Logical Deduction



Directions to Solve
In each question below are given two statements 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 conclusion 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.

1. 
Statements: No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.
Conclusions:
  1. Male athletes can play.
  2. Some athletes can play.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation
2. 
Statements: All bags are cakes. All lamps are cakes.
Conclusions:
  1. Some lamps are bags.
  2. No lamp is bag.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
    Answer & Explanation

3. 
Statements: All mangoes are golden in colour. No golden-coloured things are cheap.
Conclusions:
  1. All mangoes are cheap.
  2. Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

4. 
Statements: Some kings are queens. All queens are beautiful.
Conclusions:
  1. All kings are beautiful.
  2. All queens are kings.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

5. 
Statements: Some doctors are fools. Some fools are rich.
Conclusions:
  1. Some doctors are rich
  2. Some rich are doctors.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation


6. 
Statements: All roads are waters. Some waters are boats.
Conclusions:
  1. Some boats are roads.
  2. All waters are boats.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

7. 
Statements: No bat is ball. No ball is wicket.
Conclusions:
  1. No bat is wicket.
  2. All wickets are bats.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

8. 
Statements: All flowers are trees. No fruit is tree.
Conclusions:
  1. No fruit is flower.
  2. Some trees are flowers.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

9. 
Statements: Every minister is a student. Every student is inexperienced.
Conclusions:
  1. Every minister is inexperienced.
  2. Some inexperienced are students.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

10. 
Statements: All roads are poles. No pole is a house.
Conclusions:
  1. Some roads are houses.
  2. Some houses are poles.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

11. 
Statements: All fish are tortoise. No tortoise is a crocodile.
Conclusions:
  1. No crocodile is a fish.
  2. No fish is a crocodile.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

12. 
Statements: Some dedicated souls are angels. All social workers are angels.
Conclusions:
  1. Some dedicated souls are social workers.
  2. Some social workers are dedicated souls.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation



13. 
Statements: No gentleman is poor. All gentlemen are rich.
Conclusions:
  1. No poor man is rich.
  2. No rich man is poor.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

14. 
Statements: Some swords are sharp. All swords are rusty
Conclusions:
  1. Some rusty things are sharp.
  2. Some rusty things are not sharp.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

15. 
Statements: All fishes are grey in colour. Some fishes are heavy.
Conclusions:
  1. All heavy fishes are grey in colour.
  2. All light fishes are not grey in colour.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation


16. 
Statements: All good athletes win. All good athletes eat well.
Conclusions:
  1. All those who eat well are good athletes.
  2. All those who win eat well.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

17. 
Statements: All film stars are playback singers. All film directors are film stars.
Conclusions:
  1. All film directors are playback singers.
  2. Some film stars are film directors.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

18. 
Statements: All hill stations have a sun-set point. X is a hill station.
Conclusions:
  1. X has a sun-set point.
  2. Places other than hill stations do not have sun-set points.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

19. 
Statements: Some dreams are nights. Some nights are days.
Conclusions:
  1. All days are either nights or dreams.
  2. Some days are nights.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

20. 
Statements: All jungles are tigers. Some tigers are horses.
Conclusions:
  1. Some horses are jungles.
  2. No horse is jungle.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

21. 
Statements: All poles are guns. Some boats are not poles.
Conclusions:
  1. All guns are boats.
  2. Some boats are not guns.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

22. 
Statements: Many scooters are trucks. All trucks are trains.
Conclusions:
  1. Some scooters are trains.
  2. No truck is a scooter.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

23. 
Statements: Some papers are pens. Angle is a paper.
Conclusions:
  1. Angle is not a pen.
  2. Angle is a pen.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

24. 
Statements: All birds are tall. Some tall are hens.
Conclusions:
  1. Some birds are hens.
  2. Some hens are tall.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

25. 
Statements: Some papers are pens. Some pencils are pens.
Conclusions:
  1. Some pens are pencils.
  2. Some pens are papers.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

26. 
Statements: Some men are educated. Educated persons prefer small families.
Conclusions:
  1. All small families are educated.
  2. Some men prefer small families.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

27. 
Statements: All educated people read newspapers. Rahul does not read newspaper.
Conclusions:
  1. Rahul is not educated.
  2. Reading newspaper is not essential to be educated.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

28. 
Statements: All pens are chalks. All chairs are chalks.
Conclusions:
  1. Some pens are chairs.
  2. Some chalks are pens.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

