Logical Reasoning Test (Random Questions)

Logical Reasoning Test (Random Questions) - Logical Reasoning

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Total number of questions : 20.
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Direction (for Q.No. 1):

In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

Statements: Some books are pens. No pen is pencil.

Conclusions:

1.Some books are pencils.

2.No book is pencil.

	A.	Only conclusion I follows
	B.	Only conclusion II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:

As discussed above, the conclusion must be particular negative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'Some books are not pencils'. However, I and II involve only the extreme terms and form a complementary pair. Thus, either I or II follows.

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Direction (for Q.No. 2):

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 and
(E) If both I and II are strong.

Statement: Should articles of only deserving authors be allowed to be published?

Arguments:

Yes. It will save a lot of paper which is in short supply.

No. It is not possible to draw a line between the deserving and the undeserving.

	A.	Only argument I is strong
	B.	Only argument II is strong
	C.	Either I or II is strong
	D.	Neither I nor II is strong
	E.	Both I and II are strong

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Clearly, I does not provide a strong reason in support of the statement. Also, it is not possible to analyze the really deserving and not deserving. So/argument II holds strong.

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Direction (for Q.No. 3):

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Give answer

(A) If only assumption I is implicit
(B) If only assumption II is implicit
(C) If either I or II is implicit
(D) If neither I nor II is implicit
(E) If both I and II are implicit.

Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child.

Assumptions:

With the warning, the child may stop troubling her.
All children are basically naughty.

	A.	Only assumption I is implicit
	B.	Only assumption II is implicit
	C.	Either I or II is implicit
	D.	Neither I nor II is implicit
	E.	Both I and II are implicit

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The mother warns her child with the expectation that he would stop troubling her. So, I is implicit. The general nature of children cannot be derived from the statement. So, II is not implicit.

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Direction (for Q.No. 4):

Give answer

(A) If only assumption I is implicit
(B) If only assumption II is implicit
(C) If either I or II is implicit
(D) If neither I nor II is implicit
(E) If both I and II are implicit.

Statement: Be humble even after being victorious.

Assumptions:

Many people are humble after being victorious.
Generally people are not humble.

	A.	Only assumption I is implicit
	B.	Only assumption II is implicit
	C.	Either I or II is implicit
	D.	Neither I nor II is implicit
	E.	Both I and II are implicit

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Clearly, nothing is mentioned about the nature of the people. So, I is not implicit. Also, the statement gives an advice of being humble even after being victorious. This means that generally people are not humble. So, II is implicit.

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Direction (for Q.No. 5):

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

Statements: Some dedicated souls are angels. All social workers are angels.

Conclusions:

1.Some dedicated souls are social workers.

2.Some social workers are dedicated souls.

	A.	Only conclusion I follows
	B.	Only conclusion II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The first premise is an I type proposition. So, the middle term 'angels' forming the predicate is not distributed. The second premise is an A type proposition. So, the middle term 'angels' forming the predicate is not distributed. Since the middle term is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows.

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Direction (for Q.No. 6):

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

Statements: All roads are waters. Some waters are boats.

Conclusions:

1.Some boats are roads.

2.All waters are boats.

	A.	Only conclusion I follows
	B.	Only conclusion II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The first premise is A type and distributes the subject. So, the middle term 'waters' which forms its predicate, is not distributed. The second premise is I type and does not distribute either subject or predicate. So, the middle term 'waters' forming its subject is not distributed. Since the middle term is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows.

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Direction (for Q.No. 7):

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.

Give answer

(A) If only I follows
(B) If only II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows
(E) If both I and II follow.

Statement: The car dealer found that there was a tremendous response for the new XYZ's car-booking with long queues of people complaining about the duration of business hours and arrangements.

Courses of Action:

People should make their arrangement of lunch and snacks while going for car XYZ's booking and be ready to spend several hours.

Arrangement should be made for more booking desks and increased business hours to serve more people in less time.

	A.	Only I follows
	B.	Only II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Seeing the tremendous response, the dealer must make suitable arrangements and deploy more personnel to take care of customers so that they don't have to wait excessively long for booking. So, only course II follows.

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Direction (for Q.No. 8):

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 and
(E) If both I and II are strong.

Statement: Should there be no place of interview in selection?

Arguments:

Yes, it is very subjective in assessment.
No. It is the only instrument to judge candidates' motives and personality.

	A.	Only argument I is strong
	B.	Only argument II is strong
	C.	Either I or II is strong
	D.	Neither I nor II is strong
	E.	Both I and II are strong

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Clearly, besides interview, there can be other modes of written examination to judge candidates' motives. So argument II is not strong enough. However, the interview is a subjective assessment without doubt. So, argument I holds.

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Direction (for Q.No. 9):

Give answer

(A) If only assumption I is implicit
(B) If only assumption II is implicit
(C) If either I or II is implicit
(D) If neither I nor II is implicit
(E) If both I and II are implicit.

Statement: "You should not grant him leave in this week due to exigency of work." - A supervisor advises the administrative officer.

Assumptions:

Request for leave can be turned down also.
The supervisor has reviewed the work required to be done during the said period.

	A.	Only assumption I is implicit
	B.	Only assumption II is implicit
	C.	Either I or II is implicit
	D.	Neither I nor II is implicit
	E.	Both I and II are implicit

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option E

Explanation:

The advice is given to turn down the request for leave. So, I is implicit. The mention of the 'exigency of work' makes II implicit.

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Direction (for Q.No. 10):

In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III, You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

10.

Statements: Some blankets are beds. Some pillows are blankets. All beds are pillows.

Conclusions:

Some blankets are pillows.

Some pillows are beds.

Some beds are blankets.

