Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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

 

Argument :

 

A top television company announced up to 50% discount on their new launch of LED TV.

 

Assumptions :

 

1. The sales of the LED TV may increase.

2. The company will become the top seller of the LED TV.

 

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

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In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.


Statement 1 : No squares are rectangles.
Statement 2 : All rectangles are triangles.


Conclusion I : Some triangles are squares.
Conclusion II : Some triangles are rectangles.

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: B) Only conclusion II follows

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The office building needs repairing just as urgently as it needs internal as well as external painting

Assumptions:

1. Efficiency of people working in the office cannot be improved unless office building is reapaire

2. Repairing and painting of office building require funds

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:

Nothing can be deduced regarding the effect of reapirs of office building on efficency of workers,or the requirement of funds for repairs,from the given statement.So,neither 1 nor 2 is true

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

 

Statement :

 

You are expected to be honest before the advocate - an instruction to be followed in front of a defence lawyer.

 

Assumptions :

 

1. Unless cautioned, the clients tend to hide certain vital facts to save themselves.

2. At times, the vital facts are required to strategies the defence argument.

 

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

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