29. 
Statements: Bureaucrats marry only intelligent girls. Tanya is very intelligent.
Conclusions:
  1. Tanya will marry a bureaucrat.
  2. Tanya will not marry a bureaucrat.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

30. 
Statements: Some engineers are fools. Anand is an engineer.
Conclusions:
  1. Some fools are engineers.
  2. Anand is a fool.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

31. 
Statements: All windows are doors. No door is wall.
Conclusions:
  1. No window is wall.
  2. No wall is door.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

32. 
Statements: Most teachers are boys. Some boys are students.
Conclusions:
  1. Some students are boys.
  2. Some teachers are students.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

33. 
Statements: No man is a donkey. Rahul is a man.
Conclusions:
  1. Rahul is not a donkey.
  2. All men are not Rahul.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

34. 
Statements: Some books are pens. No pen is pencil.
Conclusions:
  1. Some books are pencils.
  2. No book is pencil.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

35. 
Statements: All men are married. Some men are educated.
Conclusions:
  1. Some married are educated.
  2. Some educated are married.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

36. 
Statements: All tubes are handles. All cups are handles.
Conclusions:
  1. All cups are tubes.
  2. Some handles are not cups.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation


37. 
Statements: No magazine is cap. All caps are cameras.
Conclusions:
  1. No camera is magazine.
  2. Some cameras are magazines.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

38. 
Statements: All huts are mansions. All mansions are temples.
Conclusions:
  1. Some temples are huts.
  2. Some temples are mansions.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

39. 
Statements: Some books are tables. Some tables are mirrors.
Conclusions:
  1. Some mirrors are books.
  2. No book is mirror.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

40. 
Statements: All trucks fly. Some scooters fly.
Conclusions:
  1. All trucks are scooters.
  2. Some scooters do not fly.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

41. 
Statements: Raman is always successful. No fool is always successful.
Conclusions:
  1. Raman is a fool.
  2. Raman is not a fool.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

42. 
Statements: Some desks are caps. No cap is red.
Conclusions:
  1. Some caps are desks.
  2. No desk is red.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

43. 
Statements: Some hens are cows. All cows are horses.
Conclusions:
  1. Some horses are hens.
  2. Some hens are horses.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

44. 
Statements: All water is divine. All temples are divine.
Conclusions:
  1. All water is temple.
  2. All temples are water.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

45. 
Statements: All men are dogs. All dogs are cats.
Conclusions:
  1. All men are cats.
  2. All cats are men.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

46. 
Statements: All young scientists are open-minded. No open-minded men are superstitious.
Conclusions:
  1. No scientist is superstitious.
  2. No young people are superstitious.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

47. 
Statements: Some pastries are toffees. All toffees are chocolates.
Conclusions:
  1. Some chocolates are toffees.
  2. Some toffees are not pastries.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

48. 
Statements: All boys are honest. Sachin is honest.
Conclusions:
  1. Sachin is a boy.
  2. All honest persons are boys.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

49. 
Statements: All pens are roads. All roads are houses.
Conclusions:
  1. All houses are pens.
  2. Some houses are pens.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

50. 
Statements: All artists are smokers. Some smokers are drunkards.
Conclusions:
  1. All smokers are artists.
  2. Some drunkards are not smokers.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

51. 
Statements: All cars are cats. All fans are cats.
Conclusions:
  1. All cars are fans
  2. Some fans are cars.
A.Only conclusion I follows
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Either I or II follows
D.Neither I nor II follows
E.Both I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

Directions to Solve

In each of the following questions, two statements are given followed by three or four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
52. 
Statements: All branches are flowers. All flowers are leaves.
Conclusions:
  1. All branches are leaves.
  2. All leaves are branches.
  3. All flowers are branches.
  4. Some leaves are branches.
A.None follows
B.Only I and IV follow
C.Only II and III follow
D.All follow
Answer & Explanation

53. 
Statements: Some bags are pockets. No pocket is a pouch.
Conclusions:
  1. No bag is a pouch.
  2. Some bags are not pouches.
  3. Some pockets are bags.
  4. No pocket is a bag,
A.None follows
B.Only I and III follow
C.Only II and III follow
D.Only either I or IV follows
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation

54. 
Statements: All aeroplanes are trains. Some trains are chairs.
Conclusions:
  1. Some aeroplanes are chairs.
  2. Some chairs are aeroplanes.
  3. Some chairs are trains.
  4. Some trains are aeroplanes.
A.None follows
B.Only I and II follow
C.Only II and III follow
D.Only III and IV follow
Answer & Explanation

