Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Q:

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

 

Argument :

 

A mother is crying in the hospital as her only son died in a road accident while driving his bike.

 

Assumptions :

 

1. The mother thinks it's her son's fault.

2. The mother thinks that God is not with her.

 

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

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The Highway police authority put up large boards at regular intervals indicating the speed limit and dangers of over-speeding on the highways.

Assumptions: 

I. Most of the motorists may drive their vehicles within the speed limit on the highways.

II. Motorists generally ignore such cautions and over-speed on the highways.

A) If only assumption I is Implicit B) If only assumption II is Implicit
C) If either I or II is Implicit D) If both I and II are Implicit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) If only assumption I is Implicit

Explanation:

The boards have been put with the assumption that they may have a positive impact.

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Statements :
All kids are God.
No God is a Human.
Some Human are Son.
All Son are Men.

Conclusions :
(a) Some Son are not God.
(b) Some Men are Human.

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

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If banana is apple, apple is grapes, grapes is mango, mango is nuts, nuts is guava, which of the following is a yellow fruit ?

A) Grapes B) Mango
C) Nuts D) Guava
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nuts

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If farmers want to improve their yield, they must use organic fertilizers in place of chemical fertilizers.

Assumptions: 

I. Chemical fertilizers have certain ill effects on health 

II. Chemical fertilizers do not produce as much yield as the organic fertilizers.

A) If only assumption I is Implicit B) If only assumption II is Implicit
C) If either I or II is Implicit D) If both I and II are Implicit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) If only assumption II is Implicit

Explanation:

I is not implicit because health is not the focus of the statement. II is implicit in the very need for substitution.

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National Aluminium Company has moved Georgia from a position of shortage to self-sufficiency in the metal. 

Conclusions: 

1. Previously, Georgia had to import aluminium

2. With this speed, it can soon become a foreign exchange earner 

A) Only 1 follows B) Only 2 follows
C) Either 1 or 2 follows D) Both 1 and 2 follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both 1 and 2 follow

Explanation:

According to the statement, National Aluminium Company has moved Georgia from a position of shortage in the past to self-sufficiency in the present. This means that previously, Georgia had to import aluminium. So, I follows. Also, it can be deduced that if production increases at the same rate, Georgia can export it in future. So, II also follows. 

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The school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition form one generation to the next. This applies today in an even higher degree than in former times for, through the modern development of economy, the family as bearer of tradition and education has become weakened.

 

This passage best supports the statement that for transferring the wealth of tradition from one generation to the next  _______

A) there are means other than the school. B) several different sources must be tried.
C) economic development plays a crucial role D) modern technology must be put to use.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) economic development plays a crucial role

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

 

Argument :

Use of cell phone is strictly prohibited on the college premises.

 

Assumptions :

 

1. Students using phones on the college premises will be strictly punished.

2. No student is allowed to use a phone on college premises.

 

 

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: B) Only assumption 2 is implicit

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