Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by 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 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.
1. Statements:
All buckets are mugs.
All lunchboxes are pencilboxes.
Some pencilboxes are mugs.
Some buckets are not drums.


Conclusions:
I. All mugs are lunchboxes.
II. All lunchboxes are buckets.
III. Some lunchboxes are mugs.
IV. Some drums are not mugs.

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

2. Statements:
Some chairs are tables.
Some desks are benches.
All benches are tables.
Some woods are not desks.

Conclusions:
I. Some benches are desks.
II. Some tables are benches.
III. Some woods are not benches.
IV. Some desks are tables.

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

3. Statements:
No bank is a market.
Some markets are offices.
All restaurants are offices.
Some banks are rooms.

Conclusions:
I. Some markets are not rooms.
II. Some offices are not banks.
III. Some restaurants are markets.
IV. Some rooms are restaurants.

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

4. Statements:
All ones are twos.
Some threes are fours.
All three are ones.
All fives are fours.

Conclusions:
I. Some fives are threes.
II. Some ones are fives.
III. Some twos are fives.
IV. Some twos are fours.

(1) Only I and IV follow
(2) Only IV follows
(3) Only II and IV follow
(4) None of these
(5) Only I follows

5. Statements:
Some ice-creams are cakes.
All cakes are biscuits.
Some biscuits are parles.
Some parles are toffees.

Conclusions:
I. All ice-creams are biscuits.
II. Some ice-creams are biscuits.
III. Some toffees are biscuits.
IV. Some cakes are biscuits.

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

Direction (6-10): In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between ‘strong’ arguments and ‘weak’ arguments. ‘Strong’ arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. ‘Weak’ arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question.
Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument. 
Give answer—
(1) If only argument I is strong. 
(2) If only argument II is strong.
(3) If either argument I or II argument is strong. 
(4) If neither argument I nor II is strong. 
(5) If both arguments I and II are strong.

6. Statement: 
Should Indian banks charge the customers for internet banking or ATM services?
Arguments:
I. Yes: Banks are providing a global facility to their customers and charge should be paid by the customers.
II. No: The cost of these facilities is negligible to the banks and if a bank is providing any service with a charge then it is not in favour of the customers.

7. Statement: 
Should the government grant the government land to the builders on lease?
Arguments:
I. Yes: It is beneficial for the government because the government does not have enough funds to develop that land.
II. No: Government might lose this land because builders will never return the land and payment of leased land will not be on time.

8. Statement: 
Should income tax department allow filing the income tax according to the income of the income tax payee at any time of the year?
Arguments:
I. Yes: Income tax department will get huge amount as tax from big businessmen and builders.
II. No: It would be hectic for the income tax department to work for the whole year because payee will file the income tax according to his/her convenience.

9. Statement: 
Should sports tournaments not be scheduled at the examination time of children?
Arguments:
I. Yes: Children should get entertainment after the examinations and not during the exams and it will also improve their score.
II. No: Examination time of Indian education system is different from other countries, it shall always be an issue for one country or the other.

10. Statement: 
Should railways permit a maximum of 20 kg. luggages with each passenger?
Arguments:
I. Yes: Passengers should be given sufficient space and the luggage above the prescribed limit should be charged with a transportation fee.
II. No: After this action, passengers will not prefer to travel by train and it will go in loss


ANSWERS
Solutions (1-5)

1. 4;

Conclusion I is false.
Conclusion II is false.
Conclusion III is false.
Conclusion IV is false.

2. 3;

Conclusion I is true.
Conclusion II is true.
Conclusion III is false.
Conclusion IV is true.

3. 2;

Conclusion I is false.
Conclusion II is true.
Conclusion III is false.
Conclusion IV is false.

4. 2;

Conclusion I is false.
Conclusion II is false.
Conclusion III is false.
Conclusion IV is true.

5. 4;

Conclusion I is false.
Conclusion II is true.
Conclusion III is false.
Conclusion IV is true.

Solutions (6-10)

6. 5
7. 4
8. 4
9. 2
10. 1