Logical Reasoning - Logical Deduction

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Exercise

"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person."

- Mother Teresa

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.

41.

Statements: Raman is always successful. No fool is always successful.

Conclusions:

Raman is a fool.
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

42.

Statements: Some desks are caps. No cap is red.

Conclusions:

Some caps are desks.
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

43.

Statements: Some hens are cows. All cows are horses.

Conclusions:

Some horses are hens.
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

44.

Statements: All water is divine. All temples are divine.

Conclusions:

All water is temple.
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

45.

Statements: All men are dogs. All dogs are cats.

Conclusions:

All men are cats.
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