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In each of the questions below there are statements, followed by a few conclusions. You have
to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly
known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the give conclusions logically
follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Q. 1. Statements:
a. Only a few hills are plateaus.
b. All plateaus are mountains.
c. Only a few mountains are rivers.
Conclusions:
1. All plateaus are rivers.
2. All rivers are mountains.
3. No hills are rivers.
4. No hills are mountains.
5. Some plateaus are not rivers.
Answer: 4

Q.2. Statements:
a. Only a few dresses are silk.
b. All silk is linen.
Conclusions:
1. Some linen are dresses.
2. All Silk are dresses.
3. No dress is linen.
4. All linen is dresses.
5. Some linen are not dresses.
Answer: 3

Q.3. Statements:
a. Only a few urns are ferns.
b. No ferns are chains.
Conclusions:
1. Some urns are ferns.
2. All ferns are urns.
3. No chains are urns.
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4. All urns are chains.

5. Some urns are chains.
Answer: 4

Q. 4. Statements:
a. All knives are daggers.
b. Only a few knives are swords.
Conclusions:
1. All swords are daggers.
2. All daggers are swords.
3. All swords are knives.
4. Some swords are not daggers.
5. Some daggers are not knives.
Answer: 2

Q.5. Statements:
a. Only a few rails are tails.
b. Some tails are tools.
Conclusions:
1. Some rails are tools.
2. No tools are rails.
3. Some tails are not tools.
4. All tools are tails.
5. No rails are tails.
Answer: 5

Q. 6. Statements:
a. Only a few tugs are bugs.
b. All tugs are not thugs.
Conclusions:
I. Some bugs are not thugs
II. All thugs being bugs is a possibility
III. Some tugs are thugs
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1. Only conclusion I follows

2. Both I and II follow
3. All I, II and III follows
4. Only II follows
5. None follows
Answer: 4

Q.7. Statements:
a. A few bats are nets.
b. Only a few jets are nets.
Conclusions:
I. All nets being jets is a possibility
II. Some bats are not nets
III. Some jets are bats

1. Only conclusion I follows

2. Both I and II follow
3. All I, II and III follows
4. Only II follows
5. None follows
Answer: 1

Q.8. Statements:
a. Only a few cakes are bakes.
b. Only a few bakes are makes.
Conclusions:
I. All cakes being makes is a possibility
II. Some cakes which are bakes being
III. makes is a possibility
IV. Some makes are not cakes

1. Only conclusion I follows

2. Both I and II follow
3. All I, II and III follows
4. Only II follows
5. None follow
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Answer: 2

Q.9. Statements:
a. All lawns are pawns
b. Only a few pawns are dawns
Conclusions:
I. All lawns being dawns is a possibility
II. Some lawns are dawns
III. All dawns being pawns is not a possibility

1. Only conclusion I follows

2. Both I and II follow
3. All I, II and III follows
4. Only II follows
5. None follow
Answer: 1

Q.10. Statements:
a. Some jockeys are videos.
b. Only a few videos are radios.
Conclusions:
I. No radio is a jockey is a possibility.
II. Some radios are jockeys is a possibility.
III. All radios being jockeys is a possibility.

1. Only II and III follows

2. Only I and II follow
3. Either I, II or III follows
4. All of I, II and III follows
5. None of I, II and III follows
Answer: 4

Q.11. Statements:
a. Only a few fires are flames.
b. Some flames are burns.
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Conclusions:
I. All fires being flames is a possibility.
II. Some burns being fires is a possibility.
III. All flames being fires is a possibility.

1. All the conclusions follow

2. Either I or III follows
3. Only II and III follows
4. Only II follows
5. Only I and II follow
Answer: 3

Q.12. Statements:
a. Only a few prayers are games.
b. A few games are birds.
Conclusions:
I. All birds are prayers.
II. Some birds are games.

1. Only II follows
2. Neither I nor II follows
3. Either I or II follows
4. Both I and II follows
5. Only I follows
Answer: 1

Q.13. Statements:
a. Some mentors are teachers.
b. A few teachers are mothers.
c. No mother is a mentor.
Conclusions:
I. All mentors being teachers is a possibility.
II. All teachers being mentors is a possibility.
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1. Both I and II follow

2. Neither I nor II follows
3. Either I or II follows
4. Only II follows
5. Only I follows
Answer: 5

Q.14. Statements:
a. Only a few umbers are browns.
b. No brown is a black.
c. All blacks are greys.
Conclusions:
I. No grey is brown.
II. All greys are browns.
III. Some umbers are greys.

