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  • Statements: No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.

    Conclusions:

    1. Male athletes can play.
    2. Some athletes can play.


  • Options
  • A. Only conclusion I follows
  • B. Only conclusion II follows
  • C. Either I or II follows
  • D. Neither I nor II follows
  • E. Both I and II follow

  • Correct Answer
  • Neither I nor II follows 

    Explanation
    Since one premise is negative, the conclusion must be negative. So, neither conclusion follows.

    Read: Important Rules and Formulas for Logical Deduction.


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    • 1. Statements:

      1. There is increase in water level of all the water tanks supplying drinking water to the city during the last fortnight.
      2. Most of the trains were cancelled last week due to water-logging on the tracks.


    • Options
    • A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
    • B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
    • C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
    • D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
    • E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
    • Discuss
    • 2. Statements:

      1. Most of the steel producing companies in the country have made considerable profit during the last financial year.
      2. Many Asian countries have been importing huge quantities of steel from India.


    • Options
    • A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
    • B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
    • C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
    • D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
    • E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
    • Discuss
    • 3. Statements:

      1. The university authority has instructed all the colleges under its jurisdiction to ban use of all phones inside the college premises.
      2. Majority of the teachers of the colleges signed a joint petition to the university complaining the disturbances caused by cell phone ring-tones inside the classrooms.


    • Options
    • A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
    • B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
    • C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
    • D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
    • E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
    • Discuss
    • 4. Statements:

      1. Rural and semi-urban areas in the country have been suffering due to load shedding for quite some time.
      2. If the Government is not able to overcome the power crisis, load shedding will be extended even to the urban areas.


    • Options
    • A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
    • B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
    • C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
    • D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
    • E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
    • Discuss
    • 5. Statements:

      1. There has been a high increase in the incidents of atrocities against women in the city during the past few months.
      2. The police authority has been unable to nab the culprits who are committing crime against women.


    • Options
    • A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
    • B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
    • C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
    • D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
    • E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
    • Discuss
    • 6. Statements: All bags are cakes. All lamps are cakes.

      Conclusions:

      1. Some lamps are bags.
      2. No lamp is bag.


    • Options
    • A. Only conclusion I follows
    • B. Only conclusion II follows
    • C. Either I or II follows
    • D. Neither I nor II follows
    • E. Both I and II follow
    • Discuss
    • 7. Statements: All mangoes are golden in colour. No golden-coloured things are cheap.

      Conclusions:

      1. All mangoes are cheap.
      2. Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.


    • Options
    • A. Only conclusion I follows
    • B. Only conclusion II follows
    • C. Either I or II follows
    • D. Neither I nor II follows
    • E. Both I and II follow
    • Discuss
    • 8. Statements: Some kings are queens. All queens are beautiful.

      Conclusions:

      1. All kings are beautiful.
      2. All queens are kings.


    • Options
    • A. Only conclusion I follows
    • B. Only conclusion II follows
    • C. Either I or II follows
    • D. Neither I nor II follows
    • E. Both I and II follow
    • Discuss
    • 9. Statements: Some doctors are fools. Some fools are rich.

      Conclusions:

      1. Some doctors are rich
      2. Some rich are doctors.


    • Options
    • A. Only conclusion I follows
    • B. Only conclusion II follows
    • C. Either I or II follows
    • D. Neither I nor II follows
    • E. Both I and II follow
    • Discuss
    • 10. Statements: All roads are waters. Some waters are boats.

      Conclusions:

      1. Some boats are roads.
      2. All waters are boats.


    • Options
    • A. Only conclusion I follows
    • B. Only conclusion II follows
    • C. Either I or II follows
    • D. Neither I nor II follows
    • E. Both I and II follow
    • Discuss


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