Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water.

Which of the following can be assumed from the given statement?

A) People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately. B) The polluted ground water can cause health problems.
C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately. D) People in the district are majorly dependent on ground water for drinking use.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.

Explanation:

(A), (B) and (D) are irrelevant as nothing is mentioned about them. The district administration has issued a circular to make the farmers aware of hazards that indiscriminate use of pesticides poses to ground water and plead them to refrain from the same. Hence (3) is an assumption in the given statement.

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In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem 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:
(I) A graduate is a man.
(II) This thief is a graduate.

Conclusions:
(I) This thief is a man.
(II) Some men are thieves.

A) Conclusion I follows B) Conclusion II follows
C) Neither I nor II follows D) Both I and II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both I and II follows

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

Is Raju fond of travelling?


Statements :

1. Raju has seen East, West, North and Southern parts of India.
2. Raju likes to be in the company of his friends.

A) Statement 2 alone is suuficient while sufficient 1 alone is insufficient B) Statement 1 alone is sufficient while sufficient 2 alone is insufficient
C) Both statements 1 and 2 are sufficient D) Data insufficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Statement 1 alone is sufficient while sufficient 2 alone is insufficient

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You are given a question and two statements. Identify which of the statements is/are necessary,Sufficient to answer the question.
M, A, N and K are standing in a row. Based on the following information, if we aimnge shortest to tallest, who is standing last?
Statements:
1. A is shorter than K
2. M is shorter than A

A) Statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient B) Statement 1 and 2 together are sufficient to solve
C) Statements 1 alone is sufficient D) Statement 2 alone is sufficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient

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In each questions statement are given followed by two conclusions, Read all the conclusions and decide which of the given conclusion follow the given statements.


Statements:
No chair is table.
All chair is bench.
Some chair is box.

Conclusions:
I. No table is box
II. Some bench are box

A) Only I follow B) Only II follows
C) Either I or II follows D) Neither I nor II follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only II follows

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In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:
I. All LED are bulb.
II. Some bulbs are not tube light.

Conclusions:
I. Some tube lights are LED.
II. All LED are tube lights.

A) Only conclusion (I) follows. B) Only conclusion (II) follows.
C) Neither conclusion (I) nor conclusion (II) follows. D) Both conclusions follow.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Neither conclusion (I) nor conclusion (II) follows.

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Consider the statement and assumptions that follow. Which of these assumptions is/are implicit in the statement

Statement: “Clearly, the judiciary cannot provide all answers. But it seems the public, weary of an inactive Executive, is turning to the Supreme Court as a last resort”---an article.

Assumption:

(i) The Supreme Court is above the Executive.

(ii)The Supreme Court is more active than the Executive.

(iii)The Executive does not have sufficient powers.

A) (i) & (ii) are implicit B) (ii) & (iii) are implicit
C) (i) & (iii) are implicit D) Only (ii) is implicit.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (i) & (iii) are implicit

Explanation:
Option (i) and (iii) are implicit.
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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
i. Temerity
ii. Temporary
iii. Tempered
iv. Temperature

A) i, iv, iii, ii B) iii, ii, iv, i
C) i, ii, iii, iv D) iv, iii, i, ii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) i, iv, iii, ii

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