1. Only II follows
2. Only I or II follows
3. Only III follows
4. None of I, II, III follows
5. Only I and III follows
Answer: 4

Q.15. Statements:
a. Some eights are nines.
b. Only a few tens are fives.
c. No five is a nine.
Conclusions:
I. Some fives being eights is a possibility.
II. No ten is a nine.

1. Both I and II follow

2. Neither I nor II follows
3. Only I follows
4. Only II follows
5. Either I or II follows
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Answer: 3

Q.16. Statements:
a. Only a few friends are enemies.
b. No enemy is a foe.
c. Some foes are friends.
Conclusions:
I. All enemies being friends is a possibility.
II. All foes being friends is a possibility.

1. Only II follows
2. Both I and II follows
3. Neither I nor II follows
4. Only I follows
5. Either I or II follows
Answer: 2

Q.17. Statements:
a. Only a few leaves are plants.
b. All plants are herbs.
c. Some herbs are trees.
Conclusions:
I. All herbs being leaves is a possibility.
II. No tree being a plant is a possibility.

1. Only II follows
2. Neither I nor II follows
3. Both I and II follow
4. Either I or II follows
5. Only I follow
Answer: 3

Q.18. Statements:
a. A few dates are palms.
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b. No palm is a nut.
c. All nuts are arecas.
Conclusions:
I. Some arecas are dates.
II. No palm is an areca.
III. Some arecas are not palms.

1. Only II follows
2. Both II and III follow
3. Either II or III follow
4. Both I and II follow
5. Only III follows
Answer: 5

Q.19. Statements:
a. Only a few jumps are bumps.
b. All pumps are bumps.
Conclusions:
I. All pumps being jumps is a possibility
II. No pumps are jumps is a possibility

1. Only conclusion I follows

2. Only conclusion II follows
3. Both I and II follows
4. Neither I nor II follows
5. Either I or II follows
Answer: 3

Q.20. Statements:
a. All hills are bills
b. Only a few hills are drills
Conclusions:
I. Some bills are not drills
II. Some hills being both bills and drills is not a possibility
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1. Only conclusion I follows

2. Only conclusion II follows
3. Both I and II follows
4. Neither I nor 11 follows
5. Either I or 11 follows
Answer: 1

Q.21. Statements:
a. Only a few kites are slates.
b. Only a few bites are slates.
Conclusions:
1. Some kites are bites.
2. Some kites are not bites.
3. All bites being kites is not a possibility.
4. All slates are bites.
5. No kite is a bite is a possibility.
Answer: 5

Q.22. Statements:
a. Some clocks are docks.
b. Only a few mocks are clocks
Conclusions:
1. AII mocks being docks is a possibility
2. No docks are mocks
3. Some clocks are not docks.
4. All clocks being mocks is not a possibility.
5. Some mocks are not docks.
Answer: 1

Q.23. Statements:
a. Only a few rains are drops.
b. Some drops are trains.
Conclusions:
I. No rains are trains
II. All rains are trains
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1. Only conclusion I follows

2. Only conclusion II follows
3. Both I and II follows
4. Neither I nor II follows
5. Either I or II follows
Answer: 4

Q.24. Statements:
a. Only a few papers are books.
b. All papers are transparent.
Conclusions:
I. Some books are transparent
II. Some transparent are not papers is a possibility

1. Only conclusion I follows

2. Only conclusion II follows
3. Both I and 11 follows
4. I nor II follows
5. Either I or 11 follows
Answer: 3

Q.25. Statements:
a. All earns are gems.
b. All nets are earns.
c. All quacks are gems.
Conclusions:
I. Some nets are not gems.
II. No quack is a net.

