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Syllogism and Logical Deduction Questions for UPSC CSE

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Q1 · hard · AI-verified
Statements: 1. All birds can fly OR all birds lay eggs. (At least one is true.) 2. Penguins are birds. 3. Penguins cannot fly. Using strict logical deduction, which conclusion is valid?
  1. Penguins do not lay eggs.
  2. Some birds cannot fly.
  3. All birds lay eggs.
  4. Not all birds can fly, therefore no birds lay eggs.
Q2 · hard · AI-verified
Statements: 1. All mangoes are fruits. 2. All fruits are nutritious. 3. No nutritious food is junk. Conclusions: I. No mango is junk. II. All nutritious foods are fruits. III. Some junk food is nutritious. Which conclusion(s) follow?
  1. I only
  2. I and II only
  3. I and III only
  4. None of the conclusions follow
Q3 · hard · AI-verified
Statements: 1. All doctors are engineers. 2. Some engineers are lawyers. 3. No lawyer is a teacher. Conclusions: I. Some doctors are lawyers. II. No doctor is a teacher. III. Some engineers are not teachers. Which of the following conclusions is/are definitely true?
  1. I, II and III
  2. II and III only
  3. III only
  4. I and III only
Q4 · hard · AI-verified
In a logical deduction puzzle, five people P, Q, R, S, T make the following statements. Exactly two of these statements are true: P: Q is lying. Q: R is telling the truth. R: S is lying. S: T is telling the truth. T: P is lying. Who are the two people telling the truth?
  1. Q and S
  2. R and T
  3. P and R
  4. P and T
Q5 · hard · AI-verified
Statements: 1. Only those who are registered can vote. 2. Some registered people are minors. 3. No minor can vote. Conclusions: I. Some registered people cannot vote. II. All voters are registered. III. Some minors are registered. Which conclusions follow?
  1. I and III only
  2. II and III only
  3. I and II only
  4. I, II and III all follow
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