Logical Reasoning Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Direction: In each question below a statement is given followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is practicable and feasible step or administrative decision to be taken for follow-up improvement, or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: Many over- qualified professionals are now opting for lower ranked jobs owing to recession in the market which has made new recruitment's almost nil in the recent months.
Course of Action:
I. Over qualified people should not be allowed to undertake jobs which do not suit their academic qualifications.
II. Such Candidates should be encouraged to postpone undertaking a job until recession subsides.
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5d89d9d6de6f984b11a8eb54Statement: Many over- qualified professionals are now opting for lower ranked jobs owing to recession in the market which has made new recruitment's almost nil in the recent months.
Course of Action:
I. Over qualified people should not be allowed to undertake jobs which do not suit their academic qualifications.
II. Such Candidates should be encouraged to postpone undertaking a job until recession subsides.
- 1if only course of action I followfalse
- 2if only course of action II follows.false
- 3if either course of action I or course of action II follows.false
- 4if neither course of action I nor course of action II follows.true
- 5if both courses of action I and II follow.false
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Answer : 4. "if neither course of action I nor course of action II follows."
Q: Directions: In each question below are two/three statements 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 from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow (s) from the statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Some notes are coins.
No coin is a card.
Conclusions:
I. All cards can be notes.
II. Some notes are neither coins nor cards.
Give Answer
(A) if only conclusion I follows.
(B) if only conclusion II follows.
(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
(D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follows.
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5d89ba1b6b22180fc608dc4eStatements:
Some notes are coins.
No coin is a card.
Conclusions:
I. All cards can be notes.
II. Some notes are neither coins nor cards.
Give Answer
(A) if only conclusion I follows.
(B) if only conclusion II follows.
(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
(D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follows.
- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dtrue
- 5Efalse
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Answer : 4. "D"
Q: Directions: In each question below are two/three statements 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 from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow (s) from the statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
All gases are solids.
All Solids are liquids.
Conclusions:
I. All gases are liquids.
II. At least some liquids are solids.
Give Answer
(A) if only conclusion I follows.
(B) if only conclusion II follows.
(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
(D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follows.
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5d89b847019438473fb86286Statements:
All gases are solids.
All Solids are liquids.
Conclusions:
I. All gases are liquids.
II. At least some liquids are solids.
Give Answer
(A) if only conclusion I follows.
(B) if only conclusion II follows.
(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
(D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follows.
- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5Etrue
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Answer : 5. "E"
Q: Directions: In each question below are two/three statements 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 from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow (s) from the statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Some pencils are erasers.
All pencils are sharpeners.
All erasers are not sharpeners.
Conclusions:
I. All erasers can be pencils.
II. Some sharpeners are erasers.
Give answer
(A) if only conclusion I follows.
(B) if only conclusion II follows.
(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
(D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follows.
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5d89b4953ea8980fb477c05fStatements:
Some pencils are erasers.
All pencils are sharpeners.
All erasers are not sharpeners.
Conclusions:
I. All erasers can be pencils.
II. Some sharpeners are erasers.
Give answer
(A) if only conclusion I follows.
(B) if only conclusion II follows.
(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
(D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follows.
- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5Efalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
Q: In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: Severe drought is reported to have set in several parts of the country.
Courses of Action:
I. Government should immediately make arrangement for providing financial assistance to those affected.
II. Food, water and fodder should immediately be sent to all these areas to save the people and cattle.
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5d78c32f9b43216ae13b7765Statement: Severe drought is reported to have set in several parts of the country.
Courses of Action:
I. Government should immediately make arrangement for providing financial assistance to those affected.
II. Food, water and fodder should immediately be sent to all these areas to save the people and cattle.
- 1If only I followsfalse
- 2If only II followstrue
- 3If either I or II followsfalse
- 4If neither I nor II followsfalse
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Answer : 2. "If only II follows"
Q: In this question relationships between different elements are shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.
Statements K≤L≤M=N
P≥O≥N
Conclusions. I. K<P
II. K=P
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5d4bffc40c5c9f706c696111Statements K≤L≤M=N
P≥O≥N
Conclusions. I. K<P
II. K=P
- 1If only conclusion I followsfalse
- 2If only conclusion II followsfalse
- 3If either conclusion I or conclusion II followstrue
- 4If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II followsfalse
- 5If both conclusion I and II followfalse
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Answer : 3. "If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows"
Q: In this question relationships between different elements are shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.
Statements R ≥ S ≥ T ˃U˃X
T˂V˂W
Conclusions I. R˃X
II.X˂W
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5d4bf6889fa74d5c6dcb35b7Statements R ≥ S ≥ T ˃U˃X
T˂V˂W
Conclusions I. R˃X
II.X˂W
- 1If only conclusion I followsfalse
- 2If only conclusion II followsfalse
- 3If either conclusion I or conclusion II followsfalse
- 4If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II followsfalse
- 5If both conclusion I and II followtrue
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Answer : 5. "If both conclusion I and II follow"
Q: Statements: All sparrows are birds.
No bird is a reptile.
Conclusions I. No sparrow is a reptile.
II. Some reptiles are sparrows.
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5d4c13dc3a2fce75e19d35b3No bird is a reptile.
Conclusions I. No sparrow is a reptile.
II. Some reptiles are sparrows.
- 1If only conclusion I followstrue
- 2if only conclusion II followsfalse
- 3if either conclusion I or conclusion II followsfalse
- 4If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II followsfalse
- 5If both conclusions I and II followfalse
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