55. 
Statements: All politicians are honest. All honest are fair.
Conclusions:
  1. Some honest are politicians.
  2. No honest is politician.
  3. Some fair are politicians.
  4. All fair are politicians.
A.None follows.
B.Only I follows.
C.Only I and II follow.
D.Only I and III follow
Answer & Explanation

56. 
Statements: Some clothes are marbles. Some marbles are bags.
Conclusions:
  1. No cloth is a bag.
  2. All marbles are bags.
  3. Some bags are clothes.
  4. No marble is a cloth.
A.Only either I or IV follows
B.Only either I or II follows
C.None follows
D.Only either I or III follows
Answer & Explanation

57. 
Statements: Some tables are TVs. Some TVs are radios.
Conclusions:
  1. Some tables are radios.
  2. Some radios are tables.
  3. All radios are TVs.
  4. All TVs are tables.
A.None follows
B.All follow
C.Only I and III follow
D.Only II and IV follow
Answer & Explanation

58. 
Statements: All terrorists are guilty. All terrorists are criminals.
Conclusions:
  1. Either all criminals are guilty or all guilty are criminals.
  2. Some guilty persons are criminals.
  3. Generally criminals are guilty.
  4. Crime and guilt go together.
A.Only I follows
B.Only I and III follow
C.Only II follows
D.Only II and IV follow
Answer & Explanation

59. 
Statements: Some books are pens. No pen is pencil.
Conclusions:
  1. Some pens are books.
  2. Some pencils are books.
  3. Some books are not pencils.
  4. All pencils are books.
A.Only I follows
B.Only II and III follow
C.Only I and III follow
D.Only I and II follow
Answer & Explanation

60. 
Statements: Some bottles are drinks. All drinks are cups.
Conclusions:
  1. Some bottles are cups.
  2. Some cups are drinks.
  3. All drinks are bottles.
  4. All cups are drinks.
A.Only I and II follow
B.Only II and III follow
C.Only II and IV follow
D.Only III and IV follow
E.Only I and IV follow
Answer & Explanation

61. 
Statements: Some houses are offices. Some offices are schools.
Conclusions:
  1. Some schools are houses.
  2. Some offices are houses.
  3. No house is school.
  4. Some schools are offices.
A.Only II and III follow
B.Only I and IV follow
C.Only either III or IV, and I follow
D.Only II and IV and either I or III follow.
Answer & Explanation

62. 
Statements: Some taxis have horns. Some taxis have lights.
Conclusions:
  1. Every taxi has either horn or light.
  2. Some taxis have neither light nor horn.
  3. Some taxis have horns as well as lights.
  4. No taxi has horn as well as light.
A.Only I and II follow
B.Only II and III follow
C.Only II and IV follow
D.Either III or IV follows
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation

Directions to Solve


In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III, You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
63. 
Statements:
All fruits are vegetables. All pens are vegetables. All vegetables are rains.
Conclusions:
  1. All fruits are rains.
  2. All pens are rains.
  3. Some rains are vegetables.
A.None follows
B.Only I and II follow
C.Only II and III follow
D.Only I and III follow
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation

64. 
Statements: Some towels are brushes. No brush is soap. All soaps are rats.
Conclusions:
  1. Some rats are brushes.
  2. No rat is brush.
  3. Some towels are soaps.
A.None follows
B.Only either I or II follows
C.Only II follows
D.Only I and III follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

65. 
Statements: Some pictures are frames. Some frames are idols. All idols are curtains.
Conclusions:
  1. Some curtains are pictures.
  2. Some curtains are frames.
  3. Some idols are frames.
A.Only I and II follow
B.Only II and III follow
C.Only I and III follow
D.All follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

66. 
Statements: Some hills are rivers. Some rivers are deserts. All deserts are roads.
Conclusions:
  1. Some roads are rivers.
  2. Some roads are hills.
  3. Some deserts are hills.
A.None follows
B.Only I follows
C.Only I and II follow
D.Only II and III follow
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation

67. 
Statements: Some saints are balls. All balls are bats. Some tigers are balls.
Conclusions:
  1. Some bats are tigers.
  2. Some saints are bats.
  3. All bats are balls.
A.Only I and II follow
B.Only II follows
C.Only I and III follow
D.Only III follows
E.None of these.
Answer & Explanation


