Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q. 1 - 5): In each question below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III, You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

1.Statements:  

No home is an office

All offices are houses

Some houses are huts

Conclusions:  

I.All homes being huts is a possibility 

II.Some offices are huts

III.At least some huts are houses

1) Only I and III follow

2) Only III follows 

3) All I, II and III follow

4) Only II follows

5) None of these

2.Statements: 

No radio is a magazine

No television is a magazine

Some televisions are newspapers 

Conclusions:  

I.No radio is a television

II.Some newspapers are not magazines

III. All newspapers are definitely not televisions

1) Only II and III follow

2) Only I and II follow 

3) Only II follow

4) All, II and III follow

5) None of these

3.Statements: 

All chairs are tables  

No table is a bed

Some doors are beds

Conclusions: 

I.Some doors are definitely not tables 

II.  All beds are not tables

III. No chair is a bed

1) Only II and III follow

2) Only I and II follow

3) Only II follows 

4) All, I, II and III follow

5) None of these

4. Statements:                   

Some clothes are watches

All watches are shoes

No shoe is a slipper

Conclusions:                  

I.  Some slippers are not clothes

II. All shoes being clothes is a possibility

III.At least some slippers are shoes

1) Only I follows

2) Only I and II follow

3) Only II and III follow

4) All follow

5) None of these

5.Statements: 

Some minutes are hours

No hour is a second

Some periods are seconds

Conclusions: 

I.All periods are definitely not hours

II.Some minutes are not seconds

III.Some seconds are not hours

1) Only I and III follow

2) Only II follows

3) Only II and III follow

4) Only I and II follow

5) None of these

Directions (Q. 6-10): In the given questions, assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the given four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

6.Statements: D≤A<C, N≥B=E, N=F>D

Conclusions:

I.F ≥E

II.C <D

III.N ≥A

IV. B ≤F

1) Only I is true

2) Only III is true 

3) Only II and IV follow

4) Only I and IV are true

5) None of these

7.Statements:B >E≥L,N=G≥B,M≤P<L

Conclusions: 

I.G ≥L

II.E >P

III.B>M

IV. M <N

1) Only I, II and III are true

2) Only II, III and IV are true 

3) Only III and IV are true

4) Only I is true

5) None of these

8.Statements:H <A≤V<L,M=H,J>K≥M

Conclusions: 

I.L > M

II.A ≤ K

III.J > V

IV. K < L

1) Only II and III are true

2) Only I and II are true

3) Only III and IV are true

4) Only I, II and IV are true 

5) None of these

9.Statements:E ≤N≥T≤R,P≥Q=R

Conclusions:

I.P ≥ T

II.Q ≤ N

III.R ≥ E

IV. N ≤ P

1) Only I is true

2) Only II and III are true 

3) Only II and IV are true 

4) Only I and IV are true

5) None of these

10.Statements: R > S = T ≤ U, P = K > M ≥ U

Conclusions:

I.R > K

II. M ≥ T

III.P > U

IV.S ≤ M

1) Only II and IV are true

2) Only II , III and IV are true 

3) Only I and III are true 

4) All  are true

5) None of these


Answers 
1.  1
2.  3
3.  4
4.  5
5.  3
6.  4
7.  2
8.  5
9.  1
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