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  • Question
  • Statements: All branches are flowers. All flowers are leaves.

    Conclusions:

    1. All branches are leaves.
    2. All leaves are branches.
    3. All flowers are branches.
    4. Some leaves are branches.


  • Options
  • A. None follows
  • B. Only I and IV follow
  • C. Only II and III follow
  • D. All follow

  • Correct Answer
  • Only I and IV follow 

    Explanation
    Since both the premises are universal and affirmative, the conclusion must be universal affirmative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'All branches are leaves'. Thus, I follows. IV is the converse of this conclusion and so it also holds.

  • Logical Deduction problems


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    • 1. Statements: India's economy is depending mainly on forests.

      Conclusions:

      1. Trees should be preserved to improve Indian economy.
      2. India wants only maintenance of forests to improve economic conditions.


    • 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
    • 2. Statements: Company X has a record of manufacturing cameras of quality and the latest design so that you do not spoil even a single shot irrespective of the weather conditions.

      Conclusions:

      1. No other company except X is reputed in the camera industry.
      2. Anyone can take an acceptable shot with camera X.


    • 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
    • 3. Statements: I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

      Conclusions:

      1. Writer's knowledge is very poor.
      2. The world of knowledge is too vast to be explored by a single person.


    • 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
    • 4. Statements: The President of XYZ Party indicated that 25 independent Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) are seriously considering various options of joining some political party. But in any case all of them collectively will join one party only.

      Conclusions:

      1. The 25 independent MLAs will join XYZ party in a short period of time.
      2. The 25 independent MLAs will join some other political party in a short period of time.


    • 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
    • 5. Statements: The interview panel may select a candidate who neither possesses the desired qualifications nor the values and attributes.

      Conclusions:

      1. The inclusion of specialists on the interview panel does not guarantee that the selection will be proper.
      2. The interview test has certain limitations in the matter of selection of candidates.


    • 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
    • 6. Statements: Some bags are pockets. No pocket is a pouch.

      Conclusions:

      1. No bag is a pouch.
      2. Some bags are not pouches.
      3. Some pockets are bags.
      4. No pocket is a bag,


    • Options
    • A. None follows
    • B. Only I and III follow
    • C. Only II and III follow
    • D. Only either I or IV follows
    • E. All follow
    • Discuss
    • 7. Statements: All aeroplanes are trains. Some trains are chairs.

      Conclusions:

      1. Some aeroplanes are chairs.
      2. Some chairs are aeroplanes.
      3. Some chairs are trains.
      4. Some trains are aeroplanes.


    • Options
    • A. None follows
    • B. Only I and II follow
    • C. Only II and III follow
    • D. Only III and IV follow
    • Discuss
    • 8. Statements: All politicians are honest. All honest are fair.

      Conclusions:

      1. Some honest are politicians.
      2. No honest is politician.
      3. Some fair are politicians.
      4. All fair are politicians.


    • Options
    • A. None follows.
    • B. Only I follows.
    • C. Only I and II follow.
    • D. Only I and III follow
    • Discuss
    • 9. Statements: Some clothes are marbles. Some marbles are bags.

      Conclusions:

      1. No cloth is a bag.
      2. All marbles are bags.
      3. Some bags are clothes.
      4. No marble is a cloth.


    • Options
    • A. Only either I or IV follows
    • B. Only either I or II follows
    • C. None follows
    • D. Only either I or III follows
    • Discuss
    • 10. Statements: Some tables are TVs. Some TVs are radios.

      Conclusions:

      1. Some tables are radios.
      2. Some radios are tables.
      3. All radios are TVs.
      4. All TVs are tables.


    • Options
    • A. None follows
    • B. All follow
    • C. Only I and III follow
    • D. Only II and IV follow
    • Discuss


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