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.
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: 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: Statements:
Some clerks are poor.
A is poor.
Conclusion:
I. A is clerk
II. A has a large family
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5f698b49558d255013b299f4- 1Both Conclusion I and II followfalse
- 2Only Conclusion I followsfalse
- 3Only Conclusion II followsfalse
- 4Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II followstrue
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Answer : 4. "Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows "
Q:Direction : In each question are given four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to assume every thing in the statements to be true even if they seem to be a variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the four given conclusions logically follows from the statements, disregarding commonly known facts, and select the appropriate answer.
Statements :
All marks are results.
No result is score.
All application are scores.
All scores are merit.
Conclusions :
I. Al least some application are results.
II. At least some scores are results.
III. At least some merit are marks.
IV. Some merit are application.
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5ea7b104c8dec64c0095fb32All marks are results.
No result is score.
All application are scores.
All scores are merit.
Conclusions :
I. Al least some application are results.
II. At least some scores are results.
III. At least some merit are marks.
IV. Some merit are application.
- 1Only II and IV followfalse
- 2Only IV followstrue
- 3Only I and III followfalse
- 4All I, II, III and IV followfalse
- 5None followfalse
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Answer : 2. "Only IV follows "
Q: Statement:
Some trees are flowers.
Some flowers are roots.
Some roots are stems.
conclusion :
I. Some trees are stems.
II. Some roots are not flowers.
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6034829d091a916d245e83a4Some trees are flowers.
Some flowers are roots.
Some roots are stems.
conclusion :
I. Some trees are stems.
II. Some roots are not flowers.
- 1Conclusion I followsfalse
- 2Conclusion II follows.false
- 3Both conclusions follow.false
- 4Both conclusions do not follow.true
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Answer : 4. "Both conclusions do not 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.
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 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: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 ll is strong.
( d ) if neither I nor Il is strong.
( e ) if both argument I and II are strong.
Statement
Should the political parties be banned?
Arguments
I. Yes, it is necessary to teach a lesson to the politicians.
II. No, it will lead to an end of democracy.
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5e8c83f44230c86ad5753591Give answer
( a ) if only argument I is strong.
( b ) if only argument II is strong.
( c ) if either I or ll is strong.
( d ) if neither I nor Il is strong.
( e ) if both argument I and II are strong.
Should the political parties be banned?
Arguments
I. Yes, it is necessary to teach a lesson to the politicians.
II. No, it will lead to an end of democracy.
- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dtrue
- 5Efalse
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Answer : 4. "D"
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
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- 33false
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