Practice Question and answers set 3 - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Directions:
Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.
Q-1) A. All good peoples are knights. All warriors are good peoplE. All knights are warriors
B. No footballers are ministers. All footballers are tough. Some ministers are players
C. All pizzas are snacks. Some meals are pizzas. Some meals are snacks.
D. Some barkers are musk-dear. All barkers are sloth bears. Some sloth bears are musk deer
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(b)
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Directions:
Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.
Q-2) A. No sun is not white; all moon is sun; all moon is white
B. All windows are open; No open space is allocated; all window is closed space
C. Some As can sleep late; some Bs wake up early; some As wake up early.
D. No German can fire; all Americans bombard; both Germans and Americans can fight.
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(b)
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Directions:
Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.
Q-3) A. MD is an actor.Some actors are pretty. MD is pretty
B. Some man are cops. All cops are brave. Some brave people are cops.
C. All cops are brave. Some men are cops. Some men are brave.
D. All actors are pretty. MD is not an actor. MD is not pretty.
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(b)
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Directions:
Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.
Q-4) A. Dinosaurs are pre-historic creatures Water buffaloes are not dinosaures Water buffaloes are not pre historic creatures
B. All politicians are frank. No frank people are crocodiles. No crocodiles are politicians
C. No diamond is quartz. No opal is quartz. Diamonds are opals.
D. All monkeys like bananas. Some GI joes like bananas. Some GI joes are monkeys.
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(b)
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Directions:
Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.
Q-5) A. All earthquakes cause havoc. Some landslides cause havoc. Some earthquakes cause landslides
B. All glass things are transparent. Some curios are glass things. Some curios are transparent.
C. All clay objects are brittle. All XY are clay objects. Some XY are brittle
D. No criminal is a patriot. Ram is not a patriot. Ram is a criminal
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(b)
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Q-6) Examine the following statements :
1. All animals are carnivorous.
2. Some animals are not carnivorous.
3. Animals are not carnivorous.
4. Some animals are carnivorous.
Codes :
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Statements 1 and 3 contradict each-other, hence both statements cannot be true together. But there is a situation where in both statements are false that is if some of the animals are carnivorous and some are not.
Q-7) Examine the following statements :
1. Some dogs are rats.
2. All rats are trees.
3. Some trees are not dogs.
Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
According to given information
Hence, only (b) follows.
Q-8) Consider the following argument : "In order to be a teacher one must graduate from college. All poets are poor. Some Mathematicians are poets. No college graduate is poor." Which one of the following is not a valid conclusion regarding the above argument?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
We can draw the following two diagrams from given arguments
From case II, the option (c) is not a valid conclusion.
Q-9) Examine the following statements :
1. Some books are copies.
2. All copies are green
3. Some green are yellow.
Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
All possible cases
Hence, only (c) follows.
Q-10) Examine the following statements :
1. All metros have ring roads.
2. Delhi has a metro.
3. Delhi has a population of more than 5 millions.
Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Only (b) follows.