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Directions:(1-4) In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from 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:
All monkeys are parrots.
No parrot is crow.
Some crows are horses.
All horses are tigers.
Conclusions:
I) Some tigers are parrots
II) Some crows are monkeys
III) No tiger is parrot
IV) Some horses are parrots

None follows
Only II follows
Only III follows
Only I follows
Either I or III follows

Ans:5

2.Statements:

All books are tents.
Some tents are lakes.
All lakes are ponds
Conclusions:
I) Some ponds are books
II) Some ponds are tents
III) Some lakes are books

None follows
Only I follows
Only II follows
Only III follows
II and III follow

Ans:3

3.Statements:

All snakes are reptiles.
Some reptiles are turtles.
No turtle is a bird.
Conclusions:
I) All reptiles being birds is a possibility.
II) No snake is a turtle.

Either conclusion I or II is true
Neither conclusion I nor II is true
Both conclusions are true
Only conclusion I is true
Only conclusion II is true

Ans:2

4.Statements:

All dials are mirrors.
All mirrors are spoons.
Some spoons are decks.
Some decks are chairs.
Conclusions:
I) Some decks are mirrors.
II) Some spoons are dials.
III) Some decks are dials.
IV) Some chairs are spoons.

Only I follows
Only III follows
Only II follows
Only IV follows
None follows

Ans:3

Directions:(5-10) In each question below some statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows from the statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer

5.Statements:
All doors are floors.
Some floors are tiles.
All tiles are paints.
Some paints are stones.
Conclusions:
I. Some floors are paints.
II. Some doors are tiles.

If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusion I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusion I and II follow

Ans:1

6.Statements:

All bangles are rings.
All rings are bracelets.
Some bracelets are jewels.
Some jewels are stones.
Conclusion:
I.Some stones are bangles.
II.Some jewels are rings.

If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusion I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusion I and II follow

Ans:4

7.Statement:

Some trees are plants
All bushes are plants
Conclusions:
I.Atleast some trees are bushes
II.Some trees are definitely not bushes

If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusion I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusion I and II follow

Ans:3

8.Statements:

All bottles are glasses
No cup is a glass
Conclusions:
I.No bottle is a cup
II. Atleast some glasses are bottles

If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusion I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusion I and II follow

Ans:5

9.Statements:

Some tablets are capsules.
All capsules are syrups.
Some syrups are medicines.
All medicines are powders.
Conclusion:
I.Some syrups are powders.
II.Some syrups are tablets.