68. 
Statements: Some pens are books. All schools are books. Some colleges are schools.
Conclusions:
  1. Some colleges are pens.
  2. Some pens are schools.
  3. Some colleges are books.
A.Only I and II follow
B.Only II and III follow
C.Only I and III follow
D.All follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

69. 
Statements: All trains are buses. No room is bus. All boats are rooms.
Conclusions:
  1. No boat is train.
  2. No bus is boat.
  3. No train is room.
A.None follows
B.Only I and II follow
C.Only II and III follow
D.Only I and III follow
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation

70. 
Statements: Some mountains are hillocks. Some mountains are rivers. Some mountains are valleys.
Conclusions:
  1. All mountains are either hillocks or rivers or valleys.
  2. No valley is river.
  3. Some river are valleys.
A.None follows
B.Only I follows
C.Only either II or III follows
D.Only III follows
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

71. 
Statements: Some blades are hammers. Some hammers are knives. Some knives are axes.
Conclusions:
  1. Some axes are hammers.
  2. Some knives are blades.
  3. Some axes are blades.
A.None follows
B.Only I follows
C.Only II follows
D.Only III follows
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

72. 
Statements: Some boxes are hammers. Some hammers are beads. All beads are rings.
Conclusions:
  1. Some rings are hammers.
  2. Some hammers are boxes.
  3. Some rings are boxes.
A.None follows
B.Only I follows
C.Only I and II follow
D.Only II and III follow
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation

73. 
Statements: Some blankets are beds. Some pillows are blankets. All beds are pillows.
Conclusions:
  1. Some blankets are pillows.
  2. Some pillows are beds.
  3. Some beds are blankets.
A.Only either I or II follows
B.Only I and either II or III follow
C.Only III and either I or II follow
D.All I, II and III follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

74. 
Statements: All dolls are windows. All bottles are windows. All cars are bottles.
Conclusions:
  1. All cars are windows.
  2. Some cars are dolls.
  3. Some windows are cars.
A.Only I and II follow
B.Only II and III follow
C.Only I and III follow
D.All follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

75. 
Statements: All tigers are lions. No cow is lion. Some camels are cows.
Conclusions:
  1. Some lions are camels.
  2. No camel- is tiger.
  3. Some tigers are cows.
A.None follows
B.Only I follows
C.Only II follows
D.Only III follows
E.Either I or II follows
Answer & Explanation

76. 
Statements: All flowers are toys. Some toys are trees. Some angels are trees.
Conclusions:
  1. Some angels are toys.
  2. Some trees are flowers.
  3. Some flowers are angels.
A.None follows
B.Only I follows
C.Only II follows
D.Only III follows
E.Only I and III follow
Answer & Explanation

77. 
Statements: Some rats are cats. Some cats are dogs. No dog is cow.
Conclusions:
  1. No cow is cat.
  2. No dog is rat.
  3. Some cats are rats.
A.None follows
B.Only I and II follow
C.Only II and III follow
D.Only III follows
E.All I, II and III follow
Answer & Explanation

78. 
Statements: All tigers are jungles. No jungle is bird. Some birds are rains.
Conclusions:
  1. No rain is jungle.
  2. Some rains are jungles.
  3. No bird is tiger.
A.Only I and II follow
B.Only III follows
C.Only either I or II, and III follow
D.All follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

79. 
Statements: All snakes are trees. Some trees are roads. All roads are mountains.
Conclusions:
  1. Some mountains are snakes.
  2. Some roads are snakes.
  3. Some mountains are trees.
A.Only I follows
B.Only II follows
C.Only III follows
D.Both I and II follow
E.None follows
Answer & Explanation

80. 
Statements: All trees are flowers. No flower is fruit. All branches are fruits.
Conclusions:
  1. Some branches are trees.
  2. No fruit is tree.
  3. No tree is branch.
A.None follows
B.Only either I or III follows
C.Only II follows
D.Only either I or III, and II follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

81. 
Statements: Some uniforms are covers. All covers are papers. All papers are bags.
Conclusions:
  1. All covers are bags.
  2. Some bags are covers, papers and uniforms.
  3. Some uniforms are not papers.
A.Only I follows
B.Only I and II follow
C.Only III follows
D.All I, II and III follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

