List of top Logical Reasoning Questions on Syllogisms asked in MAT

Statement Parents are prepared to pay any price for an elite education to their children.Conclusions
I. All parents these days are very well off.
II. Parents have an obsessive passion for a perfect development of their children through good schooling
This questions has a statement followed by two Conclusions I and II. Consider the statement and the following conclusions.Decide which of the conclusions follows from the statement.
Statement I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.Conclusions
I. Writer 's knowledge is very poor.
II. The world of knowledge is too vast to be explored by a single person.
This questions has a statement followed by two Conclusions I and II. Consider the statement and the following conclusions.Decide which of the conclusions follows from the statement.
Quality has a price tag. India is allocating lots of funds to education.Conclusions:
I. Quality of education in India would improve soon.
II. Funding alone can enhance quality of education.
This questions has a statement followed by two Conclusions I and II. Consider the statement and the following conclusions.Decide which of the conclusions follows from the statement.
Statements
I. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) — an arm of the world health organisation (WHO) — will meet in France to take a call on bitumen, the black, oily material used to make roads — to be branded as `probably carcenogenic, i.e., causing cancer to humans.
II. IARC has asked experts from across the globe to submit data from their research studies conducted on bitumen so as to help it to come to some conclusion.
This questions has a statement followed by two Conclusions I and II. Consider the statement and the following conclusions.Decide which of the conclusions follows from the statement.
Statements.
I. In a survey conducted recently in America, almost 70% of Americans said they find it easier to care for their cars than their personal health. 40% of them said they would be more likely to address their issues with their car than their health
II. Based on the above survey, the national campaign network for men 's health launched this awareness through Abbott Laboratories to encourage men to visit their doctors more often to enjoy better health.
This questions has a statement followed by two Conclusions I and II. Consider the statement and the following conclusions.Decide which of the conclusions follows from the statement.
Statements.
I. The local co-operative credit society has decided to stop giving loans to farmers with immediate effect.
II. A large number of credit society members have withdrawn major parts of their deposits from the credit society.
This questions has a statement followed by two Conclusions I and II. Consider the statement and the following conclusions.Decide which of the conclusions follows from the statement.
(i) Bengalis and Tamils are politicians, poets and warriors.
(ii) Tamils and Punjabis are politicians, warriors and mathematicians.
(iii) Punjabis and Gujaratis are politicians, businessmen and mathematicians.
(iv) Gujaratis and Kashmiris are businessmen, poets and mathematicians.
(v) Bengalis and Kashmiris are businessmen, poets and warriors.
Name the people who are politicians, businessmen, poets and mathematicians.
A greater number of fresh vegetables is sold in Kanpur than in Lucknow. Therefore, the people in Kanpur have better nutritional habits than those in Lucknow.
Each of the following, if true, weakens the conclusions above, except
Informed people generally assimilate information from several divergent sources before coming to an opinion. However, most popular news organisations view foreign affairs solely through the eyes of our State Department. In reporting the political crisis in foreign country B, the news organisations must endeavour to find out alternative sources of information.
Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the argument above?
Given are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' to decide their nature of relationship. You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and "B" is true and you will not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding your answer.
Event A: Since Rani's own child had died at birth, she was desperate for another.
Event B: Rani had quietly kidnapped the child, less than two days old, and shipped it out of the hospital.
Given are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' to decide their nature of relationship. You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and "B" is true and you will not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding your answer.
Event A: The national selectors have decided to retain the same 14 players for the third and final test series against New Zealand.
Event B: India has won the second test against New Zealand.
Statements:
All players are smokers.
Some smokers are wine-addicts.
Conclusions:
I. All smokers are players.
II. Some wine-addicts are smokers.
Statements:
All women are ministers.
All ministers are simpleton.
Conclusions:
I. All women are simpleton.
II. All ministers are simpleton.
Statements:
All cars are not trains.
All cars are four-wheeled vehicles.
Conclusions:
I. All trains are not four-wheeled vehicles.
II. Some trains are four-wheeled vehicles.
Statements:
All jails are guest houses.
All guest houses are comfortable.
Conclusions:
I. All jails are comfortable.
II. No jail is comfortable.
Two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. Take the statement to be true and then decide which of the conclusions logically follows. Mark your answer accordingly
Statement:
Now you don't need an import licence to own a VCR.
Conclusions:
I. VCRs are now manufactured indigenously.
II. VCRs are now freely permitted to be imported.
Two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. Take the statement to be true and then decide which of the conclusions logically follows. Mark your answer accordingly
Statement :
Just about everyone in Germany has been on a diet at one time or the other and millions of them have learned that the weight they lose is all too easily regained. Still despite their frustration, few question the wisdom of dieting.
Conclusions:
I. Germans should stop dieting.
II. Germans do not learn from experience.
Two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. Take the statement to be true and then decide which of the conclusions logically follows. Mark your answer accordingly
Statement :
A study of Planning Commission reveals boom in revenues. However, this has been of little avail owing to soaring expenditure. In the event, there has been a high dose of deficit financing, leading a marked rise in prices. Large financial outlays year after year had little impact on the level of living.
Conclusions:
I. A boom in revenues leads to rise in prices.
II. Large financial outlays should be avoided.
Two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. Take the statement to be true and then decide which of the conclusions logically follows. Mark your answer accordingly
Statement :
The average number of students per teacher is 50 in the urban areas whereas it is 60 in rural areas. The national average is 55.
Conclusions:
I. The student-teacher ratio in the rural areas is higher than in the urban areas.
II. More students study with the same teacher in the rural areas as compared to those in the urban areas.
Two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. Take the statement to be true and then decide which of the conclusions logically follows. Mark your answer accordingly
Statement :
Of the ten fishermen caught in a storm, nine managed to return to the shore. Praveen has not yet returned after four days.
Conclusions:
I. Praveen got killed in the storm.
II. Praveen has survived the storm.