All mammals breathe through lungs. All humans are mammals. Some humans are swimmers. Which is definitely false?
Answer: D
All humans are mammals and all mammals breathe through lungs. Therefore, all humans breathe through lungs. Option D is definitely false.
Q.222Medium
No mythical creature is real. All dragons are mythical creatures. Phoenix is a mythical creature. What about Phoenix?
Answer: B
Phoenix is a mythical creature, and no mythical creature is real. Therefore, Phoenix is not real.
Q.223Hard
All mountains are geographical features. Some geographical features are tourist attractions. All tourist attractions generate revenue. Can we conclude some mountains generate revenue?
Answer: B
Although mountains are geographical features and some geographical features are tourist attractions, we cannot confirm that the mountains which are geographical features are among those that are tourist attractions.
Q.224Hard
All organic produce is healthy. Some healthy foods are affordable. No expensive item is affordable. Which conclusion is correct?
Answer: B
Some healthy foods are affordable. Since all organic produce is healthy, some organic produce could be among those affordable healthy foods, hence some organic produce may not be expensive.
Q.225Easy
No pessimist is happy. All depressed people are pessimists. Therefore:
Answer: B
All depressed people are pessimists. No pessimist is happy. Therefore, no depressed person is happy.
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Q.226Hard
All renewable energy sources are sustainable. Some sustainable practices are costly. All costly practices require government support. Can we say all renewable energy sources require government support?
Answer: B
While all renewable sources are sustainable, only some sustainable practices are costly. We cannot establish that all renewable energy sources are among those costly practices.
Q.227Easy
Some players are champions. All champions are confident. Can we conclude all players are confident?
Answer: B
Only some players are champions. We cannot conclude all players are confident as not all players are necessarily champions.
Q.228Medium
All mathematicians are analytical. Some analytical people lack creativity. All creative people are successful. Which statement might be true?
Answer: C
All mathematicians are analytical. Some analytical people lack creativity. Therefore, some mathematicians (being analytical) may lack creativity.
Q.229Hard
No pessimist achieves success. All lazy people are pessimists. Some lazy people study. What about those who study?
Answer: B
Some lazy people study, and all lazy people are pessimists, and no pessimist achieves success. Therefore, some who study may not achieve success.
Q.230Medium
All athletes are disciplined. Some disciplined people are not wealthy. Conclusion?
Answer: B
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.
Q.231Hard
All novels are literary works. Some literary works are award-winning. No award-winning work is forgotten. Can we conclude some novels are not forgotten?
Answer: B
While some literary works are award-winning and no award-winning work is forgotten, we cannot confirm that the novels which are literary works are among those award-winning works.
Q.232Medium
All employees in company X are trained. Some trained people are not productive. What about employees of company X?
Answer: B
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.
Q.233Medium
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?
Answer: D
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.
Q.234Medium
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?
Answer: B
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.
Q.235Hard
No artist is a businessman. All businessmen are ambitious. Conclusions: I. No artist is ambitious. II. Some ambitious people are not artists. Which conclusion(s) follow?
Answer: B
From premises, we know artists ≠ businessmen, and all businessmen are ambitious. This means ambitious people exist (businessmen), but we cannot conclude all ambitious are businessmen. So II follows (some ambitious are not artists). I doesn't follow as non-businessmen artists could be ambitious.
Q.236Easy
Pointing to a photograph, Ravi said, 'She is the daughter of my father's only son.' Who is the person in the photograph to Ravi?
Answer: B
Ravi's father's only son = Ravi himself. Ravi's son's daughter = Ravi's niece. The photograph shows Ravi's niece.
Q.237Easy
If TRAIN is coded as 20-18-1-9-14, how is PLANT coded?
Answer: A
Each letter is coded as its position in alphabet: T=20, R=18, A=1, I=9, N=14. Similarly: P=16, L=12, A=1, N=14, T=20. So PLANT = 16-12-1-14-20.
Q.238Medium
All innovators are risk-takers. Some risk-takers are not successful. Conclusions: I. Some innovators are not successful. II. All innovators are unsuccessful. Which conclusion(s) follow?
Answer: D
All innovators are risk-takers, but 'some risk-takers are not successful' doesn't tell us which risk-takers. Innovators might be the successful ones. So I doesn't follow. II clearly doesn't follow.
Q.239Easy
Traveling 30 km east, then 40 km north, then 30 km west, finally 20 km south. How far and in which direction from the starting point?
Answer: A
Net east-west displacement: 30 - 30 = 0 km. Net north-south displacement: 40 - 20 = 20 km north. Final position is 20 km north of starting point.
Q.240Medium
Some birds are migratory. All migratory creatures travel long distances. Conclusions: I. Some birds travel long distances. II. All birds travel long distances. Which conclusion(s) follow?
Answer: A
Some birds are migratory, and all migratory creatures travel long distances. Therefore, some birds (the migratory ones) travel long distances. I follows. II doesn't follow as not all birds are necessarily migratory.
