Logical Reasoning Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Directions: A statement is given followed by two inferences I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true 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 I: Classical Indian logicians (Naiyāyikas) define Upamāna (Comparison) as the cognition of the new object through similarity, known by another means of cognition.
Statement II: Naiyāyikas consider upamāna as a type of inductive reasoning and therefore view it as a type of inference (anumāna) only.
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64b67f36e2108a72392c1484- 1Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrectfalse
- 2Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correcttrue
- 3Both Statement I and Statement II are correctfalse
- 4Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrectfalse
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Answer : 2. "Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct"
Q:In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.
Statements:
Some coats are tables.
No table is a mirror.
All golds are tables.
Conclusions:
I. Some coats being golds is a possibility.
II. No gold is a mirror.
III. All tables are golds.
IV. No coat is a mirror.
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64b67d9a88d5e4f52dd6bf9fSome coats are tables.
No table is a mirror.
All golds are tables.
I. Some coats being golds is a possibility.
II. No gold is a mirror.
III. All tables are golds.
IV. No coat is a mirror.
- 1Only Conclusion I followsfalse
- 2Only Conclusions II and III followfalse
- 3Only Conclusions I and II followtrue
- 4Only Conclusions I, II and IV followfalse
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Answer : 3. "Only Conclusions I and II follow"
Q: Directions: A statement is given followed by two inferences I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true 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:
Extensive use of pesticides in agricultural production contaminates soil and water, remain in the crops and finally enter food chain, thereby posing threat to the human beings.
Inference:
I. Excessive use of pesticides in agricultural production is not good for people.
II. Excessive use of pesticides in agricultural production can have a bad effect on water.
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64afb094e154aff5335f33d3Extensive use of pesticides in agricultural production contaminates soil and water, remain in the crops and finally enter food chain, thereby posing threat to the human beings.
I. Excessive use of pesticides in agricultural production is not good for people.
II. Excessive use of pesticides in agricultural production can have a bad effect on water.
- 1If only II followsfalse
- 2If neither I nor II followsfalse
- 3If only I followsfalse
- 4If both I and II followtrue
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Answer : 4. "If both I and II follow"
Q:In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.
Statements:
Some poems are horses.
All horses are toys.
All toys are ships.
Conclusions:
I. All toys being poems is a possibility.
II. Some horses are ships.
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64afaa6a36fc1bf5763e37e4Some poems are horses.
All horses are toys.
All toys are ships.
I. All toys being poems is a possibility.
II. Some horses are ships.
- 1Both conclusions I and II follow.true
- 2Either conclusion I or II follows.false
- 3Only conclusion I follows.false
- 4Neither conclusion I nor II follows.false
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Answer : 1. "Both conclusions I and II follow."
Q: In this question, the statement is followed by two conclusions. Which of the two conclusion(s) is/are true?
Statement:
A = B ≥ C ≤ D > G < E < F
Conclusions:
I. B > F
II. C < A
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64af9fd005e9e6f55826aeb7Statement:
A = B ≥ C ≤ D > G < E < F
I. B > F
II. C < A
- 1Only conclusion I is true.false
- 2Only conclusion II is true.false
- 3Neither conclusion I nor II is true.true
- 4Both conclusions I and II are true.false
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Answer : 3. "Neither conclusion I nor II is true."
Q: In this question, a statement is followed by two courses of action, numbered I and II. You must assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which course of action/s logically follows for pursuing.
Statement: There is a large increase in migration of villagers to urban areas as repeated crop failure has put them into financial problems. Course of action:
I. The villagers should be provided with an alternate source of income in their villages which will make them stay there only.
II. To ensure their survival, the migrated villagers should be given access to all housing options in urban areas.
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64ac372f299b7896000c4bcbI. The villagers should be provided with an alternate source of income in their villages which will make them stay there only.
II. To ensure their survival, the migrated villagers should be given access to all housing options in urban areas.
- 1Only II followsfalse
- 2Both I and II followfalse
- 3Neither I nor II followsfalse
- 4Only I followstrue
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Answer : 4. "Only I follows"
Q:In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.
Statements:
No student is a teacher.
All students are children.
Some girls are students.
Conclusions:
I. Some children are not teachers.
II. Some girls are not teachers.
III. No girl is a teacher.
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64ac00d0f9f3b5825902b6b5No student is a teacher.
All students are children.
Some girls are students.
I. Some children are not teachers.
II. Some girls are not teachers.
III. No girl is a teacher.
- 1Only conclusions I and II followtrue
- 2All conclusions followfalse
- 3Only conclusions II and III followfalse
- 4Only conclusions I and III followfalse
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Answer : 1. "Only conclusions I and II follow"
Q: In this question, two statements I and II have been given. These statements may be independent causes or effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of the statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both statements and select the correct answer.
I. Country X reduced their crude oil import by 6% in the last 5 years.
II. The automobile industry in Country X has witnessed a sharp decline of 13% in its growth margin this year.
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64abf240f9f3b58259027464I. Country X reduced their crude oil import by 6% in the last 5 years.
II. The automobile industry in Country X has witnessed a sharp decline of 13% in its growth margin this year.
- 1Both I and II are effects of independent causes.true
- 2I is the cause and II is its possible effect.false
- 3II is the cause and I is its possible effect.false
- 4Both I and II are independent causes.false
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