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  • Question
  • Statements: All jungles are tigers. Some tigers are horses.

    Conclusions:

    1. Some horses are jungles.
    2. No horse is jungle.


  • 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
  • Either I or II follows 

    Explanation
    Since the middle term 'tigers' is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows. However, I and II involve only the extreme terms and form a complementary pair. So, either I or II follows.

  • More questions

    • 1. Statement: 'Guests should be provided lunch.' - A tells B.

      Assumptions:

      1. Unless told, lunch may not be provided.
      2. Guests will stay during lunch time.


    • Options
    • A. Only assumption I is implicit
    • B. Only assumption II is implicit
    • C. Either I or II is implicit
    • D. Neither I nor II is implicit
    • E. Both I and II are implicit
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

    • Options
    • A. dodge
    • B. flee
    • C. duck
    • D. avoid
    • Discuss
    • 3. Statement: Should agriculture in rural India be mechanized?

      Arguments:

      1. Yes. It would lead to higher production.
      2. No. Many villagers would be left unemployed.


    • Options
    • A. Only argument I is strong
    • B. Only argument II is strong
    • C. Either I or II is strong
    • D. Neither I nor II is strong
    • E. Both I and II are strong
    • Discuss
    • 4. 28 25 5 21 18 5 14

    • Options
    • A. 11 5
    • B. 10 7
    • C. 11 8
    • D. 5 10
    • E. 10 5
    • Discuss
    • 5. Look at this series: (1/9), (1/3), 1, ____ , 9, ... What number should fill the blank?

    • Options
    • A. (2/3)
    • B. 3
    • C. 6
    • D. 27
    • Discuss
    • 6. Statements: The serious accident in which a person was run down by a car yesterday had again focused attention on the most unsatisfactory state of roads.

      Conclusions:

      1. The accident that occurred was fatal.
      2. Several accidents have so far taken place because of unsatisfactory state of roads.


    • 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. Statement: Should there be reservation in Government jobs for candidates from single child family?

      Arguments:

      1. No. This is not advisable as the jobs should be offered to only deserving candidates without any reservation for a particular group.
      2. Yes. This will help reduce the growing population in India as the parents will be encouraged to adopt single child norm.


    • Options
    • A. Only argument I is strong
    • B. Only argument II is strong
    • C. Either I or II is strong
    • D. Neither I nor II is strong
    • E. Both I and II are strong
    • Discuss
    • 8. Statement: Whenever you have any doubt on this subject, you may refer to the book by Enn and Enn.

      Assumptions:

      1. The book by Enn and Enn is available.
      2. There is no other book on this subject.


    • Options
    • A. Only assumption I is implicit
    • B. Only assumption II is implicit
    • C. Either I or II is implicit
    • D. Neither I nor II is implicit
    • E. Both I and II are implicit
    • Discuss
    • 9. Statements: All pencils are birds. All birds are skies. All skies are hills.

      Conclusions:

      1. All pencils are hills.
      2. All hills are birds
      3. All skies are pencils.
      4. All birds are hills.


    • Options
    • A. Only I and II follow
    • B. Only I and III follow
    • C. Only III and IV follow
    • D. All follow
    • E. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Statement: In one of the worst accidents in railway level crossing, fifty people died when a bus carrying them collided on to a running train.

      Courses of Action:

      1. The train driver should immediately be suspended.
      2. The driver of the bus should be tried in court for negligence on his part.
      3. The railway authority should be asked to man all its level crossings.


    • Options
    • A. None follows
    • B. Only I and II follow
    • C. Only III follows
    • D. Only II and III follow
    • E. None of these
    • Discuss


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