Saturday, June 13, 2015

Gateway to SBI Mains: Reasoning Quiz

Quiz:

Direction (Q. 6-10): Each question consists of three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Consider the statements to be true even if they are in variance with the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements using all the “three” statements together.

1.Statements:
Some handbags are bags.
All bags are carrybags.
No bag is a ladybag.


Conclusions:
I. Some handbags are carrybags.
II. Some carrybags are not ladybags.
III. Some handbags are not ladybags.
IV. No bag is a carrybag.
1) Only I and II follow
2) Only II and III follow
3) Only III and IV follow
4) Only I, II, and III follow
5) All of the above

2.Statements:
All mobiles are pagers.
All pagers are I-pods.
All I-pods are I-phones. 

Conclusions:
I. All mobiles are I-pods.
II. All I-phones are mobiles.
III. Some I-phones are mobiles.
IV. Some I-pods are pagers.
1) either I and III or II and III follow
2) either II and IV or III and IV follow
3) either II and IV or I and II follow
4) Only I and IV follow
5) None of these

3.Statements:
No cricket is hockey.
Some hockeies are basketballs.
Some crickets are not basketballs.

Conclusions:
I. Some basketballs are not crickets.
II. No cricket is basket ball.
III. Some hockies are not basketballs.
IV. All basketballs are cricktet.
1) Only I and II follow 2) Only III and IV follow
3) Only II and III follow
4) Only I follows
5) None of these

4.Statements:
All ETs are TOIs.
Some TOIs are HINDUs.
All HINDUs are ETs.

Conclusions:
I. All TOIs are ETs.
II. Some TOIs are ETs.
III. All HINDUs are TOIs.
IV. All TOIs are HINDUs.
1) Only I and II follow  
2) Only I and III follow
3) Only II and III follow  
4) Only II and IV follow
5) Only III and IV follow

5.Statements:
All airlines are railways.
Some buses are not railways.
No airline is a ship.

Conclusions:
I. All airlines are not buses.
II. Some ships are not railways.
III. Some buses are not airlines.
IV. Some railways are not ships.
1) Only I and II follow
2) Only II and III follow
3) Only II and IV follow
4) Only III and IV follow
5) None of these

Directions (6-10) In each question below are four statements followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variiance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Then, decide which of the answers 1),(2),(3),(4) and (5) is the correct answer and indicate it on the answer sheet.

6. Statements 
All stones are pearls. Some pearls are shells. Some shells are boxes. No box is container. 

Conclusions
I.Some stones are shells.
II.No pearl is container.
III.No shell is container.
IV.Some pearls are containers.
1)Only II follows
2)II and III follow
3)Only either II or IV follows
4)Only III follows
5)None follows

7.Statements 
Some rings are chains. All chains are bangles. All 
bracelets are bangles. Some bangles are pendants.
Conclusions

I.Some rings are bangles.
II.Some chains are pendants.
III.Some bracelets are rings.
IV.No pendant is ring.
1) None follows
2) Only I follows
3) II and III follow
4) Only IV follows
5) None of these
8. Statements Some schools are colleges. Some colleges are hostels. No 
hostel is office. All offices are institutes. 

Conclusions
I.No hostel is institute.
II.Some hostels are schools.
III.Some hostels are institutes.
IV.Some offices are colleges.
1) Only I follows
2) II and III follow
3) Only IV follows
4) Only either I or III follows
5) None of these

9.Statements 
Some pins are needles. Some threads are needles. All needles are nails. All nails are hammers. 

Conclusions
I.Some pins are hammers.
II.Some threads are nails.
III.Some pins are threads.
IV.No pin is thread.
1)Only I, II and either III or IV follows
2)III and IV follow
3)I and II follow
4)All follow
5)None of the above

10.Statements
 Some chairs are rooms. No room is sofa. All sofas are tables. Some tables are desks. 

Conclusions
I.Some sofas are desks.
II.No room is table.
III.Some chairs are tables.
IV.No desk is room.
1) None follows
2) Only I follows
3) Only either II or III follows 
4) III and IV follow
5) All follow

Answers:

1.4
2.5
3.4
4.3
5.4
6.3
7.2
8.4
9.1
10.1

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