All doctors are educated. Some educated people are rich. No rich person is unhappy. What can be concluded?
AAll doctors are rich
BAll doctors are unhappy
CSome doctors may be happy
DNo doctor is happy
Correct Answer:
C. Some doctors may be happy
Explanation:
We know some educated people are rich and no rich person is unhappy. Since some doctors are educated (subset), some doctors could be among those rich people, making them not unhappy.
All flowers are plants. All plants require sunlight. Some things requiring sunlight are expensive. Which is possibly true?
AAll flowers are expensive
BSome flowers may be expensive
CNo flower is expensive
DAll expensive things are flowers
Correct Answer:
B. Some flowers may be expensive
Explanation:
All flowers are plants, all plants require sunlight. Since some things requiring sunlight are expensive, it's possible that some flowers (being things requiring sunlight) are expensive.
All innovations are risky. Some risky ventures fail. Can we conclude that some innovations fail?
AYes, definitely
BNo, we cannot
COnly if stated explicitly
DPartially true
Correct Answer:
B. No, we cannot
Explanation:
All innovations are risky, but we only know some risky ventures fail. We cannot establish that the innovations which are risky are necessarily among those risky ventures that fail.
All programmers are logical thinkers. No illogical person is successful. Which conclusion is valid?
AAll programmers are successful
BSome programmers are successful
CAll programmers may be successful
DNo programmer is unsuccessful
Correct Answer:
C. All programmers may be successful
Explanation:
All programmers are logical thinkers. Since no illogical person is successful, programmers (being logical) are not excluded from being successful. They may be successful.
All athletes are disciplined. Some disciplined people are not wealthy. Conclusion?
AAll athletes are not wealthy
BSome athletes may not be wealthy
CNo athlete is wealthy
DAll wealthy people are athletes
Correct Answer:
B. Some athletes may not be wealthy
Explanation:
All athletes are disciplined. Some disciplined people are not wealthy. This means some athletes (being disciplined) could be among those not wealthy. So some athletes may not be wealthy.
All employees in company X are trained. Some trained people are not productive. What about employees of company X?
AAll are productive
BSome may not be productive
CNone are productive
DAll are unproductive
Correct Answer:
B. Some may not be productive
Explanation:
All employees are trained. Some trained people are not productive. Therefore, some employees (being trained) may be among those not productive, so some may not be productive.
All programmers are tech-savvy. Some tech-savvy people are introverts. Conclusions: I. Some programmers are introverts. II. All introverts are programmers. Which conclusion(s) follow?
AOnly I follows
BOnly II follows
CBoth I and II follow
DNeither I nor II follows
Correct Answer:
D. Neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
From 'All programmers are tech-savvy' and 'Some tech-savvy people are introverts', we cannot deduce that some programmers are introverts (they could be different tech-savvy people). II is clearly false as introverts are not necessarily programmers.
In a row of 8 people, A is 3rd from the left. B is 2 positions to the right of A. C is at one end. How many people are between B and C?
A2
B3
C4
D5
Correct Answer:
B. 3
Explanation:
A is 3rd from left. B is 2 positions right of A, so B is at 5th position. C is at one end (either 1st or 8th). If C is 1st, people between = 3 (positions 2,3,4). If C is 8th, people between = 2 (positions 6,7). Most likely C at 1st = 3 people between.
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