Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

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

 

What day is the 14th of a given month?


Statements :

 

1. The last day of the month is Sunday.

2. The fourth Saturday of the month is 25th.

 

A) Statement 1 alone is sufficient while statement 2 alone is insufficient B) Either statement 1 or 2 is sufficient
C) Both statement 1 and 2 are sufficient D) Statement 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is insufficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Statement 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is insufficient

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

 

What is the code for PQR?

 

Statements :

 

I. ABC represents BCD, DEF represents EFG.

II. LMN represents MNO, OPQ represents PQR.

 

A) Either I or II is sufficient to answer the question B) II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C) I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient to answer the question D) Both I and II are sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Either I or II is sufficient to answer the question

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A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

AFGH, BHJL, CJMP, DLPT, ?

A) FMTY B) FMSX
C) ENSX D) YNSZ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ENSX

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

 

Statements :

All dogs are cats. All cats are bats.

 

Conclusions :

 

1. All bats are cats.

2. All dogs are bats.

 

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

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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 I: All cards are labels

Statement II: No posters are labels

 

Conclusion I: No cards are posters

Conclusion II: Some posters are cards

 

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

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

 

What is X's rank from the top in a class of 50 students?

 

Statements :

 

1. Y's rank is 4 ranks below that of X and 30th from the bottom.

 

2. Z's rank is 2 ranks above that of X and 32nd from the bottom.

 

A) Either 1 or 2 is sufficient to answer the given question B) Both 1 and 2 are sufficient to answer the given question
C) 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the given question D) 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the given question.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Either 1 or 2 is sufficient to answer the given question

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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) Some kids are clever.
2) Some kids are players.

Conclusions :
1. Some players are clever.
2. Some clever kids are players.

 

Decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(S) from the given statements.

 

A) Only conclusion 1 follows B) Only conclusion 2 follows
C) Both conclusion 1 and 2 follows D) Neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both conclusion 1 and 2 follows

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

 

What is the weight of ten iron balls if each ball is of the same weight?

 

Statements :

 

1. One-fourth of each ball's weight is 5 kg.

2. The total weight of three iron balls is 20 kg more than the total weight of two iron balls.

 

A) Either statement 1 or 2 is sufficient B) Both statement 1 and 2 are sufficient
C) Statement 2 alone is sufficient while statement 1 alone is insufficient D) Statement 1 alone is sufficient while statement 2 alone is insufficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Either statement 1 or 2 is sufficient

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