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Reasoning: Statement-Conclusion MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Read the statements and conclusions, then choose the set of conclusions that logically follows. Statements: 1. All roses are flowers. 2. Some flowers are red. 3. There are roses in the garden. Conclusions: I. Some roses are red. II. All roses are flowers. III. Some flowers are roses.
The statements directly say that all roses are flowers, so the conclusion that all roses are flowers follows. They also state that roses exist in the garden. Since every rose is a flower, the roses present in the garden must be flowers; therefore some flowers are roses. The statement that some flowers are red does not tell us that those red flowers are roses. So the conclusion that some roses are red is possible, but not certain. The conclusions that follow are all roses are flowers and some flowers are roses.
Q2Match each statement set with the correct conclusion status. Codes: 1 = the conclusion follows, 2 = the conclusion does not follow. P. Statements: All pens are tools. All tools are useful. Conclusion: All pens are useful. Q. Statements: Some fruits are mangoes. All mangoes are sweet. Conclusion: Some fruits are sweet. R. Statements: All books are paper items. No paper item is plastic. Conclusion: Some books are plastic.
In P, every pen is inside the group of tools, and every tool is useful; therefore every pen is useful, so the conclusion follows. In Q, at least some fruits are mangoes, and all mangoes are sweet. Those mango-fruits must be sweet, so 'some fruits are sweet' follows. In R, all books are paper items, and no paper item is plastic. This actually means no book can be plastic. Therefore the conclusion 'some books are plastic' does not follow. The matching code is P-1, Q-1, R-2.
Q3Read the statement and decide which assumption is implicit. Statement: A notice outside a coaching centre says, "Submit the scholarship form before 5 p.m. today. Late forms will not be accepted." Assumptions: 1. Some students may try to submit the form after 5 p.m. 2. The centre will give a scholarship to every student who submits the form.
A notice warning that late forms will not be accepted is useful only if late submission is possible or may be attempted. So assumption 1 is implicit. The notice does not say that every student who submits a form will receive a scholarship; it only sets a deadline for accepting forms. Selection may depend on other conditions. Therefore, assumption 2 is not implicit, and only assumption 1 is implicit.
Q4Read the statement and the conclusions, then choose the option that follows logically. Statement: All library members can borrow two books at a time. Ramesh is a library member. Conclusions: 1. Ramesh can borrow two books at a time. 2. Ramesh must borrow two books every week.
The first statement says that at least some players belong to the group of students. The second statement says every student carries an identity card. Therefore, those players who are students must also carry identity cards, so conclusion 1 follows. But the first statement says only 'some players', not 'all players'. We cannot say that every player is a student. Hence, conclusion 2 does not follow, and only conclusion 1 follows.
Q5Read the assertion and reason, then choose the correct relation between them. Assertion: During the monsoon practice session, the coach asked players to wear shoes with a firm grip. Reason: Wet ground can make players slip while running.
The assertion says the coach asked players to wear shoes with a firm grip during monsoon practice. That instruction is sensible because the ground is likely to be wet in the monsoon. The reason says wet ground can make players slip while running. This is a direct safety explanation for choosing shoes that hold the ground better. Therefore, the assertion is true, the reason is true, and the reason properly explains why the coach gave that instruction.
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6Read the statement and choose the assumption that is NOT implicit. Statement: The town hospital has started an evening OPD for working people who cannot visit during morning hours.
7Match each statement with the assumption on which it mainly depends. Statements: 1. The school has advised students to carry water bottles during summer sports practice. 2. A shopkeeper is offering a discount on old stock to clear shelf space. Assumptions: P. Students may need drinking water during summer sports practice. Q. Selling old stock can help make shelf space available. R. Every student in the school is a trained sportsperson. Choose the correct match.
8Read the statement and choose the conclusion that definitely follows. Statement: During calculation practice, Riya writes every intermediate step in the margin and checks the final answer only after all steps are complete.
9Read the assertion and the reason, then choose the correct relation between them. Assertion: A shopper carrying only a cloth bag may enter Green Mart. Reason: The rule at Green Mart says, "Plastic bags are not allowed inside." A cloth bag is not a plastic bag.
10Read the statement and choose the most reasonable assumption behind it. Statement: A notice outside the reading room says, "Entry is allowed only after showing a library card."
11Read the statement and the conclusions, then choose the conclusion that logically follows. Statement: Every student who attends the daily practice class solves the weekly test paper. Riya attends the daily practice class. Conclusions: I. Riya solves the weekly test paper. II. Riya prepares the weekly test paper.
12Read the statements and decide which conclusion logically follows. Statements: Some online classes are recorded lessons. All recorded lessons are available for revision. Conclusions: I. Some online classes are available for revision. II. All revision material is a recorded lesson.
13Read the Assertion and Reason, then choose the correct option. Assertion: From the statements 'No buses are cars' and 'All vans are cars', it follows that no vans are buses. Reason: If no buses are cars, then no cars are buses; and all vans are within the group of cars.
14Read the statement and choose the conclusion that does NOT follow. Statement: In a survey of 200 village households, 140 households said they use mobile internet for online payments. Which conclusion is incorrect?
15Read the statements and conclusions carefully. Statements: Some players are students. All students carry identity cards. Conclusions: 1. Some players carry identity cards. 2. All players are students. Which conclusion follows?