Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and decide which conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the given statements. Statements: No horses are mirrors. Some lizards are horses. Conclusions: (I) Some horses are not lizards. (II) Some lizards are not mirrors.
Only conclusion (II) follows.
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Only conclusion (II) follows.
Conclusions:
(I) Some horses are not lizards. - Does not follow (because Some lizards are horses.)
(II) Some lizards are not mirrors. - Follows (because No horses are mirrors and Some lizards are horses.)
Similar Questions
Given below is a statement followed by two conclusion numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, even if it appears at variance from commonly known facts. Then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them information given in the statement.
Statement:
A research found that if high school students get eight hours of sleep instead of 6 hours before exam, then their marks improve by 20%
Conclusions:
I. Eight hours of sleep is better than six hours of sleep if a student wants better marks.
II. Student are stressed as all exams are tough.
A statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.
Statement: Quality food is expensive. The restaurant owners are renovating the restaurant as the furniture had become old.
Conclusion:
I. The quality of the restaurant’s food will improve.
II. All restaurants have to be renovated when their furniture becomes old.
A statement/group of statements is given followed by some conclusion. Choose the conclusion that logically follows from the given statements.
Statement: All hardworking worker in the factory have been promoted in the last five year:Consider the given statement true and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the information given in the statement.
Statement:
The population in metro cities in increasing tremendously which leads to the shortage of living space and a drop-in living conditions of the people.
Conclusion:
1.Government should re-plan city development
2.Government should demolish illegal buildings and build cottages for people.
Consider the given statements as true and decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements.
Statements:
People think that paying tax to government is a burden and waste. Hence, they avoid paying tax or don’t pay tax promptly.
Conclusions:
- Government should create awareness among the people that paying tax helps to build nation.
- Tax should be increased so that more money is collected.
Decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the information given in the statement.
Statements:
Politicians marry only beautiful girls. X is a beautiful girl.
Conclusions:
1. X will marry a politician.
2. X won’t marry a politician.Consider the given statement true and decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements.
Statement:
People complain that bus tickets are not available during festival seasons.
Conclusions:
1. People should be advised not to travel during festival seasons.
2. The government should bring in more buses during festival seasons.
Decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the information given in the statement.
Statements:
Poverty is increasing because politicians don’t understand poverty, nor do they know anything about the problems faced by the poor.
Conclusions:
- All politicians should be replaced.
- All politicians should be asked to live in poor conditions.
- Given below is a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow (s), beyond a reasonable doubt, from the information given in the statement.
Statement: The colour of blood is red due to the presence of red blood cells.
Conclusion I: If red blood cells are removed, blood will lose its red colour.
Conclusion II: Red blood cells will be red as long as they remain in the blood. One statement is given followed by two conclusions. Decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.
Statement: As income increases, cars become more affordable.
Conclusion I: With greater use of technology, cars are now cheaper than they were a generation ago.
Conclusion II: Cars will become so numerous that no future technology will solve the traffic problem.
Important Questions from Statements and Conclusions
A situation is given, followed by two conclusions I and II. Read the situation and both the conclusions carefully and select the correct answer.
Situation:
Since the past 15 years, 75% of the products in the world’s pottery market comes from Country K. However, the employment in the pottery industry of Country K has been consistently declining by 5-9% every year since the past 3 years.
Conclusions:
I. Even after declining employment, Country K has enough potters to continue contributing equally to the international market.
II. The local demand of pottery in Country K has substantially decreased leading to less interest among potters.
The statement below is followed by three conclusions labelled I, II and III. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the three suggested conclusions logically follows for pursuing.
Statements:
1) No school is an institution but they are establishment.
2) All establishments that are not institutions have buildings.
Conclusions:
I. Schools are not establishments.
II. All schools have buildings.
III. Schools do not have buildings.Read the given statements and conclusion carefully and decide which of the following options is true with respect to the given conclusion.
Statements:
The Gateway of India is in Mumbai.
Mumbai is in India.
Conclusion:
The Gateway of India is in India.
Read the given statements and conclusion carefully and decide which of the following options is true with respect to the given conclusion.
Statements:
Men who are handsome are generally of the intellectual type.
Vikram is handsome.
Conclusion:
Vikram is intellectual.Given is a statement, followed by four conclusions. Read the statement carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.
Statement:
This book can help because all good books help.
Conclusions:
I. This is not a good book.
II. This is a good book.
III. No good book helps.
IV. Some good books help.
