Verbal Reasoning Questions and Answers

Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

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I. There was huge rush of people to the temple last Sunday the 15th of the month.
II. The temple authority had decided to close down the temple for repairs from 17th of the month.

a

If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.

b

If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.

c

If both the statements I and II are independent causes.

d

If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.

correct answer b

Since, the temple authority had decided to close down the temple for repairs from 17th of the month, hence, there was a huge rush of people to the temple on last Sunday, 15th of the month.

Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

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I. A huge truck overturned on the middle of the road last night.
II. The police had cordoned off the entire area in the locality last morning for half of the day.

a

If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.

b

If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.

c

If both the statements I and II are independent causes.

d

If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.

correct answer a

Since, a huge truck overturned on the middle of the road last night, so, the police had cordoned off the the entire area in the locality last morning for half of the day.

Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

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I. Importance of Yoga and exercise is being realized by all sections of the society.
II. There is an increasing awareness about health in the society particularly among middle aged of people.

a

If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.

b

If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.

c

If both the satements I and II are independent causes.

d

If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.

correct answer b

As, the awareness about health in the society is increasing particularly among middle-aged group of people so the importance of Yoga and exercise is being realized by all sections of the society.

Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

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I. It is the aim of the city's civic authority to get the air pollution reduced by 20% in the next two month.
II. The number of asthma cases in the city is constantly increasing.

a

If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.

b

If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.

c

If both the statements I and II are independent causes.

d

If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.

correct answer b

The increase in number of asthma cases must have alerted the authorities to take action to control air pollution that triggers the diseases.

Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

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I. The Reserve bank of India has recently put restrictions on few small banks in the country.
II. The small banks in the private and co-operative sector in India are not in a position to withstand the competitions of the bigger in the public sector.

a

If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.

b

If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.

c

If both the statements I and II are independent causes

d

If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

correct answer b

The inability of the small banks to compete with the bigger ones shall not ensure security and good services to the customers, which is an essential concomitant that has to be looked into by the Reserve Bank.

Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

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Statements :
Some Poets are poems. No poem is song.

Conclusions :
I. Some Poems are not songs.
II. Some songs are poems.

a

Either I or II follows

b

Only Conclusion II follows

c

Neither I nor II follows

d

Both I and II follows

correct answer d

Option D

Solution: From the following Statement we have these diagram:
Syllogisms mcq Solutions1

From above diagram, we can have a conclusion that none of the two given conclusions follows.

Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

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Statement:
All the harmoniums are instruments. All instruments are flutes.

Conclusion :
I. All the flutes are instruments.
II. All the harmoniums are flutes.

a

Either I or II follows

b

Only conclusion II follows

c

Neither I nor II follows

d

Both I and II follows

correct answer b

From the following Statement we have these diagram:

Syllogisms mcq Solutions2

Only II conclusion follows.

In the following questions, there are two statements for every question, they might help in finding the answer. Choose the best case from the following:

A. Statement (1) or (2) ALONE is sufficient, but not both.

B. BOTH statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question asked, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked.

C. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked.

D. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question asked, and additional data specific to the problem are needed.

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What is the value of X, if X and Y are two distinct integers and their product is 30?

Statement 1: X is an odd integer.

Statement 2: X > Y

a

A

b

B

c

C