Logical Reasoning Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
Statements :
I. All cows are animals.
II. All deer are cows.
Conclusion:
I.All deer are animals.
II. All animals are cows
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5dd38d8d874d2d52fa3192aeI. All cows are animals.
II. All deer are cows.
Conclusion:
I.All deer are animals.
II. All animals are cows
- 1Only conclusion I applies.true
- 2Only conclusion II applies.false
- 3Conclusions I and II both apply.false
- 4Conclusions I and II none of them apply.false
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Answer : 1. "Only conclusion I applies."
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: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:Directions: In each question of below are two / three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II . You have to take the two / three given statements. to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer
(1) If only conclusion I follows
(2) If only conclusion II follows
(3) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
(4) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(5) If both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
Statements:
All solids are liquids.
All liquids are gases.
No gas is plasma.
Conclusions:
I. All solids are gases.
II. No liquid is plasma.
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5dee162a9a104d77423a70b1Give answer
(1) If only conclusion I follows
(2) If only conclusion II follows
(3) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
(4) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(5) If both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
All solids are liquids.
All liquids are gases.
No gas is plasma.
Conclusions:
I. All solids are gases.
II. No liquid is plasma.
- 11false
- 22false
- 33false
- 44false
- 55true
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Answer : 5. "5"
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
- 5Efalse
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Answer : 4. "B"
Q: Statement:
Should India have no military force at all?
Arguments
I. No, Other countries in the world do not believe in nonviolence
II. Yes, Many Indians believe in non - violence.
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5f6b27f6b2d86d45506bc9e7- 1Cfalse
- 2Afalse
- 3Dtrue
- 4Bfalse
- 5Efalse
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Answer : 3. "D"
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: 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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