Logical Deduction MCQs : This section focuses on the "Logical Deduction". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Logical Deduction skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
Statements: All pens are roads. All roads are houses. Conclusions: I. All houses are pens. II. Some houses are pens.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 2
Statements: All good athletes win. All good athletes eat well. Conclusions: I. All those who eat well are good athletes. II. All those who win eat well.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 3
Statements: All mangoes are golden in colour. No golden-coloured things are cheap. Conclusions: I. All mangoes are cheap. II. Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 4
Statements: All flowers are trees. No fruit is tree. Conclusions: I. No fruit is flower. II. Some trees are flowers.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 5
Statements: No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes. Conclusions: I. Male athletes can play. II. Some athletes can play.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 6
Statements: Some dedicated souls are angels. All social workers are angels. Conclusions: I. Some dedicated souls are social workers. II. Some social workers are dedicated souls.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 7
Statements: All fishes are grey in colour. Some fishes are heavy. Conclusions: I. All heavy fishes are grey in colour. II. All light fishes are not grey in colour.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 8
Statements: All fish are tortoise. No tortoise is a crocodile. Conclusions: I. No crocodile is a fish. II. No fish is a crocodile.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 9
Statements: No gentleman is poor. All gentlemen are rich. Conclusions: I. No poor man is rich. II. No rich man is poor.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 10
Statements: Some pastries are toffees. All toffees are chocolates. Conclusions: I. Some chocolates are toffees. II. Some toffees are not pastries.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 11
Statements: All roads are poles. No pole is a house. Conclusions: I. Some roads are houses. II. Some houses are poles.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 12
Statements: Some doctors are fools. Some fools are rich. Conclusions: I. Some doctors are rich II. Some rich are doctors.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 13
Statements: All tubes are handles. All cups are handles. Conclusions: I. All cups are tubes. II. Some handles are not cups.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 14
Statements: All cars are cats. All fans are cats. Conclusions: I. All cars are fans II. Some fans are cars.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 15
Statements: All artists are smokers. Some smokers are drunkards. Conclusions: I. All smokers are artists. II. Some drunkards are not smokers.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 16
Statements: All bags are cakes. All lamps are cakes. Conclusions: I. Some lamps are bags. II. No lamp is bag.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 17
Statements: Every minister is a student. Every student is inexperienced. Conclusions: I. Every minister is inexperienced. II. Some inexperienced are students.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 18
Statements: All jungles are tigers. Some tigers are horses. Conclusions: I. Some horses are jungles. II. No horse is jungle.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 19
Statements: All hill stations have a sun-set point. X is a hill station. Conclusions: I. X has a sun-set point. II. Places other than hill stations do not have sun-set points.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 20
Statements: All educated people read newspapers. Rahul does not read newspaper. Conclusions: I. Rahul is not educated. II. Reading newspaper is not essential to be educated.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 21
Statements: All young scientists are open-minded. No open-minded men are superstitious. Conclusions: I. No scientist is superstitious. II. No young people are superstitious.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 22
Statements: No bat is ball. No ball is wicket. Conclusions: I. No bat is wicket. II. All wickets are bats.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 23
Statements: Most teachers are boys. Some boys are students. Conclusions: I. Some students are boys. II. Some teachers are students.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 24
Statements: All water is divine. All temples are divine. Conclusions: I. All water is temple. II. 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
Question 25
Statements: All men are married. Some men are educated. Conclusions: I. Some married are educated. II. Some educated are married.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 26
Statements: Raman is always successful. No fool is always successful. Conclusions: I. Raman is a fool. II. 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
Question 27
Statements: Some kings are queens. All queens are beautiful. Conclusions: I. All kings are beautiful. II. All queens are kings.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 28
Statements: All trucks fly. Some scooters fly. Conclusions: I. All trucks are scooters. II. Some scooters do not fly.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 29
Statements: Some swords are sharp. All swords are rusty Conclusions: I. Some rusty things are sharp. II. Some rusty things are not sharp.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 30
Statements: All men are dogs. All dogs are cats. Conclusions: I. All men are cats. II. 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
Question 31
Statements: Some hens are cows. All cows are horses. Conclusions: I. Some horses are hens. II. Some hens are horses.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 32
Statements: All roads are waters. Some waters are boats. Conclusions: I. Some boats are roads. II. All waters are boats.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 33
Statements: Some men are educated. Educated persons prefer small families. Conclusions: I. All small families are educated. II. Some men prefer small families.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 34
Statements: Some books are pens. No pen is pencil. Conclusions: I. Some books are pencils. II. No book is pencil.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 35
Statements: All huts are mansions. All mansions are temples. Conclusions: I. Some temples are huts. II. Some temples are mansions.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 36
Statements: Some books are tables. Some tables are mirrors. Conclusions: I. Some mirrors are books. II. No book is mirror.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 37
Statements: Bureaucrats marry only intelligent girls. Tanya is very intelligent. Conclusions: I. Tanya will marry a bureaucrat. II. Tanya will not marry a bureaucrat.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 38
Statements: Some desks are caps. No cap is red. Conclusions: I. Some caps are desks. II. 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
Question 39
Statements: Some dreams are nights. Some nights are days. Conclusions: I. All days are either nights or dreams. II. Some days are nights.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 40
Statements: Some engineers are fools. Anand is an engineer. Conclusions: I. Some fools are engineers. II. Anand is a fool.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 41
Statements: No magazine is cap. All caps are cameras. Conclusions: I. No camera is magazine. II. Some cameras are magazines.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 42
Statements: All film stars are playback singers. All film directors are film stars. Conclusions: I. All film directors are playback singers. II. Some film stars are film directors.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 43
Statements: Some papers are pens. Some pencils are pens. Conclusions: I. Some pens are pencils. II. Some pens are papers.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 44
Statements: All boys are honest. Sachin is honest. Conclusions: I. Sachin is a boy. II. All honest persons are boys.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 45
Statements: No man is a donkey. Rahul is a man. Conclusions: I. Rahul is not a donkey. II. All men are not Rahul.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 46
Statements: All pens are chalks. All chairs are chalks. Conclusions: I. Some pens are chairs. II. Some chalks are pens.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow
Question 47
Statements: All birds are tall. Some tall are hens. Conclusions: I. Some birds are hens. II. Some hens are tall.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 48
Statements: All poles are guns. Some boats are not poles. Conclusions: I. All guns are boats. II. Some boats are not guns.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 49
Statements: Many scooters are trucks. All trucks are trains. Conclusions: I. Some scooters are trains. II. No truck is a scooter.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 50
Statements: Some papers are pens. Angle is a paper. Conclusions: I. Angle is not a pen. II. Angle is a pen.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Question 51
Statements: All windows are doors. No door is wall. Conclusions: I. No window is wall. II. No wall is door.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow