Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Q:

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

 

Statements :

 

All boys are girls. All girls are monkeys.

 

Conclusions :

 

1. All monkeys are boys.

2. All boys are monkeys.

 

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

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

 

Statements :

 

All sharks are fish. No fish is a snake.

 

Conclusions :

 

1. No snake is a shark.

2. No shark is a snake.

 

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

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

 

What day is the 14th of a given month?


Statements :

 

1. The last day of the month is Sunday.

2. The fourth Saturday of the month is 25th.

 

A) Statement 1 alone is sufficient while statement 2 alone is insufficient B) Either statement 1 or 2 is sufficient
C) Both statement 1 and 2 are sufficient D) Statement 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is insufficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Statement 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is insufficient

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

 

Statements :

 

1. Some tables are books.

2. All books are chairs.

 

Conclusions :

 

1. Some books are tables.

2. Some chairs are books.

 

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

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Consider the given statement to be true and decide which of the given courses of action logically follow(S) from the statement.

 

Statement : All the central government employees went on strike due to non-implementation of 7th pay commission.

 

Course of Action :

 

1. 7th pay commission should be implemented immediately.

2. All the central government employees should be suspended.

 

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 argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the argument.

 

Argument :

Due of IT recession, many software engineers lost their job.

 

Assumptions :

1. IT sector jobs are not secure.

2. IT sector companies lay off software engineers quite often.

 

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

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Consider the given statement to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statement.

 

Statement :

 

This bowl has soup.

 

Conclusion :

 

1. The bowl has tomato soup.

2. The soup is too hot.

 

A) Only I is correct B) Both I and II are correct
C) Neither I nor II is correct D) II only is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both I and II are correct

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

 

Statement :

 

Many private schools in Bangalore charge more fees than the government prescribed limits.

 

Course of Action :

 

1. Strict action should be taken against such schools.

2. Such schools should be shut down.

 

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

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