	A.	Only either I or II follows
	B.	Only I and either II or III follow
	C.	Only III and either I or II follow
	D.	All I, II and III follow
	E.	None of these

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:

I is the converse of the second premise, II is the converse of the third premise and III is the converse of the first premise and as such, all three of them follow.

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Direction (for Q.No. 11):

Give answer

(A) If only assumption I is implicit
(B) If only assumption II is implicit
(C) If either I or II is implicit
(D) If neither I nor II is implicit
(E) If both I and II are implicit.

11.

Statement: Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years of age.

Assumptions:

There are unemployed youth in India who needs monetary support.
The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed youth.

	A.	Only assumption I is implicit
	B.	Only assumption II is implicit
	C.	Either I or II is implicit
	D.	Neither I nor II is implicit
	E.	Both I and II are implicit

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:

I directly follows from the statement and so is implicit. Also, the statement is a suggestion and does not tell about a government policy or its position of funds. So, II is not implicit.

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Direction (for Q.No. 12):

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 and
(E) If both I and II are strong.

12.

Statement: Should India make efforts to harness solar energy to fulfil its energy requirements?

Arguments:

Yes, Most of the energy sources used at present is inexhaustible.

No. Harnessing solar energy requires a lot of capital, which India lacks in.

	A.	Only argument I is strong
	B.	Only argument II is strong
	C.	Either I or II is strong
	D.	Neither I nor II is strong
	E.	Both I and II are strong

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Clearly, harnessing solar energy will be helpful as it is an inexhaustible resource unlike other resources. So, argument I holds. But argument II is vague as solar energy is the cheapest form of energy.

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Direction (for Q.No. 13):

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

13.

Statements: All pens are chalks. All chairs are chalks.

Conclusions:

1.Some pens are chairs.

2.Some chalks are pens.

	A.	Only conclusion I follows
	B.	Only conclusion II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Since the middle term 'chalks' is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows. However, II is the converse of the first premise and so it holds.

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Direction (for Q.No. 14):

A good way to figure out the relationship in a given question is to make up a sentence that describes the relationship between the first two words. Then, try to use the same sentence to find out which of the answer choices completes the same relationship with the third word.

14.

Exercise is to gym as eating is to

	A.	food
	B.	dieting
	C.	fitness
	D.	restaurant

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:

A gym is a place where people exercise. A restaurant is a place where people eat. Food (choice a) is not the answer because it is something people eat, not a place or location where they eat. The answer is not choice b or c because neither represents a place where people eat.

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Direction (for Q.No. 15):

15.

Statements: All tigers are lions. No cow is lion. Some camels are cows.

Conclusions:

Some lions are camels.

No camel- is tiger.

Some tigers are cows.

	A.	None follows
	B.	Only I follows
	C.	Only II follows
	D.	Only III follows
	E.	Either I or II follo

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:

All tigers are lions. No cow is lion.

Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be universal negative (E-type) and shouldn't contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'No tiger is cow'.

Some camels are cows. No cow is lion.

Since one premise is particular and the other negative, the conclusion must be particular negative (O-type) and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'Some camels are not lions'. Some camels are cows. No tiger is cow.

Since one premise is particular and the other negative, the conclusion must be particular negative (O-type) and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'Some camels are not tigers'.

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Direction (for Q.No. 16):

First, you will be given a list of three "nonsense" words and their English word meanings. The question(s) that follow will ask you to reverse the process and translate an English word into the artificial language.

16.

Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
hapllesh means cloudburst
srenchoch means pinball
resbosrench means ninepin
Which word could mean "cloud nine"?

	A.	leshsrench
	B.	ochhapl
	C.	haploch
	D.	haplresbo

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Hapl means cloud; lesh means burst; srench means pin; och means ball; and resbo means nine. Leshsrench (choice a) doesn't contain any of the words needed for cloud nine. We know that och means ball, so that rules out choices b and c. When you combine hapl (cloud) with resbo (nine), you get the correct answer

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Direction (for Q.No. 17):

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

17.

Statements: Some men are educated. Educated persons prefer small families.

Conclusions:

1.All small families are educated.

2.Some men prefer small families.

	A.	Only conclusion I follows
	B.	Only conclusion II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Since one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular and should not contain the middle term. Thus, only II follows.

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Direction (for Q.No. 18):

Give answer

(A) If only assumption I is implicit
(B) If only assumption II is implicit
(C) If either I or II is implicit
(D) If neither I nor II is implicit
(E) If both I and II are implicit.

18.

Statement: The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water.

Assumptions:

People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately.
Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.

	A.	Only assumption I is implicit
	B.	Only assumption II is implicit
	C.	Either I or II is implicit
	D.	Neither I nor II is implicit
	E.	Both I and II are implicit

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The district administration has issued a circular to make the farmers aware of hazards that indiscriminate use of pesticides poses to ground water and plead them to refrain from the same. So, II is implicit. However, I cannot be assumed from the given statement and so it is not implicit.

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Direction (for Q.No. 19):

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

19.

Statements: Every minister is a student. Every student is inexperienced.

Conclusions:

1.Every minister is inexperienced.

2.Some inexperienced are students.

	A.	Only conclusion I follows
	B.	Only conclusion II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option E

Explanation:

'Every' is equivalent to 'All'. Thus, since both the premises are universal and affirmative, the conclusion must be universal affirmative and should not contain the middle term. So, I follows. II is the converse of the second premise and thus it also holds.

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Direction (for Q.No. 20):

In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

20.

Statements: To cultivate interest in reading, the school has made it compulsory from June this year for each student to read two books per week and submit a weekly report on the books.

Conclusions:

Interest in reading can be created by force.
Some students will eventually develop interest in reading.

	A.	Only conclusion I follows
	B.	Only conclusion II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Clearly, the new scheme intends to develop interest in reading by incorporating the habit in their routine. So, only II follows while I does not.

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