Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers

In each of the following questions, a statement is given, followed by two conclusions.
Give answer
(1) if only conclusion I follows,
(2) if only conclusion II follows,
(3) if either I or II follows,
(4) if both I and II follows

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Statement : All the organised persons find time for rest. Sunita, in-spite of her busy schedule, finds time for rest.

Conclusions :
I. Sunita is an organised person.
II. Sunita is an industrious person.

a

Only conclusion I follows

b

Only conclusion II follows

c

Either I or II follows

d

Both I and II follows

correct answer d

Answer: Option 4

Explanation:

Sunita has a busy schedule. This means that she is industrious. But still she finds the time for rest. This means that she is an organised person.
So both conclusions follow.

In each of the following questions, a statement is given, followed by two conclusions.
Give answer
(1) if only conclusion I follows,
(2) if only conclusion II follows,
(3) if either I or II follows,
(4) if both I and II follows

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Statement : Until our country achieves economic equality, political freedom and democracy would be meaningless.

Conclusions :
I. Political freedom and democracy go hand in hand.
II. Economic equality leads to real political freedom and democracy.

a

Only conclusion I follows

b

Only conclusion II follows

c

Either I or II follows

d

Both I and II follows

correct answer b

Answer: Option 2

Explanation:

Nothing about first conclusion is stated in statement.
Only II conclusion follows.

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.

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Statement : It is desirable to put the child in school at the of 5 or so.

Assumptions :
I. At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.
II. The schools do not admit children after six years of age.

a

Only assumption I is implicit

b

Only assumption II is implicit

c

Either I or II is implicit

d

Both I and II are implicit

correct answer a

Answer: Option 1

Explanation:

Only Assumption I is implicit.

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.

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Statement : We must settle all the payment due to our suppliers within three working days.

Assumptions :
I. We will always have necessary funds in our account to settle the bills.
II. We are capable of verifying and clearing the bills in less than three working days.

a

Only assumption I is implicit

b

Only assumption II is implicit

c

Neither I or II is implicit

d

Both I and II are implicit

correct answer b,d

Answer: Option 2

Explanation:

It is not necessary that they will always have sufficient money to clear the bills.

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.

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Statement : The chairman and secretary of the housing society have requested society members to use water economically to help society save on water tax.

Assumptions :
I. Majority of members of society are likely to follow the request.
II. It is desirable to reduce expenditure wherever possible.

a

Only assumption I is implicit

b

Only assumption II is implicit

c

Neither I nor II is implicit

d

Both I and II are implicit

correct answer b

Answer: Option 2

Explanation:

Nothing about the response of society members can be deduced from the statement so I is not implicit.
But II is implicit.

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.

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Statement : Savita made an application to the bank for a loan of Rs 180000 by mortgaging his house to the bank and promised to repay it in 5 years.

Assumptions:
I. The bank has a practice of granting loans for Rs. 100000 and above.
II. The bank accepts house as collateral security against such loans.

a

Only assumption I is implicit

b

Only assumption II is implicit

c

Neither I nor II is implicit

d

Both I and II are implicit

correct answer d

Answer: Option 4

Each of the following questions contains a small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read each paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it.

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The only true education comes through the stimulation of the child's power by the demands of the social situations in which he finds himself. Through these demands he is stimulated to act as a member of a unity, to emerge from his original narrowness of action and feeling, and to conceive himself from the standpoint of the welfare of the group to which he belongs.

The passage best supports the statement that real education.

a

will take place if the children imbibe action and feeling.

b

will take place if the children are physically strong.

c

is not provided in our schools today

d

comes through the interaction with social situations

correct answer d

Answer: Option 4

Each of the following questions contains a small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read each paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it.

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Though the waste of time or the expenditure on fashions is very large, yet fashions have come to stay. They will not go, what may. However, what is now required is that strong efforts should be made to displace the excessive craze for fashion from the minds of these youngsters.

The passage best supports the statement that :

a

fashion is the need of the day

b

the excessive craze for fashions is detrimental to ones personality.

c

the hoard for fashion should be done away with so as not to let down the constuctive development.

d

work and other activities should be valued more than the outward appearance.

correct answer c

Answer:Option 3

Each of the following questions contains a small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read each paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it.

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It is up to our government and planners to devise ways and means for the mobilisation of about ten crore workers whose families total up about forty crore men, women and children. Our agriculture is over-manned. A lesser number of agriculturists would mean more purchasing or spending power to every agriculturist. This will result in the shortage of man-power for many commodities to be produced for which there will be a new demand from a prosperous agrarian class. This shortage will be removed by surplus man-power released from agriculture as suggested above.

The passage best supports the statement that:

a

employment in production is more fruitful than employment in agriculture.

b

Indian economy is in a poor shape basically due to improper mobilisation of man-power.

c

a shift of labour from agricultural sector to the industrial sector would uplift the living standard.

d

the industrial sector is labour-deficient while the agricultural sector is over-manned in our country.

correct answer b

Answer: Option 2

Each of the following questions contains a small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read each paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it.

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Satisfaction with co-workers, promotion opportunities, the nature of work, and pay goes with high performance among those with strong growth needs. Among those with weak growth needs, no such relationship is present - and, infact, satisfaction with promotion opportunities goes with low performance

This passage best supports the statement that:

a

satisfaction is an inevitable organisational variable

b

job satisfaction and performance are directly and closely related.

c

relationship between job satisfaction and performance is moderated by growth need.

d

every organisation has few employees having weak growth need.

correct answer c

Answer: Option 3