1. If only conclusion I follows.

2. If only conclusion II follows.
3. If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
4. If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
5. If both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
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Answer: 4

Q.26. Statements:
a. No pages are white
b. Only a few pages are green
Conclusions:
I. Some white being green is a possibility
II. No white is green

1. Only conclusion I follows

2. Only conclusion II follows
3. Both I and II follows
4. Neither I nor 11 follows
5. Either I or 11 follows
Answer: 1

Q.27. Statements:
a. Some fresh are not fish
b. Only a few fish are whale
Conclusions:
I. Some fish are fresh
II. All whale being fresh is a possibility

1. Only conclusion I follows

2. Only conclusion II follows
3. Both I and II follows
4. Neither I nor II follows
5. Either I or II follows
Answer: 2

Q.28. Statements:
a. All pumps are dumps
b. Only a few dumps are lumps
Conclusions:
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I. Some pumps are not lumps

II. All pumps being lumps is a possibility

1. Only conclusion I follows

2. Only conclusion II follows
3. Both I and II follows
4. Neither I nor 11 follows
5. Either I or II follows
Answer: 2

Q.29. Statements:
a. Only a few Classrooms are School
b. No School is College
c. Only a few Constructions are College
d. All University is College
e. No Classroom is construction
Conclusions:
I. At least Some Schools are Construction
II. All College can be Classroom
Answer: 4

Q.30. Statement:
a. Only a few Commercial are Impute
b. All Portent is Commercial
c. Only a few Solicit are Impute
d. All cavort is Solicit
Conclusions:
I. Some Portent can never be Impute
II. All Cavort can never be Impute

1. If only conclusion I follows

2. If only conclusion II follows
3. If either conclusion I or II follows
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
5. If both conclusion I and II follow

Answer: 4
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Q.31. Statements:
a. Only a few Admiration are Amazing
b. All Attention is Amazing
c. Only a few Attention are certificate
d. No Certificate is Culture
Conclusions:
I. Some Admiration are definitely not Attention
II. All Culture being Attention is a possibility

1. If only conclusion I follows

2. If only conclusion II follows
3. If either conclusion I or II follows
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
5. If both conclusion I and II follow

Answer: 5

Q.32. Statements:
a. Some Literatures are Scholars
b. Only a Few Scholars are English
c. All Novels are Scholars
d. No English is Literature
Conclusions:
I. All Scholars being English is a Possibility
II. Some Novels not being English is a possibility

1. If only conclusion I follows

2. If only conclusion II follows
3. If either conclusion I or II follows
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
5. If both conclusion I and II follow

Answer: 2

Q.33. Statements:
a. All Plants are Tree
b. Only a few Tree are Ship
c. No Ship is Bike
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Conclusions:
I. Some plants are not Bike
II. All Plant can Never be Ship

1. If only conclusion I follows

2. If only conclusion II follows
3. If either conclusion I or II follows
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
5. If both conclusion I and II follow

Answer: 4

Q.34. Statement:
a. Only few Books are Pens
b. Only Few Pencils are Pens
c. No Pencil is Marker
d. Some Marker is Orange
Conclusion:
I. Some Markers are Pens is a Possibility
II. Some Book can never be Marker

1. If only conclusion I follows

2. If only conclusion II follows
3. If either conclusion I or II follows
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
5. If both conclusion I and II follow

Answer: 1

Q.35. Statements:
a. Only a few Aces are Club
b. No club is Jack
c. Only a few Jack are Diamond
Conclusions:
I. Some Diamond are Aces
II. No Aces are Diamond
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1. If only conclusion I follows

2. If only conclusion II follows
3. If either conclusion I or II follows
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
5. If both conclusion I and II follow

Answer: 3

Q.36. Statements:
a. Only a few Pink are Yellow
b. Only a few yellow are Red
c. Only a few Red are White
Conclusions:
I. All Red being Yellow is a possibility
II. Some Red Can never be Pink

1. If only conclusion I follows

2. If only conclusion II follows
3. If either conclusion I or II follows
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
5. If both conclusion I and II follow

Answer: 1

Q.37. Statements
1. Only a few Palace is Home.
2. All Home is Office.
3. No Office is Building.
Conclusions:
I. All Palace being Home is a possibility.
II.Some Palace can never be Building.
1. If only conclusion I follows
2. If only conclusion II follows
3. If either conclusion I or II follows
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
5. If both conclusion I and II follow

Answer: 2
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Q.38. Statements:
a. No Professor is Student
b. Only a few Student is Lecturer
c. All Lecturer is Principal
Conclusions:
I. All Professor being Principal is a possibility
II. All Student being Lecturer is a possibility

1. If only conclusion I follows

2. If only conclusion II follows
3. If either conclusion I or II follows
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
5. If both conclusion I and II follow

Answer: 1

Q.39. Statements:
a. Only a few dogs are cats.
b. No cat is a wolf.
c. Some wolf are dogs.
Conclusions:
I. All wolf are cats.
II. Some dogs are not wolves.

