Logical 10 - Statements and Conclusions

Instructions:

In each of the questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements as 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 follow(s) from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answers 

(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

(e) if both follow

Practice Questions:

Question 1:

Statements: 

(A) All cats are dogs.

(B) All dogs are brown.

Conclusions:

I. All cats are brown.

II. All brown are dogs.

Only conclusion I follows.

Question 2:

Statements: 

(A) Some apples are fruit.

(B) Some fruits are sour.

Conclusions: 

I. Some apples are sour.

II. Some sours are fruit.

Either I or II follows.

Question 3:

Statements:

(A) Some cats are white.

(B) Milk is white.

Conclusions: 

I. Some cat is milk.

II. Some white is milk.

Neither I nor II follows

Question 4:

Statements: 

(A) Sehwag is a good batsman.

(B) Batsmen are physically powerful.

Conclusions: 

I. All physically powerful are Batsmen.

II.Sehwag is physically powerful.

Only conclusion II follows.

Question 5:

Statements: 

(A) All resorts have scenery.

(B) Mahabaleshwar is a resort.

Conclusions: 

I. Mahabaleshwar has scenery.

II.Places other than resorts don’t have scenery.

Only conclusion I follows.

Time to Think:

Statements: 

(A) Architects marry only fair girls.

(B) Bimla is very fair.

Conclusions: 

I. Bimla was married to an Architect.

II. Bimla was not married to an Architect.