet the water needs of the urban population. If we deplete the earth of its resources at such a fast pace, sooner or later we will have to search for another planet that can sustain life like earth.

Which of the following is true according to the paragraph?

There are three statements which are followed by four conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.

Statements :

Some images are answers

Some answers are videos

All the videos are poems

Conclusions :

1) Some videos are answers

2) Some poems are images

3) All the images are poems

4) Some poems are answers