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.
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( 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 a total ban be put on trapping wild animals?
Arguments:
I. Yes, trappers are making a lot of money.
II. No, bans on hunting and trapping are not effective.
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5f06e8663f7f07047796223fGive 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 a total ban be put on trapping wild animals?
Arguments:
I. Yes, trappers are making a lot of money.
II. No, bans on hunting and trapping are not effective.
- 1afalse
- 2bfalse
- 3cfalse
- 4dtrue
- 5efalse
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Answer : 4. "d"
Q: Here a statement is followed by two arguments 1 and 2. You have to decide which argument is a 'strong argument' and which is a 'weak argument'. Give Answer –
Statement: Should student union elections be banned in universities?
Argument
1. Yes, it will be helpful in creating an academic environment in the universities.
2. No, we will not get any politicians in future.
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619b72ab925df30febe2bfed- 1Only argument 1 is strong.true
- 2Only argument 2 is strong.false
- 3Neither argument 1 nor 2 is strong.false
- 4Both 1 and 2 are strong arguments.false
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Answer : 1. " Only argument 1 is strong."
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: A<S<D=F>G;
H>D<Z<X<C
Conclusion
I: A<C
II: C≥G
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603debbae759ac364c8be129(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)true
- 2(B)false
- 3(C)false
- 4(D)false
- 5(E)false
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Answer : 1. "(A)"
Q:In the following question, one or two statements are given, followed by two conclusions. You have to consider that the statement is true even if it seems to be different from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given statements can definitely lead to correct conclusions.
Statement: Regular reading of newspapers leads to increase in general knowledge.
conclusion:
I. Newspapers contain a lot of general knowledge.
II. Growth in general knowledge leads to success in life.
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5dd38e71c2282c484e4652a7conclusion:
I. Newspapers contain a lot of general knowledge.
II. Growth in general knowledge leads to success in life.
- 1Only I is implicit.true
- 2Only II is implied.false
- 3Both I and II are implicit.false
- 4Neither I nor II is implicit.false
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Answer : 1. "Only I is implicit."
Q:A statement is given below followed by two assumptions. Identify, which one of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement:
If people are intelligent, they should be creative.
Assumptions:
(I) Creativity and intelligence are related.
(II) Creative people are intelligent.
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6391c40534f83f1472a65aa9- 1Only I is validfalse
- 2Only II is validtrue
- 3Both I and II are validfalse
- 4Both I and II are invalidfalse
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Answer : 2. "Only II is valid"
Q: Statements:
Some ships are cups.
No cup is a stool.
All windows are cups.
Conclusions:
I. Some ships being windows is a possibility.
II. No window is a stool.
III. All cups are windows.
IV. No ship is a stool.
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64be63ff2d3130f5754eaea7Some ships are cups.
No cup is a stool.
All windows are cups.
I. Some ships being windows is a possibility.
II. No window is a stool.
III. All cups are windows.
IV. No ship is a stool.
- 1Only Conclusions I, II and IV followfalse
- 2Only Conclusions II and III followfalse
- 3Only Conclusions I and II followtrue
- 4Only Conclusion I followsfalse
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Answer : 3. "Only Conclusions I and II follow"
Q:Direction: - In each question given below four statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the four statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and decide which logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts:
1. If only conclusion I follows.
2. If only conclusion II follows.
3. If either conclusion I or II follows.
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5. If both conclusions I and II follow.
Statements:
Some logic are right. Some right are left
No left is grace. All grace are beauty
Conclusions:
(I) All logic and left not being beauty is a possibility
(II) Some left are grace
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5ed9aae75663d17e0b8e988e1. If only conclusion I follows.
2. If only conclusion II follows.
3. If either conclusion I or II follows.
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5. If both conclusions I and II follow.
Some logic are right. Some right are left
No left is grace. All grace are beauty
Conclusions:
(I) All logic and left not being beauty is a possibility
(II) Some left are grace
- 11true
- 22false
- 33false
- 44false
- 55false
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Answer : 1. "1"
Q:Direction: In these questions the symbols $ , @ , £ , • and # are used with different meanings as given below :
' X $ Y ' means X is neither greater than nor smaller than Y '
' X @ Y ' means X is neither greater than nor equal to Y '
' X £ Y ' means X is neither smaller than nor equal to Y '
' X• Y ' means X is not smaller than Y '
' X # Y ' means X is not greater than Y '
( A ) If only conclusion I is true
( B ) If only conclusion II is true
( C ) If either conclusion I or II is true
(D ) If neither conclusion I nor II is true
( E ) If both conclusion I and II are true
Statements: V• D, D £ T, K $T, K # F
Conclusions:
I. D£K
II. T• F
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5e992732e5bd7218e0acd6b7' X $ Y ' means X is neither greater than nor smaller than Y '
' X @ Y ' means X is neither greater than nor equal to Y '
' X £ Y ' means X is neither smaller than nor equal to Y '
' X• Y ' means X is not smaller than Y '
' X # Y ' means X is not greater than Y '
( A ) If only conclusion I is true
( B ) If only conclusion II is true
( C ) If either conclusion I or II is true
(D ) If neither conclusion I nor II is true
( E ) If both conclusion I and II are true
Conclusions:
I. D£K
II. T• F
- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5Efalse
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