Question-1 The question below contains three statements, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III & IV. 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
Statements:
Some bags are purses
All purses are containers.
All containers are suitcases
Conclusions:
I. Some suitcases are bags
II. All purses are bags
III. All purses are suitcases
IV Some containers are purses
A) Only I and III follow
B) Only II and III follow
C) Only I, II and III follow
D) Only I, III and IV follow
E) Only II, III and IV follow
Explanation
D (Only I,III,IV follow)
Question-2 The question below contains three statements, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III & IV 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.
Statements:
Some dogs are rats
All rats are trees
Some trees are not dogs.
Conclusions:
I. Some trees are dogs
II. All dogs are trees
III. All rats are dogs
IV. No tree is dog
A Only I follow
B All follow
C None follow
D Only III follow
E Only II follow
Explanation
A (Only I follow)
Some dogs are rats. All rats are trees.
Since one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that ‘Some dogs are trees’. ‘I’ is the converse of this conclusion and so it holds.
All rats are trees. Some trees are not dogs.
Since the middle term ‘trees’ is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows.
Question-3 The question below contains three statements, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, III & IV. 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.
Statements:
All snakes are trees
Some trees are roads.
All roads are mountains.
Conclusions:
I. Some mountains are snakes
II. Some roads are snakes
III. Some mountains are trees
A Only III follow
B Only II follow
C Only I follow
D Both I and II follow
E None follow
Explanation
A (Only III follows)
All snakes are trees. Some trees are roads.
Since the middle term is not distributed even once in the premises, so no definite conclusion follows.
Some trees are roads. All roads are mountains.
Since one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that ‘Some trees are mountains’. III is the converse of this conclusion and so it holds.
All snakes are trees. Some trees are mountains.
Since the middle term is not distributed even once in the premises, so no definite conclusion follows.
Question-4 The question below is followed by two statements marked I and II. Mark as your answer
A) If Statement-l alone is sufficient.
B) If Statement-ll alone is sufficient.
C) If both Statements I and II together are required to answer the question.
D) If neither Statement I nor II is sufficient and additional data are required.
E) If either Statement I or Statement II alone sufficient to answer
Who is older-Shyamal or Arup?
I. Arup’s father married before Shyamal was born.
II. Shyamal’s mother married earlier then Arup’s father.
A – C
B – B
C – A
D – D
E – E
Explanation
D(D) If neither statement I nor II is sufficient to solve.
No definite relation can be established.
Question-5 The question below is followed by two statements marked I and II. Mark as your answer
A) If Statement-l alone is sufficient
B) If Statement-ll alone is sufficient.
C) If both Statements I and II together are required to answer the question.
D) If neither Statement I nor II is sufficient and additional data are required.
E) If either Statement I or Statement II alone sufficient to answer
Does Barun weigh more than 70 kgs?
I. If Barun losses 10 kgs. he will be less than 80 kgs.
II. If Barun losses 20 kgs. he will be less than 70 kgs.
A – C
B – B
C – A
D – D
E – E
Explanation
C(A)
Possibly incorrect answer.