1. If only conclusion I follows

2. If only conclusion II follows
3. If either conclusion I or II follows
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
5. If both conclusion I and II follow

Answer: 2

Q.40. Statements:
a. Only a few Boxes are Book
b. All Books are Pens
Conclusions:
I. Some Boxes are Pens
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II. All Pen can never be Boxes

1. If only conclusion I follows

2. If only conclusion II follows
3. If either conclusion I or II follows
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
5. If both conclusion I and II follow

Answer: 1

Q.41. Statement:
a. Only apple is orange.
b. Some apple is grapes.
c. All chairs are grapes.
d. Some chairs are table
Conclusion:
1. Only grapes are chairs
2. Some grapes being orange is a possibility.
3. All apples can never be grapes.
Answer: Only 3rd follow

Q42. Statement:
a. Only a few glass are carrot.
b. All lemons are carrot.
Conclusion:
1. Some glass are carrot.
2. Some glass is not carrot.
3. Some carrot is glass.
4. Some carrots are not glass.
5. All glass being carrot is a possibility.
6. All Carrot being glass is a possibility.
Answer: Only 1,2,3 and 6th follow

Q.43. Statement:
a. Only a few copies are pen.
b. All pens are board.
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Conclusion:
1. All copies can never be board.
2. Some copies can never be boards.
3. All copies can never be pen.
4. Some copies can never be pen.
Answer: Only 2,3 and 4th follow.

Q.44. Statement:
a. Only a few doors are buses.
b. All doors are pages.
c. All buses are rings.
Conclusion:
1. Only a few buses are doors.
2. Some doors are not buses.
Answer: Only 2nd follow

Q.45. Statement:
a. Only a few laptops are balls.
b. All balls are spiders
c. All cars are balls.
d. No car is laptop.
Conclusion:
1. Only a few balls are laptop.
2. Only a few cars are laptop.
3. Only a few laptop are cars.
Answer: Only 1st follow.

Q.46. Statements:
a. Only a few pink are public.
b. All Metro are Pink.
c. Only City are Metro.
Conclusion:
I. All Public can never be Pink.
II. All City are Public.
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1. If only conclusion I follows.

2. If only conclusion II follows.
3. If either conclusion I or II follows.
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5. If both conclusions I and II follow.
Answer: 4

Q.47. Statements:
a. No Abhi is Swati.
b. Only a few Manali is Alpa.
c. All Alpa is Abhi.
Conclusion:
I. Some Manali is Swati.
II. No Manali is Swati.

1. If only conclusion I follows.

2. If only conclusion II follows.
3. If either conclusion I or II follows.
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5. If both conclusions I and II follow.
Answer: 3

Q.48. Statements:
a. Some Clock are Time.
b. Only a few Time is Watch.
c. No Watch is Clock.
Conclusions:
I. All Watch being Time is a possibility.
II. All Time are Watch is a possibility.

1. If only conclusion I follows.

2. If only conclusion II follows.
3. If either conclusion I or II follows.
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5. If both conclusions I and II follow.
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Answer: 1

Q.49. Statements:
a. Only a few blue is purple.
b. All purple is black.
c. Some black is pink.
Conclusions:
I. All black is blue is a possibility.
II. Some purple is pink.

1. If only conclusion I follows.

2. If only conclusion II follows.
3. If either conclusion I or II follows.
4. If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5. If both conclusions I and II follow.
Answer: 1

Q.50. Statements:
a. All waste is box.
b. Some box is oval.
c. No oval is an green
Conclusions:
I. Only a few waste is oval.
II. Some green being box is a possibility.

1. Either I or II follows.
2. Both I and II follow.
3. Only I follows.
4. Neither I nor II follows.
5. Only II follows.
Answer: 5
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