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- Question
Statements: Some pastries are toffees. All toffees are chocolates.
Conclusions:
- Some chocolates are toffees.
- Some toffees are not pastries.
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
- Only conclusion I follows
ExplanationSince one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular and should not contain the middle term. Thus, it follows that 'Some pastries are chocolates', I is the converse of the second premise and so it holds. Since both the premises are affirmative, the conclusion cannot be negative. Thus, II does not follow. - 1. Statement: Orissa and Andhra Pradesh have agreed in principle to set up a joint control board for better control, management and productivity of several inter-state multipurpose projects.
Courses of Action:
- Other neighbouring states should set up such control boards.
- The proposed control board should not be allowed to function as such joint boards are always ineffective.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 2. 32 29 26 23 20 17 14
Options- A. 11 8
- B. 12 8
- C. 11 7
- D. 32 29
- E. 10 9 Discuss
- 3. Look at this series: 70, 71, 76, __, 81, 86, 70, 91, ... What number should fill the blank?
Options- A. 70
- B. 71
- C. 80
- D. 96 Discuss
- 4. Statements:
- The employees of the biggest bank in the country have given an indefinite strike call starting from third of the next month.
- The employees of the Central Government have withdrawn their week long demonstrations.
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.
If the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?Fact 1: Pictures can tell a story. Fact 2: All storybooks have pictures. Fact 3: Some storybooks have words. I: Pictures can tell a story better than words can. II: The stories in storybooks are very simple. III: Some storybooks have both words and pictures.
Options- A. I only
- B. II only
- C. III only
- D. None of the statements is a known fact. Discuss
- 6. Statements: All poles are guns. Some boats are not poles.
Conclusions:
- All guns are boats.
- Some boats are not guns.
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 bags are cakes. All lamps are cakes.
Conclusions:
- Some lamps are bags.
- 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
- 8. Statement: Should a total ban be put on trapping wild animals?
Arguments:
- Yes. Trappers are making a lot of money;
- No. Bans on hunting and trapping are not effective.
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
- 9. Statements: The distance of 900 km by road between Bombay and Jafra will be reduced to 280 km by sea. This will lead to a saving of Rs. 7.92 crores per annum on fuel.
Conclusions:
- Transportation by sea is cheaper than that by road.
- Fuel must be saved to the greatest extent
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. Statement: In Bombay, railway trains are indispensable for people in the suburbs to reach their places of work on time.
Assumptions:
- Railway trains are the only mode of transport available in the suburbs of Bombay.
- Only railway trains run punctually.
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
More questions
Correct Answer: Only I follows
Explanation:
The effectiveness of such Control Boards is established by the fact that Orissa and A.P. have agreed to it for better control of its multipurpose projects. So, only course I follows.
Correct Answer: 11 8
Explanation:
In this simple subtraction series, the numbers decrease by 3.
Correct Answer: 70
Explanation:
In this series, 5 is added to the previous number; the number 70 is inserted as every third number.
Correct Answer: Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Explanation:
The employees of a bank going on strike and the government employees calling off their protest seem to be two independent events that might have been triggered by individual causes.
Correct Answer: III only
Explanation:
Statements I and II are not supported by the facts. Statement III is true because if all story-books have pictures and only some have words, then some storybooks have both words and pictures.
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
Clearly, the term 'guns' is distributed in both the conclusions without being distributed in any of the premises. So, neither conclusion follows.
Correct Answer: Either I or II follows
Explanation:
Since the middle term 'cakes' 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.
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II is strong
Explanation:
Clearly, ban is necessary to protect our natural environment. So, none of the arguments is strong enough.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
According to the statement, sea transport is cheaper than road transport in the case of route from Bombay to Jafra, not in all the cases. So, conclusion I does not follow. The statement stresses on the saving of fuel. So, conclusion II follows.
Correct Answer: Only assumption II is implicit
Explanation:
That the railway trains are indispensable for people to reach the place on time does not mean that there are no other means of transport but shows that trains alone run on time. So, I is not implicit and only II is implicit.
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