Logical Reasoning Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
A. Some cats are dogs.
B. Some trees are dogs.
Conclusions:
(I) Some dogs are cats.
(II) Some cats are trees.
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61123e8c88e0566940a27d93- 1Only conclusion II follows.false
- 2Only conclusion I follows.true
- 3Both conclusions I and II follow.false
- 4Either conclusion I or II follows.false
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Answer : 2. "Only conclusion I follows."
Q: Statement: In a mock security drill a the airport, a passenger ignored the instructions of the crew and severely injured his leg while hurrying to get off the plane.
Course of Action:
I. The passenger should sue the airline for negligence
II. The airline should provide immediate medical assistance to the passenger.
Given Answer
(A) if only course of action I follow
(B) if only course of action II follows.
(C) if either course of action I or course of action II follows.
(D) if neither course of action I nor course of action II follows.
(E) if both courses of action I and II follow.
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5d89db5f59eba342bb20047aCourse of Action:
I. The passenger should sue the airline for negligence
II. The airline should provide immediate medical assistance to the passenger.
Given Answer
(A) if only course of action I follow
(B) if only course of action II follows.
(C) if either course of action I or course of action II follows.
(D) if neither course of action I nor course of action II follows.
(E) if both courses of action I and II follow.
- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5Efalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
Q: Statement:
Today I must satisfy myself only by looking at a pink-headed duck in an encyclopedia.
Assumptions:
I. Pink headed ducks are as good as extinct now.
II . People refer to encyclopedia to know only about things which do not exist now.
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5f6dbc0d5256e8407c2fae8c- 1atrue
- 2bfalse
- 3cfalse
- 4dfalse
- 5efalse
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Answer : 1. "a"
Q: In this question, two statements I and II have been given. These statements may be independent causes or effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of the statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both statements and select the correct answer.
I. Country X reduced their crude oil import by 6% in the last 5 years.
II. The automobile industry in Country X has witnessed a sharp decline of 13% in its growth margin this year.
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64abf240f9f3b58259027464I. Country X reduced their crude oil import by 6% in the last 5 years.
II. The automobile industry in Country X has witnessed a sharp decline of 13% in its growth margin this year.
- 1Both I and II are effects of independent causes.true
- 2I is the cause and II is its possible effect.false
- 3II is the cause and I is its possible effect.false
- 4Both I and II are independent causes.false
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Answer : 1. "Both I and II are effects of independent causes."
Q: Statements: Students learn in schools, because they understand what they are taught.
Conclusion:
I. Students' learning in schools depends on their learning ability.
II. It depends on what students learn in schools. How they are taught.
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5f520677d1335638dccd7febConclusion:
I. Students' learning in schools depends on their learning ability.
II. It depends on what students learn in schools. How they are taught.
- 1Only I follow.false
- 2Only II follow.false
- 3Both conclusions (I) and conclusions(II) follow.true
- 4Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follow.false
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Answer : 3. "Both conclusions (I) and conclusions(II) 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.
statement:
Should there be more than one High Courts in each state in India?
Arguments:
I. No, this will be a sheer wastage of taxpayers' money.
II. Yes, this will help reduce the backlog of cases pending for a very long time.
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5e90160ace0a3938e2c7e289statement:
Should there be more than one High Courts in each state in India?
Arguments:
I. No, this will be a sheer wastage of taxpayers' money.
II. Yes, this will help reduce the backlog of cases pending for a very long time.
- 1if only argument I is strong.false
- 2if only argument II is strong.true
- 3if either I or ll is strong.false
- 4if neither I nor Il is strong.false
- 5if both argument I and II are strong.false
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Answer : 2. "if only argument II is strong. "
Q: Statement:
(I) India's GDP continues to grow at one of the reasonable rates but job creation is not picking up the similar pace.
(II) Every year over 20 million young Indians join the workforce.
Conclusions:
(I) Population increase is more than the job creation rate.
(II) Supply basket is less and the demand basket for jobs is very high.
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609f73866397877f31991184(I) India's GDP continues to grow at one of the reasonable rates but job creation is not picking up the similar pace.
(II) Every year over 20 million young Indians join the workforce.
Conclusions:
(I) Population increase is more than the job creation rate.
(II) Supply basket is less and the demand basket for jobs is very high.
- 1Only conclusion II followsfalse
- 2Conclusion I and II both followtrue
- 3Neither I nor II followfalse
- 4Only conclusion I followsfalse
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Answer : 2. "Conclusion I and II both follow"
Q:Direction: In each of the following questions, two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the two 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, follow from the given statements.
Statements:
I. Some papers are pens.
II. All the pencils are pens
Conclusion:
I. Some pen are pencils.
II. Some pens are papers.
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5f699777f9079a64e3a5ff56- 1Both I and II followtrue
- 2Only I conclusion followsfalse
- 3Only II conclusion followsfalse
- 4Either I or II followsfalse
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