Reasoning Quiz on Syllogism & Data Sufficiency for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

Direction: In each question below, are given four statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion definitely logically does not follow from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
Some plain are rough.
Some tough is hard.
Some rough is tough.
Some plain is towel.
Conclusions:
I. Some plain is tough.
II. At least some rough being towel is a possibility.
III. Some hard is tough.
IV. No plain is hard.
V. All towel being plain is a possibility.

Question 2

Direction: The given question has some statements followed by options containing three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

I. Some apples are bananas
II. All oranges are apples.
III. All oranges are fruits.
IV. All oranges are bananas.
V. Some fruits are apples.
VI. Some apples are oranges.

Question 3

Direction: In the following questions, a set of statements is followed by some conclusions, one of which definitely does not follow (or is not a possibility of occurrence). Choose that conclusion as the answer.

Statements:
Some wires are cables.
All cables are light.
Some light are switch.
No switch is a fan.

Conclusions:
I. Some wires are light
II. Some switch are not fan
III. All cables being switch is a possibility
IV. Some switches are cables.

Question 4

Direction: In each of the questions below are given some conclusions followed and some statements are given. You have to take the given conclusions to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide from which of the statements given definitely true.

Conclusion:
At least some water are not seas.
No lakes is a water.
Statements:
I. Some ponds are water. All water are seas. All seas are lakes.
II. Some water are not ponds. Some ponds are not seas. Some seas are lakes.
III. No pond is a water. No lake is a pond. All ponds are seas.
IV. All lakes are ponds. All ponds are water. Some water are not seas.

Question 5

Direction: In the following questions, a set of statements is followed by some conclusions, one of which definitely does not follow (or is not a possibility of occurrence). Choose that conclusion as the answer.

Statements:
Some pens are pencils.
All pencils are tables.
Some tables are chairs.
No chair is a fan.
Conclusions:
I. Some pens are tables
II. No fan is a chair.
III. All pencils being chairs is a possibility
IV. Some chairs are pencils.

Question 6

Direction: Read the statements given carefully and answer as follows:

How many students did secure First class in a class of 75 students ?
I. Double the number of first class students secured second class and all the remaining students failed
II. Number of students failed was twice the number of first class students in the class

Question 7

Direction: Read the statements given carefully and answer as follows.

How is T related to R?

I. P is married to J, T is sister of P, J has only one daughter K, K is the granddaughter of R.
II. P is the daughter of R. P is married to J, J is the only child of H. T is the sister-in-law of J

Question 8

Direction: Read the statements given carefully and answer as follows.

In a four floor building, on which floor does R live?(Ground floor is numbered 1)

I.R lives exactly above P’s flat, whose flat is exactly above S’s flat
II.Q lives above R’s flat and S lives on the first floor

Question 9

Direction: A question and two statements numbered I and II are given below. You have to decide whether the data provided in which of the statements are sufficient to answer the question or not.

Who is sitting in between A and B in a circular arrangement of 5 people where some face outside and some inside?

I. B is sitting 2nd to the right of C and is an immediate neighbour of D.
II. D is an immediate neighbour of C.

Question 10

Direction: A question and two statements numbered I and II are given below. You have to decide whether the data provided in which of the statements are sufficient to answer the question or not.

Which direction is Mohit facing?

I. Sanchit is facing the opposite direction of Mohit and also Mira who is facing east is sitting in left of Sanchit.
II. Bhavna starts from her home in north direction, goes straight and turns; now she is facing Mohit.