Reasoning Ability Quiz

Direction (Q. 1-5) : In each of the following questions two/three statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically and definitely follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

1. Statements :

All beans are pulses.

All pulses are crops.

No crop is seed.

Conclusions :

1. All crops are pulses.
2. All beans are crops.

(1) Only conclusion II follows

(2) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

(3) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows

(4) Only conclusion I and conclusion II follows

(5) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

2. Statements :

No fruit is vegetable.

All potatoes are vegetables.

Some fruits are apples.

Conclusions :

1. Some apples are potatoes.
2. Some potatoes being fruits is a possibility.

(1) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

(2) Only conclusion II follows

(3) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows

(4) Only conclusion I follows

(5) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows a

3. Statements :

All books are journals.

All diaries are journals.

Conclusions :

1. All journals are books.
2. Some diaries being books is a possibility.

(1) Either conclusions I or conclusion II follows

(2) Only conclusion I follows

(3) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

(4) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion Il follows

(5) Only conclusion II follows

4. Statements :

All Stores are baskets.

Some baskets are sticks.

All sticks are chains.

Conclusions :

1. Some chains are stores.
2. Some chains are baskets.

(1) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

(2) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows

(3) Only conclusion II follows

(4) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

(5) Only conclusion I follows

5. Statements :

Some desks are chairs.

All chairs are ropes.

Some ropes are walls.

Conclusions :

1. Some ropes are desks.
2. Some ropes are chairs.

(1) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

(2) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follow

(3) Only conclusion I follows

(4) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows

(5) Only conclusion II follows