Reasoning and Ans

CTS Placement Paper January, 2010 (Reasoning Ability) REASONING section (20 Q's - 20 mins) Directions for Questions 1-4: In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer: (A) if only conclusion I follows; (B) if only conclusion II follows; (C) if either I or II follows; (D) if neither I nor II follows and (E) if both I and II follow. 1.Statements : Most clocks are fans, Some fans are walls Conclusions : I. Some walls are fans II. Some clocks are walls Ans: D 2. Statements : All birds are dogs, Some dogs are cats Conclusions : I. Some cats are not dogs II. All dogs are not birds Ans: D 3. Statements : Some fools are intelligent, Some intelligent are great Conclusions : I. Some fools are great II. All great are intelligent. Ans: D 4. Statements : All Men are married, Some men are educated Conclusions : I. Some married are educated II. Some educated are married. Ans: E Directions for Questions 5-6: In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

5. Statements : All bags are chalks. All chalks are bottles. Conclusions : I Some bottles are bags. II. All bags are bottles III. All bottles are bags IV. Some chalks are not bags A) Only I , II and IV follow B) Only I , III and IV follow. C) Only II, III and IV follow. D) All Follow E) none of these Ans: A 6. Statements : Some trees are buses, All buses are hats Conclusions : I Some trees are