Statement and Conclusions Questions

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Below are given statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.

 

Statements : All birds are tall. Some tall are peacocks.

 

Conclusions :

 

I. Some birds are peacocks.

II. Some peacocks are tall.

 

Decide which of the below options logically follows the given statement.

 

A) Both conclusions I and II follows B) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
C) Only conclusion I follows D) Only conclusion II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Only conclusion II 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 beat variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

 

Statement I: All potatoes are chips

Statement II: All french fries are potatoes

 

Conclusion I: No chips are french fries

Conclusion II: Some french fries are chips

 

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: B) Only conclusion II follows

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

 

When did Mr. Y purchase his car?

 

Statements :

 

1. Certainly before 18th August but not before 15th August.

2. Certainly after 16th August but not later than 19th August.

 

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

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

Which of these natural numbers X, Y, Z, U and V are even numbers?

Statements:
1. X, Y, Z, U and V are consecutive numbers.
2. Z is an odd number.

 

A) Both statement 1 and 2 together are sufficient B) Statement 2 alone is sufficient while statement 1 alone is insufficient
C) Statement 1 alone is sufficient while statement 2 alone is insufficient D) Neither statement 1 nor 2 is sufficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both statement 1 and 2 together are sufficient

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

 

What are the values of p, q and r?

 

Statements :

 

1. p+q2 = 162. p - q = 4; r = 2p

 

A) Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient to answer the question B) Both 1 and 2 are sufficient to answer the question
C) Only 1 is sufficient to answer the question D) Only 2 is sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both 1 and 2 are sufficient to answer the question

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

 

Statements :

 

All apples are red. No red fruits are cheap.

 

Conclusions :

 

1. All apples are cheap.

2. Red apples are not cheap.

 

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

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

 

How old was X on 15 January 2017?

 

Statements :

 

1. X is 50 years older than his brother Y.

2. Y is 20 years younger than his mother.

 

A) 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the given question. B) Both 1 and 2 are sufficient to answer the given question
C) Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient to answer the given question D) 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the given question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient to answer the given question

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

 

U, V, W, X and Y are sitting at a round table; who is sitting next to B?

 

Statements :

 

1. D is sitting between A and F.

 

2. C is sitting between B and F.

 

 

A) Both 1 and 2 are sufficient to answer the given question B) 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the given question
C) Neither 1 nor 2 is 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) Both 1 and 2 are sufficient to answer the given question

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