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Q1

Q1 In each question below there are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two 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 two given statements.Read both statements and mark the answer below:

Statements

I: All cars are bikes.

II: All bikes are trains.

Conclusions:

I: No train is a car.

II: No bike is a car.

A

If only the conclusion I follows

B

If only conclusion II follows

C

If both I and II follow

D

If neither I nor II follows

Q2

Q2 Choose the alternative in which the third statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two.

(A) Some painters are artists. Some artists are crazy. Some painters are crazy.

(B) Some heroes are villains. All villains are bad. Some heroes are bad.

(C) Some men are humans. Some humans are bad. Some men are bad.

(D) Some teachers are didactic. All didactic persons are boring. Some boring persons are not teachers.

A

B and C

B

C and D

C

B and D

D

B only

Q3

Q3 Statements:

  1. Some ants are parrots.

  2. All the parrots are apples.

Conclusions:

  1. All the apples are parrots.

  2. Some ants are apples.

A

Only (1) conclusion follows

B

Only (2) conclusion follows

C

Either (1) or (2) follows

D

Neither (1) nor (2) follows

Q4

Q4 Statements:

Some Cats are Rats.

All bats are tables.

All Rats are Bats.

Conclusion:

I. Some Cats are bats

II. All bats are rats

III. All tables are cats

IV. All bats are cats

A

Only I & II follow

B

Only I follow

C

Only I & IV follow

D

None of these

Q5

Q5 Choose the alternative in which the third statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two.

(A) All sincere people are good-natured.

(B)Some good-natured people are not sincere.

(C) Some sincere people are good-natured.

(D) All sincere people are fat.

(E) All fat people are good-natured.

(F) Some good-natured people are sincere.

A

ACD

B

FAC

C

BCF

D

DEA

Q6

Q6 Statements:

All Carrots are birds.

Some telephones are Carrots.

All bedsheets are telephone.

Conclusion:

I. All bedsheets are birds

II. Some bedsheets are birds

III. Some birds are telephone

IV. All telephones are birds

A

Only I follow

B

Only II follows

C

Only I and III follow

D

Only III follows

Q7

Q7 Statements :

Only a few teachers are doctors.

0% teachers are lawyers.

Conclusions :

I. All lawyers are teachers.

II. Some doctors are not lawyers.

A

If only conclusion I follows

B

If only conclusion II follows

C

If neither conclusion I nor II follows

D

If both conclusions I and II follow

Q8

Q8 Statements:

Some balls are bats.

No bat is a wicket.

Conclusions :

I. Some wickets are not balls.

II. All wickets being ball is a possibility.

A

If only the conclusion I follow

B

If only conclusion II follows

C

If neither conclusion I nor II follows

D

If both conclusions I and II follow

Q9

Q9 Statements:

No cream is lotion.

Not a single lotion is oil.

Every oil is shampoo.

Conclusions:

I. Some shampoos which are oil are cream as well.

II. No cream is an oil.

A

If only the conclusion I follow

B

If only conclusion II follows

C

If neither conclusion I nor II follows

D

If both conclusions I and II follow

Q10

Q10 Directions: In this set of questions a narration is given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

As the Diwali festival is approaching Vikrant goes to his father with a view to convincing him for buying crackers for Vikrant. He says, “Dad! My friend Rahul likes crackers very much.

”His father replies, “Son, all crackers are harmful and all the harmful things make this world a worse place to live in.” He continued, “Even sweets are harmful.”

“But Dad, Rahul is an intelligent boy.” argues Vikrant.

His father replies, “I do acknowledge too that Rahul is an intelligent boy, but alas! Some intelligent boys are not wise.”

With a dejected face, Rahul leaves for his tuition classes.

Which of the following conclusions doesn’t follow?

A

All intelligent boys being Rahul is a possibility

B

Rahul may not be wise

C

Everything that makes this world a worse place to live in is harmful

D

Some crackers are liked by Rahul

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