Logical Reasoning Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Two statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You should take both the statements to be true even if there is a difference of commonly known facts. You decide which of the given conclusions is definitely taken from the given statements.
Statements:
(i) All pens are pencils.
(ii) All books are pencils.
Conclusions:
I: All pens are books.
II: Some books are pens.
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61a068fd4a394508acdb3972- 1Only conclusion I follows.false
- 2Only conclusion II follows.false
- 3Both conclusions I and II follow.false
- 4Neither conclusion I nor II follows.true
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Answer : 4. "Neither conclusion I nor 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.
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 argument I and II are strong.
Statement:
Should fashionable dresses be banned?
Arguments:
I. Yes, fashions keep changing and hence consumption of cloth increases.
II. No, fashionable clothes are a person's self-expression and therefore his / her fundamental right.
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5ef3ffe37c1ec61320b562adGive 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 argument I and II are strong.
Should fashionable dresses be banned?
Arguments:
I. Yes, fashions keep changing and hence consumption of cloth increases.
II. No, fashionable clothes are a person's self-expression and therefore his / her fundamental right.
- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5Efalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
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 all the practicing doctors be brought under Government control so that they get salary from the Government and treat patients free of cost?
Arguments:
I. No, How can any country do such an undemocratic thing?
II. Yes, despite many problems, it will certainly help minimize, if not eradicate, unethical medical practices.
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5f0441ead3626553adad7c79Give 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 all the practicing doctors be brought under Government control so that they get salary from the Government and treat patients free of cost?
Arguments:
I. No, How can any country do such an undemocratic thing?
II. Yes, despite many problems, it will certainly help minimize, if not eradicate, unethical medical practices.
- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5Efalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
Q:Direction : In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with 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.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Statements: Q≥W≥E≥R<T<Y≤U≤I
Conclusion
I: Q≥T
II: R≤I
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603deb70ec464f505f27af19(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
- 1(A)false
- 2(B)false
- 3(C)false
- 4(D)true
- 5(E)false
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Answer : 4. "(D)"
Q: Statement:
Should cottage industries be encouraged in rural areas?
Arguments:
I. Yes, rural people are creative.
II. Yes, this would help to solve the problem of unemployment to some extent.
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5f6b2d0de68c06196f211ca7- 1Cfalse
- 2Dfalse
- 3Afalse
- 4Btrue
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Answer : 4. "B"
Q: Statement:
The organization should promote employees on the basis of merit alone and not on the basis of length of services or seniority.
Assumptions
I. Length of service or seniority does not alone reflect merit of an employee.
II. It is possible to determine and measure merit of an employee.
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5f6dbd64ff25c92a085cca95- 1afalse
- 2bfalse
- 3cfalse
- 4dfalse
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Answer : 5. "e"
Q:Directions: In each question below, three statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements, disregarding the commonly known facts.
Give answer
(A) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(B) If only conclusion I follows.
(C) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(D) If both conclusions I and II follow.
(E) If only conclusion II follows.
Statements:
All bullets are guns.
No bullet is pen.
Some pens are swords.
Conclusions:
I. No pen is a gun.
II. Some swords being bullets is a possibility.
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5df87419571a434f15e64f6fGive answer
(A) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(B) If only conclusion I follows.
(C) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(D) If both conclusions I and II follow.
(E) If only conclusion II follows.
All bullets are guns.
No bullet is pen.
Some pens are swords.
Conclusions:
I. No pen is a gun.
II. Some swords being bullets is a possibility.
- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5Etrue
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Answer : 5. "E"
Q: Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully and select which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the 8 statement(s).
Statement: Sound is produced when something. Vibrates. The vibrating body causes the medium around it to vibrate.
Conclusions:
I. By medium, they mean only Air.
II. Sound is produced by vibration.
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608151e05027727e2fa81bc1Statement: Sound is produced when something. Vibrates. The vibrating body causes the medium around it to vibrate.
Conclusions:
I. By medium, they mean only Air.
II. Sound is produced by vibration.
- 1Only conclusion I follows.false
- 2Both the conclusions follows.false
- 3Only conclusion II follows.true
- 4No conclusion follows.false
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