Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the statements.

Statements :

All sharks are fish. No fish is a snake.

Conclusions :

1. No snake is a shark.

2. No shark is a snake.

Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements :

Students passing from premier institutions such as IIM, IIT and IISC get placed in foreign countries and receive more salary than they received in India.

Conclusions :

1. Companies in India should pay the same salary as companies in foreign countries.

2. Students from these institutions should be barred from going to foreign countries.

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

What is the value of 14$20*8#4?

Statements :

1. $ implies -, * implies +, # implies /

2. 14$20*8 = 25

A college council is auditioning students for a cultural festival. They must satisfy the following criteria -

1. Student must know at least one dance form.
2. Student must know to play at least one musical instrument.
3. Student must have good acting skills.

Which one of the following will the council definitely select?

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

How many students in the class play Chess?

Statements :

1. Only girls play Chess.

2. There are 20 girls and 15 boys in the class.

Below are given statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts.

Statements :
1) Beacuse of motor vehicles like cars, pollution has increased manifold.
2) Resiratory diseases are increasing due to pollution.

Conclusions :
1) If cars were not there pollution would be nil.
2) Doctors earn a lot due tgo pollution.

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

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 I: No cans are jars
Statement II: All tins are cans

Conclusion I: All jars are tins
Conclusion II: No tins are jars

Consider the given statement true and decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements.

Statement :
People complain that bus tickets are not available during festival seasons.

Conclusions:
1. People should be advised not to travel during festival seasons.
2. The government should bring in more busses during festival seasons.