Statement Conclusions Problems – Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-12): In each of the questions below are given three/four statements followed by three/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 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.

1. Statements : Some grapes are apples.
Some apples are papayas.
All papayas are mangoes.
No mango is banana.

Conclusions: I. No banana is papaya.
II. Some apples are mangoes.
III. Some bananas are grapes.
IV. No banana is grape.

(a) Only I and II
(b) Only either III or IV follows
(c) Only I and either III and IV follow
(d) I, II and either III or IV follow
(e) None

2. Statements : All flowers are trees.
Some trees are stars.
Some stars are clouds.
No cloud is rock.

Conclusions: I. No rock is star.
II. Some stars are flowers.
III. Some rocks are flowers.
IV. Some rocks are stars.

(a) None follows
(b) Only either I or IV follows
(c) Only I follows
(d) Only III & IV follow
(e) All follow

3. Statements : Some pens are stands.
Some stands are containers.
All containers are boxes.
All boxes are drawers.

Conclusions : I. Some boxes are stands.
II. Some drawers are stands.
III. Some drawers are containers.
IV. Some boxes are pens.

(a) Only I & II follow
(b) Only II & III follow
(c) Only I, II and III follow
(d) All follow
(e) None

4. Statements : All paints are colours.
Some colours are brands.
Some brands are certificates.
All certificates are degrees.

Conclusions : I. Some brands are degrees.
II. Some certificates are colours.
III. Some colours are paints.
IV. No paint is degree.

(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Only III follows
(d) Only either I or II follows
(e) None

5. Statements : Some files are covers.
All covers are keys.
All keys are locks.
Some lacks are doors.

Conclusions : I. Some doors are keys.
II. Some doors are covers.
III. All keys are covers.
IV. Some doors are files.

(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Only II follows
(d) Only II & III follow
(e) None

6. Statements: Some tablets are jugs.
Some jugs are pots.
All pots are plates.

Conclusions: I. Some plates are jugs.
II. Some pots are tablets.
III. Some plates are tablets.

(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Only II follows
(d) Only III follows
(e) Only II and III follow

7. Statements: All chairs are rings.
Some rings are sticks.
All sticks are branches.

Conclusions: I. Some branches are chairs.
II. Some branches are rings.
III. Some sticks are chairs.

(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Only II follows
(d) Only III follows
(e) Only I and II follow

8. Statements: All bulbs are chairs.
All chairs are tables.
All tables are mirrors.

Conclusions: I. Some mirrors are bulbs.
II. Some tables are bulbs.
III. All chairs are mirrors.

(a) Only I and II follow
(b) Only I and III follow
(c) Only II and III follow
(d) All follow
(e) None of these

9. Statements: All knives are hammers.
No hammer is sword.
Some swords are nails.

Conclusions: I. Some nails are hammers.
II. Some swords are knives.
III. No nail is hammer.

(a) None follows
(b) Only either I or III follows
(c) Only II follows
(d) Only III follows
(e) Only I follows

10. Statements: Some fruits are trees.
All trees are jungles.
All jungles are roads.

Conclusions: I. All fruits are jungles.
II. Some roads are fruits.
III. Some jungles are fruits.

(a) Only I and II follow
(b) Only I and III follow
(c) Only II and III follow
(d) All follow
(e) None of these

11. Statements: Some books are pens.
Some pens are desks.
Some desks are racks.

Conclusions: I. Some racks are pens.
II. Some desks are books.
III. Some racks are books.

(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Only III follows
(d) None follows
(e) All follow

12. Statements: No room is house.
No house is building.
Some buildings are huts.

Conclusions: I. Some huts are rooms.
II. Some huts are houses.
III. Some huts are buildings.

(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Only III follows
(d) None follows
(e) All follow

Answers:

1.d
2.b
3.c
4.e
5.a
6.b
7.c
8.d
9.b
10.c
11.d
12.c