Logical Reasoning

Logical Deduction - Section 1

Directions to Solve

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.

1. 

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

Conclusions:

I.  Some boats are roads.

II. 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
2. 

Statements: All roads are poles. No pole is a house.

Conclusions:

I.  Some roads are houses.

II. Some houses are poles.
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
3. 

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

Conclusions:

I.  Every minister is inexperienced.

II. 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
4. 

Statements: All flowers are trees. No fruit is tree.

Conclusions:

I.  No fruit is flower.

II. Some trees are flowers.
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
5. 

Statements: No bat is ball. No ball is wicket.

Conclusions:

I.  No bat is wicket.

II. All wickets are bats.
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
6.  Statements: Some doctors are fools. Some fools are rich.

Conclusions:

I.  Some doctors are rich

II. Some rich are doctors.
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
7. 

Statements: Some kings are queens. All queens are beautiful.

Conclusions:

I.  All kings are beautiful.

II. All queens are kings.
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
8. 

Statements: No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.

Conclusions:

I.  Male athletes can play.

II. Some athletes can play.
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
9. 

Statements: All bags are cakes. All lamps are cakes.

Conclusions:

I.  Some lamps are bags.

II. No lamp is bag.
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
10. 

Statements: All mangoes are golden in colour. No golden-coloured things are cheap.

Conclusions:

I.  All mangoes are cheap.

II. Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.
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

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