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

Q:

Should there be only a uniform rate of income tax irrespective of the level of income?

Arguments :

I. Yes. This will substantially reduce the work of the officials of the income tax department.

II. No. This will reduce Govt tax collection to a large extent

A) If only argument I is strong	B) If only argument II is strong
C) If neither I nor II is strong	D) If both I and II are strong

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) If only argument II is strong

Explanation:

I is weak because reduction of workload of IT officials is not too desirable a motive. II is strong because reduced tax collection will have a bad impact on state activities.

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Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statements :
1. Tea is green, Coffee is brown and Milk is white.
2. More than half of the town likes tea.
3. People who like white don't like green and some people who like brown don't like white.

Conclusions :
1. Green is more popular in the town.
2. There is at least one coffee drinker who does not like tea.

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

A) Only conclusion 1 follows	B) Only conclusion 2 follows
C) Both 1 and 2 follow	D) Neither 1 nor 2 follows

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only conclusion 1 follows

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Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statements :

1. Some electricians are plumbers.

2. All plumbers are mechanics.

Conclusions :

I. Some mechanics are electricians or plumbers.

II. Not all electricians are mechanics.

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

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both I and II follow

Explanation:

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Should all the factories in the cities be shifted to the outskirts, far away from the main city?

Arguments :

I. Yes. This is an essential step for controlling pollution in the city.

II. No. Such a step will lead to lot of inconvenience to the employees of the factories and their families as well

A) If only argument I is strong	B) If only argument II is strong
C) If neither I nor II is strong	D) If both I and II are strong

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) If only argument I is strong

Explanation:

I is strong because pollution control is highly desirable. II is weak. There may be some inconvenience initially but in fact their families would live better lives in the outskirts.

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Read the following statements and answer the question given below.

During peak hours the local trains of city M are chaotic. Generally, peak hours are a specific time period in the morning when everyone goes to work and in the evening when people return. Some people feel that the state government has not taken any measures in the past two years to deal with the situation.

Which of the following weakens the perception of the people?

A) In the past one year the state government has increased the frequency of trains in peak hours and has also increased the number of passengers per train.	B) In the past two years the state government has received many petitions signed by the locals of city M travelling by trains, suggesting that much improvement is required in the current condition of the trains.
C) The first-class passengers of the local trains feel that their plight is worse than that of the second-class passengers in the trains.	D) As the population of the city is ever increasing due to high rate of migration and better job opportunity, there is a surge in the number of people travelling by trains.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) In the past one year the state government has increased the frequency of trains in peak hours and has also increased the number of passengers per train.

Explanation:

Option A is a positive response to the situation. Hence, it weaknes the preception of the people.

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Should railways immeadiatly stop issuing free passes to all of its employees?

Arguments:

1. No. The employees have the highest right to travel free

2. Yes. This will help railways providde better facilities

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: D) Neither 1 nor 2 is true

Explanation:

Free passes given to the railway employees is a privilage to them not their right.So 1 does'nt hold and 2 is vague

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Read the following information and answer the following questions below.

In a class of 90 students, 80 students like burger or pizza.
62 like burger and 56 like pizza.

How many like both burger and pizza?

A) 24	B) 38
C) 32	D) 18

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 38

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Which of the following statement(s)is/are TRUE?

I. 2√3 > 3√2

II. 4√2 > 2√8

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

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