82. 
Statements: No rabbit is lion. Some horses are lions. All rabbits are tables.
Conclusions:
  1. Some tables are lions.
  2. Some horses are rabbits.
  3. No lion is table.
A.None follows
B.Only either I or III follows
C.Only II and III follow
D.Only III follows
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

Directions to Solve


In each of the following questions, three statements are given followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and TV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
83. 
Statements: All benches are desks. Some desks are roads. All roads are pillars.
Conclusions:
  1. Some pillars are benches.
  2. Some pillars are desks.
  3. Some roads are benches.
  4. No pillar is bench.
A.None follows
B.Only either I or IV, and III follow
C.Only either I or IV follows
D.Only either I or IV, and II follow
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation

84. 
Statements: Some dogs are rats. All rats are trees. Some trees are not dogs.
Conclusions:
  1. Some trees are dogs.
  2. All dogs are trees.
  3. All rats are dogs.
  4. No tree is dog.
A.None follows
B.Only I follows
C.Only I and II follow
D.Only II and III follow
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation

85. 
Statements: Some bricks are trees. All trees are pens. All pens are boats.
Conclusions:
  1. Some boats are bricks.
  2. Some pens are bricks.
  3. Some trees are bricks.
  4. Some bricks are boats.
A.Only I and II follow
B.Only III and IV follow
C.None follows
D.All follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

86. 
Statements: All cups are glasses. Some glasses are bowls. No bowl is a plate.
Conclusions:
  1. No cup is a plate.
  2. No glass is a plate.
  3. Some plates are bowls.
  4. Some cups are not glasses.
A.None follows
B.Only either I or III follows
C.Only II and III follow
D.Only III and IV follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

87. 
Statements: Some trains are roads. No road is jungle. All flowers are jungles.
Conclusions:
  1. Some trains are flowers.
  2. Some trains are jungles.
  3. Some flowers are trains.
  4. No road is flower.
A.None follows
B.Only II follows
C.Only III follows
D.Only IV follows
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation
88. 
Statements: All doors are buses. All buses are leaves. No leaf is a flower.
Conclusions:
  1. No flower is a door.
  2. No flower is a bus.
  3. Some leaves are doors.
  4. Some leaves are buses.
A.None follows
B.Only I and II follow
C.Only II and III follow
D.Only II, III and IV follow
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation

89. 
Statements: All oceans are rivers. Some springs are rivers. All wells are springs.
Conclusions:
  1. Some springs are oceans.
  2. Some wells are rivers.
  3. Some rivers are oceans.
  4. No well is river.
A.None follows
B.Only either I or III, and IV follow
C.Only either II or IV, and III follow
D.All follow
E.Only either II or IV, and I follow
Answer & Explanation

90. 
Statements: Some tigers are lions. Some lions are rabbits. Some rabbits are horses.
Conclusions:
  1. Some tigers are horses.
  2. Some rabbits are tigers.
  3. Some horses are lions.
  4. All horses are rabbits.
A.All follow
B.None follows
C.Only I and II follow
D.Only II and IV follow
E.Only IV follows
Answer & Explanation

91. 
Statements: Some spoons are bowls. All bowls are knives. All knives are forks.
Conclusions:
  1. All spoons are forks.
  2. All bowls are forks.
  3. Some knives are bowls.
  4. Some forks are spoons.
A.Only II and III follow
B.Only II and IV follow
C.Only III and IV follow
D.All follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

92. 
Statements: All pencils are birds. All birds are skies. All skies are hills.
Conclusions:
  1. All pencils are hills.
  2. All hills are birds
  3. All skies are pencils.
  4. All birds are hills.
A.Only I and II follow
B.Only I and III follow
C.Only III and IV follow
D.All follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation
93. 
Statements: No tree is fruit. All fruits are stones. All stones are rains.
Conclusions:
  1. No stone is tree.
  2. No rain is tree.
  3. Some rains are fruits.
  4. Some rains are trees.
A.Only either II or III, and I follow
B.None follows
C.Only either II or IV, and III follow
D.All follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

94. 
Statements: All players are spectators. Some spectators are theatres. Some theatres are dramas.
Conclusions:
  1. Some dramas are spectators.
  2. Some players are dramas.
  3. Some theatres are players.
  4. All spectators are players.
A.None follows
B.Only I and III follow
C.Only II follows
D.Only II and IV follow
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation

