Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statements :

1. Some football players are cricketers.

2. All hockey players love football though some are cricketers.

Conclusions :

I. Some hockey players who are cricketers play football too.

II. There is at the most one cricketer who plays football and hockey.

Find which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

Retired persons should not be appointed for the posts in organisations

Assumptions:

1. Retried persons may lack zeal and commitment to carry out executive's work

2. Retried persons do not take intrest in the work and welfare of new organisations

Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G live on separate floors of a 7-floor building. Ground floor is numbered 1, first floor is numbered. 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of these having a different cars-Cadillac, Ambassador, Fiat, Maruti, Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people live above the floor on which A lives. Only one person lives between A and the one having a car Cadillac. F lives immediately below the one having a car Bedford. The one having a car Bedford lives on an even-numbered floor. Only three people live between the ones having a car Cadillac and Maruti. E lives immediately above C. E is not having a car Maruti. Only two people live between B and the one having a car Fargo. The one having a car Fargo lives below the floor on which B lives. The one having a car Fiat does not live immediately above D or immediately below B. D does not live immediately above or immediately below A. G does not have a car Ambassador.

Question :

 How many people live between the floors on which D and the one having a car Bedford ?

Mr. A, Miss B, Mr. C and Miss D are sitting around a table and discussing their trades.

1. Mr. A sits opposite to cook
2. Miss b sits right to the barber.
3. The washer man is on the left of the tailor
4. Miss D sits opposite Mr. C

What are the trades of A and B ?

Is the Government justified in spending so much on defence?

Arguments:

I. Yes. Safety of the country is of prime importance.

II. No. During peace, this money could be used for the development of the country.

Should high chimneys be installed in industries? 

Arguments:

1. Yes. It reduces pollution at ground level

2. No. It increments pollution in upper atmosphere

Read the information carefully and select the correct option.

Offer A : Buy one item for Rs. 1599/- and get one free.

Offer B : Buy one item for Rs. 999/- and get another at 50% discount.

"If it does not rain throughout this month ,most farmers would be in trouble this year"

Assumptions:

1. Timely rain is essential for farming

2. Most farmers are generally dependent on rains