Logic(Reasoning Aptitude ) Questions and Answers
The following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take tfie given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which ofthe given conclusions logically
follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements : Some parrots are crows.No crow is green.
Conclusions : I. No parrot is green.
II. No crow is white.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> if neither I nor II follows andSince one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular. So, neither I nor II follows.
The following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take tfie given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which ofthe given conclusions logically
follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements : All stones are diamonds.Some diamonds are pearls.
Conclusions : I. Some pearls are stones.
II. All diamonds are pearls.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> if neither I nor II follows andSince the middle term is not distributed even once in the premises, no conclusion follows.
The following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take tfie given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which ofthe given conclusions logically
follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements : Some boys are men.No man is black.
Conclusions : I. Some boys are not black.
II. Some men are boys.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> if only conclusion I follows;Since one premise is negative, the conclusion must be negative. So. II does not follow
and only I follows.
The following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take tfie given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which ofthe given conclusions logically
follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements : All dresses are shoes.No shoe is brown.
Conclusions : I. No dresses are brown.
II. Some shoes are dresses.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> if only conclusion I follows;Since one premise is negative, the conclusion must be negative. So. only conclusion I follows.
The following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take tfie given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which ofthe given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Some non-living beings are ghosts.
Conclusions : I. Some aeroplanes are ghosts.
II. Some aeroplanes are not ghosts.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> if neither I nor II follows andSince both the premises are particular, no conclusion follows.
The following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take tfie given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which ofthe given conclusions logically
follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements : Some vegetables are fruits.No fruit is black.
Conclusions :I. Some fruits are vegetables.
II. No fruit is black.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> if neither I nor II follows andSince one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular. So. II cannot follow
Since one premise is negative, the conclusion must be negative. So. I cannot follow.
The following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take tfie given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which ofthe given conclusions logically
follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements : Some pastries are toffees.All toffees are chocolates.
Conclusions : I. Some chocolates are toffees.
II. Some toffees are not pastries.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> if neither I nor II follows andNeither conclusion I nor II follows as both contain the middle term.
The following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take tfie given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which ofthe given conclusions logically
follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements : All roads are poles.No pole is house.
Conclusions I. Some roads are houses.
II. Some houses are poles.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> if neither I nor II follows andSince one premise is negative, the conclusion must be negative. So. neither conclusion
follows.
The following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take tfie given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which ofthe given conclusions logically
follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements : All tigers are ships.Some ships are cupboards.
Conclusions : I. Some tigers are cupboards.
II. Some cupboards are tigers.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> if neither I nor II follows andSince the middle term is not distributed even once in the premises, no conclusion follows.
The following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take tfie given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which ofthe given conclusions logically
follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements : Some chairs are stools.Table is a chair.
Conclusions : I. Some stools are chairs.
II. Table is not a stool.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> if neither I nor II follows andThe first premise is an I type proposition. So, the middle term 'chairs1 forming the
subject is not distributed.
The second premise is an A type proposition. So, the middle term 'chairs* forming
the predicate is not distributed.
Since the middle term is not distributed even once, no conclusion follows.