Directions: In each of the following questions, a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. 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.Statement : Morning walks are good for health Conclusions: I. All healthy people go for morning walks II.Evening walks are harmful. 2.Statement : Good voice is a natural gift but one has to keep practising to improve and excel well in the field of music Conclusions: I.Natural gifts need nurturing and care II.Even though your voice is not good, one can keep practising 3.Statement : The use of non-conventional sources of energy will eliminate the energy crisis in the world Conclusions: I.Modern technology is gradually replacing the conventional sources of energy II.The excessive exploitation of environment has led to depletion of conventional sources of energy 4.Statement : Any student who does not behave properly while in the school brings bad name to himself and also for the school Conclusions: I.Such student should be removed from the school II.Stricter discipline does not improve behaviour of the students. 5.Statement : Smoking is one of those human weaknesses which tend to test the will power of the smoker to the edge Conclusions: I. It is very dificult for the smokers to give up smoking even if they want to do so II.Human beings have other weaknesses as well Directions(questions 6 to 10): In each of the following questions, a statement /group of statements is given followed by some conclusions. Choose the conclusion which logically follows from the given statements. 6.Statements: 1.All students in my class are bright 2.Manish is not bright Conclusions: a)some students are not bright b)manish must work hard c)nonbright ones are students d)manish is not a student of my class 7.Statement : Three fourth of the students of standard VII consisting of 48 boys and 12 girls know swimming Conclusions: a)girls are poor swimmers b)swimming is compulsory in this school c)one fourth of the boys do not know swimming d)the percentage of boys who know swimming is more than that of girls e)none of these 8. Statement : Most of the politicians are liars. Harish tells lies Conclusions: a)Harish is a politician b)Those who do not tell lies are not politicians c)Some politicians do not tell lies. d)you can only benifit by telling lies. 9.Statement : Ability is poor mans wealth Conclusions: a)A poor man is always able b)A poor man has the ability to earn wealth c)A walthy man is always able d)A poor man can earn wealth if he has ability 10.Statements: 1.only students can participate in the race 2.some participants in the race are females 3.All female participants in the race are invited for coaching Conclusions: a)All participants in the race are invited for coaching b)All participants in the race are males c)All students are invited for coaching d)All participants in the race are students Directions(questions 11 to 15):In the following questions there are given some statements followed by conclusions that can be drawn from them.Choose the conclusion which appeals to you to be the most correct. 11.The Taj is in Agra.Agra is in India.Therefore,Taj is in India A)true b)probably false c)false d)cant say 12.The presence of calcium in milk makes it white.Rice,too, is white. Therefore , rice also contains calcium a)false b)probably true c)true d)cant say 13.Hydrogen is lighter than oxygen.Hydrogen is lighter than helium.Therefore oxygen is the heaviest of the three gases a)false b)probably false c)true d)cant say 14.people who are bald are generally of the intellectual type.Arun is bald.Therefore arun is an intellectual a)true b)probably true c)false d)cant say 15.Jatin,Kamal, and Navin are three mountaineers.Jatin is kamals brother.kamal is navins brother.navin is not jatins brother.therefore,navin is jatins sister a)true b)probably false c)false d)cant say Diretions(questions 16 to 25):In each question below are given two statemnts 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 conclusions 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 16. Statements : All planets are moons All moons are stars Conclusions : I.All moons are planets II.All planets are stars 17. Statements : All men are dogs All dogs are cats Conclusions : I.All men are cats II.All cats are men 18. Statements : All bags are cakes All lamps are cakes Conclusions : I.Some lamp are bags II.No lamp is bag 19. Statements : Some players are singers all singers are tall Conclusions : I.Some players are tall II.All players are tall 20. Statements : All locks are keys. No key is a spoon Conclusions : I. No lock is a spoon II.No spoon is a lock 21. Statements : All plants are trees No tree is green Conclusions : I.Some plants are green II.Those plants which are not trees are green 22. Statements :No magazine is cap All caps are cameras Conclusions :I.No camera is magazine II.Some caps are magazines 23. Statements : Some books are toys No toy is red Conclusions : I.Some books are