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  • Question
  • Some tapes are discs. Some discs are cassettes. Some cassettes are songs Conclusions: 1. Some songs are discs 2. Some cassettes are tapes 3. Some songs are tapes 4. No song is a disc


  • Options
  • A. Only either 1 or 4 follows
  • B. Only either 2 or 4 follows
  • C. Only 3 and 4 follow
  • D. Only 3 and either 2 or 4 follows

  • Correct Answer
  • Only either 1 or 4 follows 

    Explanation

    Since each combiantion of premise contain 2 particular premises, no definite conclusion can be drawn. However, 1 and 4 involve the extreme terms of 2nd and 3rd premises and form a complementary pair. Thus either 1 or 4 follows.


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    • 1. Some hills are rivers. Some rivers are desrets. All desrets are roads. Conclusions: 1. Some roads are rivers 2. Some roads are hills 3. Some deserts are hills

    • Options
    • A. None follows
    • B. Only 1 follows
    • C. Only 1 and 2 follows
    • D. All follow
    • Discuss
    • 2. Some mountains are hillocks. Some mountains are rivers. Some mountains are valleys. Conclusions: 1. All mountains are either hillocks or rivers or valleys 2. No valley is river 3. Some river are valleys

    • Options
    • A. None follows
    • B. Only 1 follows
    • C. Only 2 and 3 follow
    • D. Only 3 follows
    • Discuss
    • 3. Some blades are hammers. Some hammers are knives. Some knives are axes. Conclusions: 1. Some axes are hammers 2. Some knives are blades 3. Some axes are blades

    • Options
    • A. None follows
    • B. Only 1 follows
    • C. Only 2 follows
    • D. Only 3 follows
    • Discuss
    • 4. All snakes are trees. Some trees are roads. All roads are mountains. Conclusions: 1. Some mountains are snakes 2. Some roads are snakes 3. Some mountains are trees

    • Options
    • A. Only 1 follows
    • B. Only 2 follows
    • C. Only 3 follows
    • D. Both 1 and 2 follow
    • Discuss
    • 5. Some boys are men. No man is black Conclusions: 1. Some boys are not black 2. Some men are boys

    • Options
    • A. Only 1 follows
    • B. Only 2 follows
    • C. Either 1 or 2 follows
    • D. Neither 1 nor 2 follows
    • Discuss
    • 6. Some blankets are beds. Some pillows are blankets. All beds are pillows Conclusions: 1. Some blankets are pillows 2. Some pillows are beds 3. Some beds are blankets

    • Options
    • A. Only either 1 or 2 follows
    • B. Only 1 and either 2 or 3 follows
    • C. Only 3 and either 1 or 2 follows
    • D. All 1 ,2 and 3 follow
    • Discuss
    • 7. Find which of the two conclusions I and II given below is/are definitely true from the the given statements. Statements: I > W > T > N, I = F = G = C Conclusions: I. W > I II. C > N

    • Options
    • A. Only Conclusion I is true
    • B. Only Conclusion II is true
    • C. Both conclusions I & II are true
    • D. Neither conclusion I nor II is true
    • Discuss
    • 8. Question : In a cricket team, the average age of eleven players in 28 years. What is the age of the captain? Statements : a. The captain is eleven years older than the youngest player. b. The average age of 10 players, other than the captain is 27.3 years. c. Leaving aside the captain and the youngest player, the average ages of three groups of three players each are 25 years, 28 years and 30 years respectively.

    • Options
    • A. All a,b and c follows
    • B. Only a and c follows
    • C. Either b alone or a & b follows
    • D. None
    • Discuss
    • 9. Statements : All kids are God. No God is a Human. Some Human are Son. All Son are Men. Conclusions : (a) Some Son are not God. (b) Some Men are Human.

    • Options
    • A. Only A follows
    • B. Only B follows
    • C. Both (A) and (B) follows
    • D. Neither (A) nor (B) follows
    • Discuss
    • 10. Study the question and all the three statements given and decide whether any information provided in the statements are redundand and can be dispensed with while answering the questions. Question : What is the rate of interest per year ? Statements : 1. The amount invested is Rs. 6000. 2. The amount becomes Rs. 6741.60 in 2 years at compound interest. 3. The difference between compound interest and simple interest in 2 years is Rs. 21.60.

    • Options
    • A. Only 3
    • B. Both 2 & 3
    • C. Any two of (1, 2 & 3)
    • D. None
    • Discuss


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