Statements and Conclusions

Generally 5 questions are covering in bank clerk exams from this topic.

Directions (1-5): In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.(UBI 06-02-2011)

Give answer (1): if only conclusion I follows.
Give answer (2): if only conclusion II follows.
Give answer (3): if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
Give answer (4): if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
Give answer (5): if both conclusion I and conclusion II follows.

1. Statements:
All the paints are colors.
All the links are paints.

Conclusions:
I. No varnish is paint.
II. All links are colors.

2. Statements:
Some kites are planes.
All planes are birds.
All birds are balloons.

Conclusions:
I. All birds are kites.
II. All planes are balloons.

3. Statements :
All actors are procedures.
Some procedures are directors.
Some singers are procedures.

Conclusions
I. Some actors are singers.
II. Some singers are directors.

4. Statements :
All movies are dramas.
All plays are dramas.
All dramas are films.

Conclusions:
I. All movies are films.
II. Some plays are not films.

5. Statements:
Some grains are cereals.
Some cereals are rice.
Some rice are wheat.

Conclusions:
I. Some grains are wheat.
II. Some wheat are cereals.

Directions (6-10): In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts. (OBC 09-01-2011)

Give answer (1): if only conclusion I follows.
Give answer (2): if only conclusion II follows.
Give answer (3): if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
Give answer (4): if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
Give answer (5): if both conclusion I and conclusion II follows.

6. Statements:
Some drawings are paintings.
All drawings are sketches.
Some sketches are interesting.

Conclusions:
I. All paintings are sketches.
II. Some interesting are drawings.

7. Statements:
All pebbles are stone.
No stone is a diamond.
Some precious are diamonds.

Conclusions:
I. Some pebbles are diamonds.
II. Some stones are precious.

8. Statements:
All journeys are distances.
Some distances are not journeys.
Some journeys are vacancies.

Conclusions:
I. Some distances are vacations.
II. Some vacancies are not journeys.

9. Statements :
All computers are machines.
All machines are expensive.
All expensive are scanners.

Conclusions:
I. At least some scanners are machines.
II. Some computers are not expensive.

10. Statements:
All colleges are institutions.
Some institutions are buildings.
Some buildings are colleges.
Conclusions:
I. Some institutions are both colleges and buildings.
II. No college is a building.

Directions (11-15): In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts. CORP BANK 29-09-2010

Give answer (1): if only conclusion I follows.
Give answer (2): if only conclusion II follows
Give answer (3): if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
Give answer (4): if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Give answer (5): if both conclusion I and conclusion II follows

11. Statements:
Some tablets are jugs.
Some jugs are pots.
All pots are plates.

Conclusions:
I. Some plates are jugs.
II. Some pots are tablets.
III. Some plates are tablets.
1) None follow 2) Only I follow
3) Only II follows
4) Only III follows
5) Only II and III follows

12. Statements:
All chairs are rings.
Some rings are sticks.
All sticks are branches.

Conclusions:
I. Some branches are chairs.
II. Some branches are rings.
III. Some sticks are chairs.
1) None follow
2) Only I follow
3) Only II follows
4) Only III follows
5) Only I and II follows

13. Statements :
All bulbs are chairs.
All chairs are tables.
All tables are mirrors.

Conclusions:
I. Some mirrors are bulbs.
II. Some tables are bulbs
III. All chairs are mirrors
1) Only I and II follows
2) Only I and III follow.
3) Only II and III follow
4) All follows
5) None of these

14. Statements :
All knives are hammers.
No hammer is sword.
Some swords are nails.

Conclusions:
I. Some nails are hammers.
II. Some swords are knives.
III. No nail is hammer.
1) None follows.
2) Only either I or III follows.
3) Only II follows.
4) Only III follows.
5) Only I follows.

15. Statements:
Some fruits are trees.
All trees are jungles.
All jungles are roads.

Conclusions:
I. All fruits are jungles.
II. Some roads are fruits.
III. Some jungles are fruits.
1) Only I and II follows.
2) Only I and III follow.
3) Only II and III follow.
4) All follows
5) None of these.

Directions (16-20): In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts. (UNITED BANK OF INDIA 28-11-2010)

Give answer (1): if only conclusion I follows.
Give answer (2): if only conclusion II follows
Give answer (3): if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
Give answer (4): if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Give answer (5): if both conclusion I and conclusion II follows

16. Statements:
Some choices are mistakes.
All mistakes are errors.
No error is justified.
Conclusions:
I. Some choices are justified.
II. All mistakes are not justified.

17. Statements :
All cycles are buses.
Some buses are cars.
All cars are carts.
Conclusions:
I. Some carts are cars.
II. Some cycles are cars.
18. Statements:
All big are short.
Some short are long.
Some long are thin.
Conclusions:
I. Some short are thin.
II. Some thin are not long.

19. Statements:
All rewards are achievements.
All achievements are a success.
All success are everlasting.
Conclusions:
I. All success are achievements.
II. Some everlasting are not success.

20. Statements:
Some rivals are enemies.
No enemy is a friend.
Some friends are strangers.
Conclusions:
I. Some rivals are not friends.
II. All strangers are friends.

Directions (21-25): In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts. (BOI 03-10-2010)

Give answer (1): if only conclusion I follows.
Give answer (2): if only conclusion II follows
Give answer (3):
if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
Give answer (4):
if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Give answer (5):
if both conclusion I and conclusion II follows

21. Statements:
Some trucks are houses.
Some houses are trains.
Conclusions:
I. Some trains are trucks.
II. No train is truck.

22. Statements:
All flowers are trees.
All trees are fruits.
Conclusions:
I. Some fruits are flowers.
II. All flowers are fruits.

23. Statements:
Some kites are threads.
No thread is needle.
Conclusions:
I. Some kites are needles.
II. No needle is thread.

24. Statements:
All chairs are buildings.
All tables are buildings.
Conclusions:
I. Some chairs are tables.
II. Some tables are chairs.

25. Statements:
Some books are pens.
All pens are papers.
Conclusions:
I. Some papers are books.
II. All books are papers.