red II.some books are not red 24. Statements : No man is a donkey Rahul is a man Conclusions : I.Rahul is not a donkey II.All men are not Rahul 25. Statements :All poles are guns Some boats are not poles Conclusiosn : I.All guns are boats II.Some boats are not guns. Directions for questions 26-28: Each of these questions has a main statement followed by four statements labelled A,B ,C amd D.Choose the ordered pair of statements,where the first statement implies the second and the two statements are logically with the main statement 26. There is a possibility of war, unless the 'kashmir issue' is resolved A. The 'kashmir issue' is resolved B. There is no possibility of war C. There is a possibility of war D. The kashmir issue is not resolved a) BC b)CA c)BA d)DB 27. If we have faith in God, then we'll be healthy and wealthy. A. We are healthy and wealthy B. Wr are healthy but not wealthy C. We do not have faith in God D. WE have faith in God a)AD and CB c)DB and CA c)DA and BC d)none 28. I'll be stationed at the USA or the UK,only if i get this job. A. I got this job B. i did not get this job C. iam stationed at the UK or the USA D. iam stationed at neither the USA nor the UK a)AC and DB b)BD and CA c)BD and AC d)none Directions for questions 29-31: Each of these questions contains 6 statements followed by four sets of combination of three statements.Choose the set in which the statements are logically related. 29. A.Switch is not off B.All switch are lights C.Switch is not on D. All lights are on E.Off is not on F.Some switches are on. a) EAC b)DBC c)FDB d)DEF 30. A.All insects are ants B.Aunts are relatives C.Any relative is insect D.Many flies are insects E.Some relatives are flies F. A few ants are flies a)CDE b)BCD c)FEB d)DAC 31. A.Every sun is a planet B.No planet is a star C.Andromeda is sun D.Many suns are stars E.Most of the stars are andromeda F.All planets are not sun a) ADB b)CDE c)BDF d)ECF Directions for questions 32 - 34: Each questions given below is a statement followed by four different statements. Choose the one which is the correct negation of he given statement 32. It will rain only if we offer a sacrifice to god a) It rained means we offered a sacrifice to god b) We did not offer a sacrifice to god means it will not rain c) It rained even when no sacrifice was offered to god d) We offered a sacrifice to god although it will not rain 33. I will not get good marks unless i revise regularly a)I did not get good marks because i had not revised regularly b)I got good marks means i revised regularly c)I did not revise regularly means i will not get good marks d)I did not reviese regarly but still i got good marks 34.If i pass the exam, then i will have to face the interview and the group discussion a)I passed the exam means i will have to face the interview and the group discussion b)I did not face the intervies or did not face the group discussion,although i passed the exam c)I did not pass the exam,still i faced the interview and the group discussion d)None of these Directions for questions 35 - 37: Each question consists of six statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order.Choose the option that indicates a valid argument,that is when the thir statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements. 35. A.All hospitals do not have statements B.No patient is ill C.Most ill are in hospitals D.All sick are not ill E.Some ill are not in hospitals F.All sick are in hospitals a)CDF b)BEA c)BCA d)DEF 36. A. All A are B B.Some E are F C.No F is B D.All B are not E E.Some A are F F.Many B are F a)BCD b)CED c)DFB d)AEF 37 A.B is poorer than C,who is richer than F B.D is richer than E C.E is poorer than A and F D.A is richer than C E.B is poorer than A F.Fis poorer than D a)ACD b)AFB c)BFC d)DAE Directions for questions 38 - 40:In each of the following questions , a statement is followed by four different statements. Read the statements carefully and choose the one which logically negates the main statement 38. If Arun is at home, then he will not call you a)Arun is not at home and he called you b)Arun is at home and he did not call you c)Arun is at home and he called you d)Arun is not at home and he did not call you 39.Either they win the match or they will lose their places in the team a)They won the match and they did notlose their places in the team also b)They did not win the match and they did not lose thier places in the team c)They did not win the match and they lost their plaes in the team d)They won the match and they lost their places in the team 40.Unless he travels at high speed , he will not be able to reach on time a)He travelled at high sped and he reached on time b)He did not travel at high speed and he did not reach on time c)He did not travel at high speed and he reached on time d)He travelled at high speed and he did not reach on time.
Statements and Conclusions(reasoning)
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