Logical Reasoning Practice Question and Answer
8 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 concentration of foreign investment in only few states?
Arguments:
I. No, it is against the policy of overall development of the country.
II. Yes, large number of states lack infrastructure to attract foreign investment
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5e90137ace0a3938e2c7d437Statement:
Should there be concentration of foreign investment in only few states?
Arguments:
I. No, it is against the policy of overall development of the country.
II. Yes, large number of states lack infrastructure to attract foreign investment
- 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: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: 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 students take part in politics?
Arguments:
I. Yes, it inculcates in them qualities of leadership.
II. No, they should study and build up their career.
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5e9011c8d646bd6677cfd81bStatement:
Should students take part in politics?
Arguments:
I. Yes, it inculcates in them qualities of leadership.
II. No, they should study and build up their career.
- 1if only argument I is strong.false
- 2if only argument II is strong.false
- 3if either I or ll is strong.true
- 4if neither I nor Il is strong.false
- 5if both argument I and II are strong.false
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Answer : 3. "if either I or ll is strong. "
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 colleges be given the status of a university in India?
Arguments
I. Yes, colleges are in a better position to assess the student's performance and therefore the degrees will be more valid.
II. No, it is utopian to think that there will not be nepotism and corruption in awarding degrees by colleges.
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5f6b2ca6f9079a64e3b1d468- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Etrue
- 4Cfalse
- 5Dfalse
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Answer : 3. "E"
Q: Statements:
Some quadrilaterals are squares.
All squares are rhombuses.
Conclusions:
I. No quadrilateral is a rhombus.
II. All rhombuses are squares.
III. Some quadrilaterals are rhombuses.
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5f5093c782a7582d8930e523- 1Only conclusion I followsfalse
- 2Only Conclusion III followstrue
- 3Only conclusion II followsfalse
- 4None of the conclusions followsfalse
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Answer : 2. "Only Conclusion III follows"
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: Directions: A statement is given fo, wed by two inferences I and II. You have to consider the statement to be lane even if it seems to be at variance with commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given inferences, if any, follow from the given statement.
Statement:
Many students are addicted to mobile games and this leads to poor academic performance.
Inference:
I. Many Students are not paying attention to studies due to mobile games.
II. It is only because of mobile games that students fail the examination.
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64a16012408917db0532ba0cMany students are addicted to mobile games and this leads to poor academic performance.
- 1If only II followsfalse
- 2If neither I nor II followsfalse
- 3If both I and II followfalse
- 4If only I followstrue
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Answer : 4. "If only I follows"
Q: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 are to decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements. Indicate your answer.
Statements:
(I) Irregularity is a cause for failure in exams.
(II) Some regular students fail in the examinations.
Conclusions:
(I) All failed students are regular.
(II) All successful students are not regular.
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6391c4ded319b37ca1910fa7- 1Only I followsfalse
- 2Only II followsfalse
- 3Neither I, nor II followstrue
- 4Both I and II followfalse
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