Q.1 Statement: All fruits have seeds. Mango is a fruit. Inference: Mango has seeds. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Since all fruits have seeds and mango is a fruit, it logically follows that mango has seeds.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.2 Statement: Some doctors are athletes. All athletes are healthy. Inference: Some doctors are healthy. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Since some doctors are athletes and all athletes are healthy, some doctors must be healthy.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.3 Statement: No vehicle is a tree. Some cars are vehicles. Inference: Some cars are not trees. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - All vehicles are not trees and some cars are vehicles. Hence, some cars are definitely not trees.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.4 Statement: All birds can fly. Ostrich is a bird. Inference: Ostrich can fly. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - In reality, ostriches are birds but cannot fly. Hence the universal statement is false in practical terms.
Correct answer is: Neither follows
Q.5 Statement: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. Inference: Some roses are red. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - The statement only tells that some flowers are red. There is no information whether roses are red or not.
Correct answer is: Neither follows
Q.6 Statement: All mammals are warm-blooded. All whales are mammals. Inference: All whales are warm-blooded. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Since all mammals are warm-blooded and whales are mammals, it logically follows that whales are warm-blooded.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.7 Statement: Some doctors are scientists. All scientists are intelligent. Inference: Some doctors are intelligent. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Since some doctors are scientists and all scientists are intelligent, it follows that some doctors are intelligent.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.8 Statement: No fish can fly. Some birds are fish. Inference: Some birds cannot fly. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Some birds being fish is hypothetical, but since no fish can fly, those birds which are fish cannot fly.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.9 Statement: All books are informative. Some novels are books. Inference: Some novels are informative. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Since some novels are books and all books are informative, it logically follows that some novels are informative.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.10 Statement: Some animals are carnivores. All lions are animals. Inference: Some lions are carnivores. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - The statement says only some animals are carnivores. There is no direct information about lions being carnivores.
Correct answer is: Neither follows
Q.11 Statement: No pen is a pencil. Some pencils are erasers. Inference: Some erasers are not pens. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Since no pen is a pencil and some pencils are erasers, it follows that those erasers which are pencils cannot be pens.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.12 Statement: All humans are mortal. Socrates is human. Inference: Socrates is mortal. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Since all humans are mortal and Socrates is human, it logically follows that Socrates is mortal.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.13 Statement: Some cars are expensive. All expensive things are valuable. Inference: Some cars are valuable. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Some cars being expensive and expensive things being valuable implies some cars are valuable.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.14 Statement: No flowers are vegetables. Some vegetables are green. Inference: Some green things are not flowers. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Since no flowers are vegetables and some vegetables are green, those green vegetables are not flowers.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.15 Statement: All snakes are reptiles. All reptiles are cold-blooded. Inference: All snakes are cold-blooded. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - All snakes are reptiles and all reptiles are cold-blooded, hence all snakes are cold-blooded.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.16 Statement: Some students are intelligent. All intelligent beings are curious. Inference: Some students are curious. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Since some students are intelligent and all intelligent beings are curious, those students are also curious.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.17 Statement: No dogs are cats. All cats are pets. Inference: Some pets are not dogs. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - No dogs are cats, all cats are pets. Hence, pets that are cats are not dogs.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.18 Statement: All planets revolve around the Sun. Earth is a planet. Inference: Earth revolves around the Sun. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Since all planets revolve around the Sun and Earth is a planet, it follows that Earth revolves around the Sun.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.19 Statement: Some fruits are sweet. Mango is a fruit. Inference: Mango is sweet. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Only some fruits are sweet; nothing in the statement confirms that mango is sweet.
Correct answer is: Neither follows
Q.20 Statement: All metals are conductors. Gold is a metal. Inference: Gold is a conductor. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - All metals being conductors implies that gold, a metal, is a conductor.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.21 Statement: Some flowers are fragrant. All fragrant things are liked. Inference: Some flowers are liked. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Some flowers being fragrant and all fragrant things being liked implies that some flowers are liked.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.22 Statement: No reptiles are mammals. Some reptiles are snakes. Inference: Some snakes are not mammals. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - No reptiles are mammals and some reptiles are snakes. Hence, those snakes are not mammals.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.23 Statement: All vegetables grow in soil. Carrot is a vegetable. Inference: Carrot grows in soil. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - All vegetables grow in soil and carrot is a vegetable, so carrot grows in soil.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows
Q.24 Statement: Some students are athletes. All athletes are disciplined. Inference: Some students are disciplined. Which of the following is correct?
Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both inferences follow
Neither follows
Explanation - Since some students are athletes and all athletes are disciplined, it follows that some students are disciplined.
Correct answer is: Only inference I follows