STATEMENTS AND CONCLUSIONS

Directions: In each of the following questions, a statement is given,

followed by two conclusions. Give answer (a) if only conclusion I follows,

(b) if only conclusion II follows (c) if either I or II follows; (d) if

neither I nor II follows and(e) if both I and II follow

1.Statement : Morning walks are good for health

  Conclusions: I. All healthy people go for morning walks

              II.Evening walks are harmful.

2.Statement : Good voice is a natural gift but one has to keep practising

              to improve and excel well in the field of music

  Conclusions: I.Natural gifts need nurturing and care

              II.Even though your voice is not good, one can keep

                 practising

3.Statement : The use of non-conventional sources of energy will eliminate

               the energy crisis in the world

  Conclusions: I.Modern technology is gradually replacing the conventional 

                 sources of energy

              II.The excessive exploitation of environment has led to 

                 depletion of conventional sources of energy

4.Statement : Any student who does not behave properly while in the school

              brings bad name to himself and also for the school

  Conclusions: I.Such student should be removed from the school

              II.Stricter discipline does not improve behaviour of the

                 students.

5.Statement : Smoking is one of those human weaknesses which tend to test

              the will power of the smoker to the edge

  Conclusions: I. It is very dificult for the smokers to give up smoking 

                  even if they want to do so

              II.Human beings have other weaknesses as well

Directions(questions 6 to 10): In each of the following questions, a statement

/group of statements is given followed by some conclusions. Choose the conclusion

which logically follows from the given statements.

6.Statements: 1.All students in my class are bright

              2.Manish is not bright

  Conclusions:

              a)some students are not bright

              b)manish must work hard

              c)nonbright ones are students

              d)manish is not a student of my class

7.Statement : Three fourth of the students of standard VII consisting of 48 boys 

              and 12 girls know swimming

  Conclusions:

              a)girls are poor swimmers

              b)swimming is compulsory in this school

              c)one fourth of the boys do not know swimming

              d)the percentage of boys who know swimming is more than that of girls

              e)none of these

8. Statement : Most of the politicians are liars. Harish tells lies

   Conclusions:

              a)Harish is a politician

              b)Those who do not tell lies are not politicians

              c)Some politicians do not tell lies.   

              d)you can only benifit by telling lies.

9.Statement : Ability is poor mans wealth

  Conclusions: 

              a)A poor man is always able

              b)A poor man has the ability to earn wealth

              c)A walthy man is always able

              d)A poor man can earn wealth if he has ability

10.Statements: 1.only students can participate in the race

               2.some participants in the race are females

               3.All female participants in the race are invited for coaching

   Conclusions:

              a)All participants in the race are invited for coaching

              b)All participants in the race are males

              c)All students are invited for coaching

              d)All participants in the race are students

Directions(questions 11 to 15):In the following questions there are given some

statements followed by conclusions that can be drawn from them.Choose the conclusion 

which appeals to you to be the most correct.

11.The Taj is in Agra.Agra is in India.Therefore,Taj is in India

   A)true      b)probably false       c)false d)cant say

12.The presence of calcium in milk makes it white.Rice,too, is white. 

   Therefore , rice also contains calcium

   a)false     b)probably true        c)true  d)cant say

13.Hydrogen is lighter than oxygen.Hydrogen is lighter than helium.Therefore

   oxygen is the heaviest of the three gases

   a)false     b)probably false       c)true  d)cant say

14.people who are bald are generally of the intellectual type.Arun is bald.Therefore

   arun is an intellectual

   a)true      b)probably true        c)false d)cant say

15.Jatin,Kamal, and Navin are three mountaineers.Jatin is kamals brother.kamal is

   navins brother.navin is not jatins brother.therefore,navin is jatins sister

   a)true      b)probably false       c)false d)cant say

Diretions(questions 16 to 25):In each question below are given two statemnts followed

by two conclusions numbered I and II.You have to take the 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 of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements,

disregarding commonly known facts.

    Give answer (a) if only conclusion I follows (b) if only conclusion II follows;(c) if

either I or II follows (d) if neither I nor II follows and (e) if both I and II follow

16. Statements  : All planets are moons

                  All moons are stars

    Conclusions : I.All moons are planets

                 II.All planets are stars

17. Statements   : All men are dogs

                  All dogs are cats

    Conclusions  : I.All men are cats

                 II.All cats are men

18. Statements   : All bags are cakes

                  All lamps are cakes

    Conclusions  : I.Some lamp are bags

                 II.No lamp is bag

19. Statements   : Some players are singers

                   all singers are tall

    Conclusions  : I.Some players are tall

                 II.All players are tall

20. Statements   : All locks are keys.

                  No key is a spoon

    Conclusions  : I. No lock is a spoon

                 II.No spoon is a lock

21. Statements   : All plants are trees

                  No tree is green

    Conclusions  : I.Some plants are green

                 II.Those plants which are not trees are green

22. Statements   :No magazine is cap

                  All caps are cameras

    Conclusions  :I.No camera is magazine

                  II.Some caps are magazines

23. Statements   : Some books are toys

                   No toy is red

    Conclusions  : I.Some books are red

                  II.some books are not red

24. Statements    : No man is a donkey

                   Rahul is a man

    Conclusions   : I.Rahul is not a donkey

                   II.All men are not Rahul

25. Statements    :All poles are guns

                   Some boats are not poles

    Conclusiosn   : I.All guns are boats

                   II.Some boats are not guns.

