Cengage Experts Team (CET) