Logical Reasoning Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. 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:
All P are G.
Some G are B.
All B are C.
Conclusions:
1) All P being C is a possibility.
2) Some P are B.
3) Some C are G.
4) Some G are P.
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64cb6b2ca919c8488e2b2450All P are G.
Some G are B.
All B are C.
1) All P being C is a possibility.
2) Some P are B.
3) Some C are G.
4) Some G are P.
- 1Only 3 does not follow.false
- 2Only 4 does not follow.false
- 3Only 2 does not follow.true
- 4Only 1 does not follow.false
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Answer : 3. "Only 2 does not follow."
Q: Given below are two statements. Take these to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions that follow and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.
Statements:
All sweets are biscuits.
All biscuits are cakes.
Conclusions:
1. All cakes are biscuits.
2. All sweets are cakes.
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61a070214a394508acdbd86e- 1Only conclusion (1) follows.false
- 2Only conclusion (2) follows.true
- 3Both conclusions (1) and (2) follow.false
- 4Nothing can be said.false
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Answer : 2. "Only conclusion (2) follows."
Q: In the following question a statement is given followed by three statements numbered as I, II and III. You have to read all three statements and decide which of them strengthens or weakens the statement.
Statement: Among the governments, there is a strong policy emphasis on improving living conditions in urban areas as more and more people are looking to migrate to semi-urban or rural areas. People are willing to compromise on their standard of living in order to live in a healthier/pollution free environment.
(I) Cities are economically vibrant spaces around the world and drawing a large number of rural migrants looking for better prospects. This is a sustained trend, particularly in developing countries now a day.
(II) A fresh look at urban governance is necessary as migration from rural areas picks up pace.
(III) The rate of migration has shown a consecutive decline in the last three Censuses. It was possible that this slow-down signalled the worsening conditions in urban slums, where most of the rural immigrants were concentrated.
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61a616c5d3d6881bb1158f97Statement: Among the governments, there is a strong policy emphasis on improving living conditions in urban areas as more and more people are looking to migrate to semi-urban or rural areas. People are willing to compromise on their standard of living in order to live in a healthier/pollution free environment.
(I) Cities are economically vibrant spaces around the world and drawing a large number of rural migrants looking for better prospects. This is a sustained trend, particularly in developing countries now a day.
(II) A fresh look at urban governance is necessary as migration from rural areas picks up pace.
(III) The rate of migration has shown a consecutive decline in the last three Censuses. It was possible that this slow-down signalled the worsening conditions in urban slums, where most of the rural immigrants were concentrated.
- 1Only statement (I) strengthen but statement (II) and (III) is the neutral statement.false
- 2Both statement (I) and statement (III) strengthen the given statement but statement (II) is neutral statement.false
- 3Both statement (I) and statement (II) are neutral statements and statement (III) strengthen the statement.false
- 4Both statement (I) and (II) weakens but statement (III) strengthen the given statement.true
- 5All statement (I), (III) and statement (II) weaken the given statement.false
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Answer : 4. "Both statement (I) and (II) weakens but statement (III) strengthen the given statement."
Q: Three statements are given followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have to consider these statements to be true, even if they seem at variance from commonly known facts. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follows(s) from the given statement.
Statement:
I. All parrots are crows.
II. All crows are robins.
III. All robin are swan.
Conclusions:
I. All parrots are swans.
II. All Swans are crows.
III. All robins are parrots.
IV. All crows are swans.
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5fc4beb0070eb7152d8101a2Statement:
I. All parrots are crows.
II. All crows are robins.
III. All robin are swan.
Conclusions:
I. All parrots are swans.
II. All Swans are crows.
III. All robins are parrots.
IV. All crows are swans.
- 1Only conclusion II and III follow.false
- 2Only conclusions I and IV follow.true
- 3All the conclusion follow.false
- 4Only conclusion I and II follow.false
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Answer : 2. "Only conclusions I and IV follow."
Q:Directions: Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.
Give answer
( a ) if only argument I is strong.
( b ) if only argument II is strong.
( c) if either I or II is strong.
( d ) if neither I nor II is strong.
( e ) if both arguments I and II are strong.
Statement :
Should new big industries be started in Mumbai?
Arguments:
I. Yes, it will create job opportunities.
II. No, it will further add to the pollution of the city.
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5f1582bfcf79540a75347a50Give answer
( a ) if only argument I is strong.
( b ) if only argument II is strong.
( c) if either I or II is strong.
( d ) if neither I nor II is strong.
( e ) if both arguments I and II are strong.
Should new big industries be started in Mumbai?
Arguments:
I. Yes, it will create job opportunities.
II. No, it will further add to the pollution of the city.
- 1afalse
- 2bfalse
- 3ctrue
- 4dfalse
- 5efalse
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Answer : 3. "c"
Q:Directions : In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. You have to take 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 conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statement:
I. Some cups are glasses.
II. No plate is neither cup nor glass.
Conclusion:
I. Some cups are plates.
II. Not all glass plants are.
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5f17fdf7582605560c6c51a6I. Some cups are glasses.
II. No plate is neither cup nor glass.
Conclusion:
I. Some cups are plates.
II. Not all glass plants are.
- 1Only conclusion II followstrue
- 2Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.false
- 3Only conclusion I followsfalse
- 4Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.false
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Answer : 1. "Only conclusion II follows"
Q:In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. 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:
l. All phones are laptops.
ll. All pen-drives are phones.
lll. All pen-drives are pens.
Conclusions:
I. All pens are phones.
II. All laptops are pens.
III. All pen-drives are laptops.
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64a1677fa0e013744d59749dl. All phones are laptops.
ll. All pen-drives are phones.
lll. All pen-drives are pens.
I. All pens are phones.
II. All laptops are pens.
III. All pen-drives are laptops.
- 1Only conclusion III followstrue
- 2Only conclusions I and II followfalse
- 3Only conclusions II and III followfalse
- 4Only conclusions I and III followfalse
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Answer : 1. "Only conclusion III follows"
Q: Consider the given statement(s) and decide which of the given assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement:
"Tomorrow morning the hockey team will report by 9.00 am instead of 8:00 am for practise" said the coach.
Assumptions:
I. That day coach had some other work at 8:00 am.
II. They usually assemble for practice.
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5feb076200e3f71b828c2a98Statement:
"Tomorrow morning the hockey team will report by 9.00 am instead of 8:00 am for practise" said the coach.
Assumptions:
I. That day coach had some other work at 8:00 am.
II. They usually assemble for practice.
- 1Only I is implicit.false
- 2Only II is implicit.true
- 3Both I and II are implicit.false
- 4Neither I nor II is implicit.false
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