Directions for questions 26-28: Each of these questions has a main statement followed by

four statements labelled A,B ,C amd D.Choose the ordered pair of statements,where the first 

statement implies the second and the two statements are logically with the main statement

26. There is a possibility of war, unless the 'kashmir issue' is resolved

     A. The 'kashmir issue' is resolved

     B. There is no possibility of war

     C. There is a possibility of war

     D. The kashmir issue is not resolved

    a) BC      b)CA    c)BA    d)DB

27. If we have faith in God, then we'll be healthy and wealthy.

     A. We are healthy and wealthy

     B. Wr are healthy but not wealthy

     C. We do not have faith in God

     D. WE have faith in God

    a)AD and CB c)DB and CA    c)DA and BC    d)none

28. I'll be stationed at the USA or the UK,only if i get this job.    

     A. I got this job

     B. i did not get this job

     C. iam stationed at the UK or the USA

     D. iam stationed at neither the USA nor the UK

    a)AC and DB        b)BD and CA    c)BD and AC    d)none

Directions for questions 29-31:  Each of these questions contains 6 statements followed by

   four sets of combination of three statements.Choose the set in which the statements are

   logically related.

29.  A.Switch is not off

     B.All switch are lights

     C.Switch is not on

     D. All lights are on

     E.Off is not on

     F.Some switches are on.

    a) EAC     b)DBC   c)FDB   d)DEF

30.  A.All insects are ants

     B.Aunts are relatives

     C.Any relative is insect

     D.Many flies are insects

     E.Some relatives are flies

     F. A few ants are flies

    a)CDE      b)BCD   c)FEB   d)DAC

31.  A.Every sun is a planet

     B.No planet is a star

     C.Andromeda is sun

     D.Many suns are stars

     E.Most of the stars are andromeda

     F.All planets are not sun

   a) ADB      b)CDE   c)BDF   d)ECF

Directions for questions 32 - 34: Each questions given below is a statement followed by four 

different statements. Choose the one which is the correct negation of he given statement

32.  It will rain only if we offer a sacrifice to god

    a) It rained means we offered a sacrifice to god

    b) We did not offer a sacrifice to god means it will not rain

    c) It rained even when no sacrifice was offered to god

    d) We offered a sacrifice to god although it will not rain

33. I will not get good marks unless i revise regularly

    a)I did not get good marks because i had not revised regularly

    b)I got good marks means i revised regularly

    c)I did not revise regularly means i will not get good marks

    d)I did not reviese regarly but still i got  good marks

34.If i pass the exam, then i will have to face the interview and the group discussion

    a)I passed the exam means i will have to face the interview and the group discussion

    b)I did not face the intervies or did not face the group discussion,although i passed

      the exam

    c)I did not pass the exam,still i faced the interview and the group discussion

    d)None of these

Directions for questions 35 - 37: Each question consists of six statements followed by options

 consisting of three statements put together in a specific order.Choose the option that indicates

 a valid argument,that is when the thir statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two 

 statements.

35.  A.All hospitals do not have statements

     B.No patient is ill

     C.Most ill are in hospitals

     D.All sick are not ill

     E.Some ill are not in hospitals

     F.All sick are in hospitals

    a)CDF      b)BEA   c)BCA   d)DEF

36.  A. All A are B

     B.Some E are F

     C.No F is B

     D.All B are not E

     E.Some A are F

     F.Many B are F

    a)BCD      b)CED   c)DFB   d)AEF

37   A.B is poorer than C,who is richer than F

     B.D is richer than E

     C.E is poorer than A and F

     D.A is richer than C

     E.B is poorer than A

     F.Fis poorer than D

    a)ACD      b)AFB   c)BFC   d)DAE

Directions for questions 38 - 40:In each of the following questions , a statement is followed 

 by four different statements. Read the statements carefully and choose the one which logically

 negates the main statement

38. If Arun is at home, then he will not call you

   a)Arun is not at home and he called you

   b)Arun is at home and he did not call you

   c)Arun is at home and he called you

   d)Arun is not at home and he did not call you

39.Either they win the match or they will lose their places in the team

   a)They won the match and they did notlose their places in the team also

   b)They did not win the match and they did not lose thier places in the team

   c)They did not win the match and they lost their plaes in the team

   d)They won the match and they lost their places in the  team

40.Unless he travels at high speed , he will not be able to reach on time

   a)He travelled at high sped and he reached on time

   b)He did not travel at high speed and he did not reach on time

   c)He did not travel at high speed and he reached on time

   d)He travelled at high speed and he did not reach on time.