95. 
Statements: All doors are roads. No road is fruit. Some flowers are doors.
Conclusions:
  1. Some fruits are doors.
  2. Some fruits are flowers.
  3. Some roads are flowers.
  4. No fruit is flower.
A.Only either II or III, and IV follow
B.Only either II or IV, and III follow
C.Only either II or IV, and I follow
D.Only either II or IV follows
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation

96. 
Statements: All needles are threads. All threads are boxes. All trees are boxes.
Conclusions:
  1. No needle is tree.
  2. Some trees are threads.
  3. Some boxes are needles.
  4. Some trees are needles.
A.None follows
B.Only either I or IV follows
C.Only either I or IV, and II follow
D.Only III follows
E.Only either I or IV, and III follow
Answer & Explanation

97. 
Statements: No house is school. All colleges are schools. All schools are teachers.
Conclusions:
  1. No house is teacher.
  2. All colleges are teachers.
  3. Some teachers are not houses.
  4. No college is house.
A.None follows
B.Only either I or IV follows
C.Only II, III and IV follow
D.All follow
E.Only either I or IV, and III follow
Answer & Explanation
98. 
Statements: Some pearls are stones. Some stones are diamonds. No diamond is a gem.
Conclusions:
  1. Some gems are pearls.
  2. Some gems are diamonds.
  3. No gem is a diamond.
  4. No gem is a pearl.
A.Only I and II follow
B.Only III and IV follow
C.Only either I or IV and either II or III follow
D.Only III and either I or IV follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

99. 
Statements: All rods are bricks. Some bricks are ropes. All ropes are doors.
Conclusions:
  1. Some rods are doors.
  2. Some doors are bricks.
  3. Some rods are not doors.
  4. All doors are ropes.
A.Only I and II follow
B.Only I, II and III follow
C.Only either I or III, and II follow
D.Only either I or III, and IV follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

100. 
Statements: All myths are fictions. No fiction is novel. All novels are stories.
Conclusions:
  1. No myth is novel.
  2. Some fictions are novels.
  3. Some fictions are myths.
  4. Some myths are novels.
A.Only either I or II and both III and IV follow
B.Only either I or IV and II follow
C.Only either I or IV and both II and III follow
D.All follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

101. 
Statements: No paper is pen. No pen is pencil. All erasers are papers.
Conclusions:
  1. Some papers are erasers.
  2. No pencil is eraser.
  3. No pen is eraser.
  4. All papers are erasers.
A.Only I and II follow
B.Only II and III follow
C.Only I, II and III follow
D.All follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

102. 
Statements: No man is sky. No sky is road. Some men are roads.
Conclusions:
  1. No road is man.
  2. No road is sky.
  3. Some skies are men.
  4. All roads are men.
A.None follows
B.Only I follows
C.Only II and III follow
D.Only I and III follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation
103. 
Statements: All buildings are windows. No toys is building. Some tigers are toys.
Conclusions:
  1. Some tigers are buildings.
  2. Some windows are tigers.
  3. All toys are tigers.
  4. Some windows are toys.
A.None follows
B.Only I and II follow
C.Only III and IV follow
D.Only I and III follow
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation

104. 
Statements: Some papers are cats. All cats are bats. No bat is horse.
Conclusions:
  1. Some papers are horses.
  2. No horse is cat.
  3. Some bats are papers.
  4. All papers are bats.
A.Only I and II follow
B.Only II and III follow
C.Only III and IV follow
D.Only I and IV follow
E.All follow
Answer & Explanation

105. 
Statements: Some tapes are discs. Some discs are cassettes. Some cassettes are songs.
Conclusions:
  1. Some songs are discs.
  2. Some cassettes are tapes.
  3. Some songs are tapes.
  4. No song is a disc.
A.Only either I or IV follows
B.Only either II or IV follows
C.Only III and IV follow
D.Only III and either II or IV follows
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

106. 
Statements: No table is fruit. No fruit is window. All windows are chairs.
Conclusions:
  1. No window is table.
  2. No chair is fruit.
  3. No chair is table.
  4. All chairs are windows.
A.None follows
B.Only I and II follow
C.Only III and IV follow
D.All follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

107. 
Statements: All jungles are buses. All books are buses. All fruits are books.
Conclusions:
  1. Some fruits are jungles.
  2. Some buses are books.
  3. Some buses are jungles.
  4. All fruits are buses.
A.Only I, II and III follow
B.Only I, II and IV follow
C.Only II, III and IV follow
D.All follow
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation