Practice Question and answers set 1 - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Directions:

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

Q-1)   Statements:
All notebooks are pens.
No pen is a table Some tables are desks.
All desks are tanks.
Conclusion:
I. Some tanks are pens.
II. Some desks are notebooks.
III. Some tanks are tables.
IV. No tanks is a pen.

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(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

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Conclusion:

I. Not True

II. Not True

III. True

IV. Not True

I & II are Complementary pairs

As, I and IV conclusions complement to each other and III follows


Directions:

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

Q-2)   Statements:
Some phones are computers.
All computers are radios.
All radios are televisions.
Conclusion:
I. All televisions are computers.
II. Some radios are phones.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

syllogism-verbal-reasoning

Conclusion:

I. Not True

II. True


Directions:

Each question consists of three statements followed by three-four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Consider the statements to be true even if they are in variance with the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements using all the "three" statements together.

Q-3)   Statements:
Some post offices are villages.
No police station is a district.
All villages are police stations.
All districts are states.
Conclusion:
I. Some police stations are states.
II. No police station is a state.
III. Some police stations may be post offices.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

syllogism-verbal-reasoning

So, conclusions I, II and III are follows

So, conclusions either I or II is follow.


Directions:

Each question consists of three statements followed by three-four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Consider the statements to be true even if they are in variance with the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements using all the "three" statements together.

Q-4)   Statements:
Some plovers are puffins.
No parrot is a rail.
All puffins are parrots.
All rails are scoters.
Conclusion:
I. Some parrots are scoters.
II. No parrot is a scoter.
III. Some parrots may be plovers.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

syllogism-verbal-reasoning

So, conclusions I, II and III are follows

So, conclusions either I or II is follow.


Directions:

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

Q-5)   Statements:
All belts are rollers.
Some rollers are wheels.
All wheels are mats.
Some mats are cars.
Conclusion:
I. Some mats are rollers.
II. Some mats are belts.
III. Some cars are rollers.
IV. Some rollers are belts.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

syllogism-verbal-reasoning

Conclusion:

I. True

II. Not True

III. Not True

IV. True


Directions:

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

Q-6)   Statements:
All rockets are poles.
Some poles are trams.
Some trams are ropes.
All ropes are tents.
Conclusion: I. Some tents are trams.
II. Some ropes are rockets.
III. Some trams are rockets.
IV. Some poles are rockets

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

syllogism-verbal-reasoning

Conclusion:

I. True

II. Not True

III. Not True

IV. True


Directions:

Each question consists of three statements followed by three-four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Consider the statements to be true even if they are in variance with the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements using all the "three" statements together.

Q-7)   Statements:
No shirt is tie.
Some ties are trousers.
Some shirts are not trousers.
Conclusion:
I. Some trousers are not shirts.
II. No shirt is trouser.
III. Some ties are not trousers.
IV. All trousers are shirts.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

syllogism-verbal-reasoning

So, conclusions I, II and III are follows

So, conclusions I is follow.


Directions:

Each question consists of three statements followed by three-four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Consider the statements to be true even if they are in variance with the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements using all the "three" statements together.

Q-8)   Statements:
All cars are buses.
Some buses are cycles.
All cycles are cars.
Conclusion:
I. All buses are cars.
II. Some buses are cars.
III. All cycles are buses.
IV. All buses are cycles.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

syllogism-verbal-reasoning

So, conclusions I, II and III are follows

So, conclusions II and III are follows.


Directions:

Each question consists of three statements followed by three-four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Consider the statements to be true even if they are in variance with the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements using all the "three" statements together.

Q-9)   Statements:
Some colleges are schools.
No school is kinder garden.
Some schools are universities.
Conclusion:
I. No university is kinder garden.
II. No college is university.
III. Some schools are kinder gardens.
IV. All universities are schools

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

syllogism-verbal-reasoning

So, conclusions I, II and III are follows

No any conclusions are follows.


Directions:

Each question consists of three statements followed by three-four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Consider the statements to be true even if they are in variance with the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements using all the "three" statements together.

Q-10)   Statements:
All houses are homes.
Some homes are apartments.
All apartments are lodges.
Conclusion:
I. Some lodges are apartments.
II. Some lodges are homes.
III. Some apartments are houses.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

syllogism-verbal-reasoning

So, conclusions I, II and III are follows

So, conclusions I and II are follows.