Reasoning

ISBT Reasoning for all banking PO,Clerk,IBPS PO,Railway,SSC,IAS,OAS Exams

Q1.

Directions :In each of the given questions, some statements are followed by two conclusions I and II.  You have to assume everything in the statement 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 statements disregarding  commonly known facts.  Give answer 1) if only conclusion I follows. 2) if only conclusion II follows. 3) if either I or II follows. 4) if neither I nor II follows. 5) if both conclusions I and II follow. Statements:  All shares are debentures. No debenture is an equity. Many equities are maturities. Conclusions:  I. No debenture can be a maturity. II. All debentures that are shares may be equities.

1)	1	2)	2
3)	3	4)	4
5)	5

Q2.

Directions :In each of the given questions, some statements are followed by two conclusions I and II.  You have to assume everything in the statement 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 statements disregarding commonly known facts.   Give answer 1) if only conclusion I follows. 2) if only conclusion II follows. 3) if either I or II follows. 4) if neither I nor II follows. 5) if both conclusions I and II follow. Statements:  Some married are educated.  Some educated are men.  All men are qualified. Conclusions: I. Some educated if they are men are qualified. II. Some educated if they are qualified are men.

1)	1	2)	2
3)	3	4)	4
5)	5

Q3.

Directions : In each of the questions below are given four 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 with 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. Statements: Some Bags are Books.    All Books are Boxes.    No Box is Board. Conclusions: I. Some Bags are not Boards II. Some Bags are not Boxes III. All Bags are Boxes IV.  No Bag is Board

1)	Only I follows	2)	Either I or II or either III or IV follows
3)	Only IV follows	4)	Only II follows
5)	None of these

Q4.

Directions : In each of the questions below are given four 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 with 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. Statements:  All Chalks are Dusters               Some Chalks are Boards.             Some Dusters are Pens. Conclusions: I. Some Pens are Chalks II. Some Dusters are Boards III. Some Pens are Boards IV. All Chalks are Pens

1)	Either I or IV follows	2)	Only II & III follow
3)	Either I or IV & II follow	4)	Only II follows
5)	None of these

Q5.

Directions : In each of the questions below are given four 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 with 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. Statements: Some Cats are Rats.      Some Rats are Ants.    Some Ants are Flies. Conclusions: I. Atleast Some Flies are Cats. II.  Some Flies are not Ants. III. No Rat is Fly.                 IV.  No Cat is Fly.

1)	Only I & IV follow	2)	Only II follows
3)	Only I & III follow	4)	Only I or IV follows
5)	None of these

Q6.

Directions : In each of the questions below are given four 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 with 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. Statements: All Grapes are Bananas.             All Potatoes are Bananas.             Some Bananas are Mangoes. Conclusions: I.  No Grape is Mango. II. Some Potatoes are not Mangoes.  III. Some Grapes are Potatoes. IV. All Mangoes are Grapes.

1)	Only I follows	2)	Either I or III follows
3)	Only II & III follow	4)	Only I, II & III follow
5)	None of these

Q7.

Directions : In each of the questions below are given four 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 with 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. Statements : No Cloud is Bird.      Some Goats are Birds.     All Cars are Goats. Conclusions: I. No Car is Cloud. II. Some Cars are Birds having possibility III. No Bird is Car having possibility IV. Some Clouds are Goats.

1)	Only III follows	2)	Only either II or III follows
3)	Only I follows	4)	Only I and either II or III follow
5)	II and III follows.

Q8.

Directions: 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 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. Statements: Some apples are cats.           All brinjals are apples. Some kites are brinjals. Conclusions: I. Some apples are kites, II. Some cats are brinjals. III. Some kites are cats.

1)	Only II and III follow	2)	Only I follows
3)	Only in follows	4)	None follows
5)	None of these

Q9.

Directions: 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 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. Statements: Some apples are cats. All brinjals are apples. Some kites are brinjals. Conclusions: I. Some apples are kites. II. Some cats are brinjals. III. Some kites are cats.

1)	Only II and III follow	2)	Only I follows
3)	Only in follows	4)	None follows
5)	None of these

Q10.

Directions: 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 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. Statements: All squirrels are rats.          Some trees are rats. All chairs are trees. Conclusions: I. Some squirrels are trees, II. Some chairs are squirrels, III. Some rats are chairs.

1)	Only I follows	2)	Only II follows
3)	Only I and III follows	4)	None follows
5)	None of these