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Question
'All men are mortal and Victoria is a woman and hence Victoria is mortal‘. This statement is:
Options
Logically Valid
Logically Invalid
Logically True
Logically False
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Solution
Logically Invalid
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Read the following information carefully and choose the appropriate option in the questions given below:
i. There is a group of five persons – A, B, C, D and E.
ii. One of them is a Singer, one is a Dancer, one is a Painter, one is a teacher and one is a Doctor.
iii. Three of them – A, C and Doctor prefer rice to chapatti and two of them – B and the Painter prefer chapatti to rice.
iv. The Teacher, D and A are friends to one another but two of these prefer chapatti to rice.
v. The Singer is C’s brother.
Who is a Singer?
Find the odd one out
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Carbon : Diamond :: Corundum : ?
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Statement
- Should all the factories in the cities be shifted to the outskirts, far away from the main city?
Arguments
- Yes, this is an essential Step for controlling pollution in the city.
- No, such a Step will lead to a lot of inconveniences to the employees of the factories and their families as well.
In the question given below, there is a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.
Statement
- The greatest need in India today is not for sophisticated gadgets but for programs that will provide employment to a large number of people.
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The following question, two statements are given followed by two or three Conclusions I, II, and III.
You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions if any follow from the given statements
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- Most of the 64 number of buses go to my office.
- This is the 64 number bus.
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- This bus goes to my office.
- This bus does not go to my office.
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- This is the 64 number bus.
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II. The institute should give a report on reasons for not having implemented the planned programs.
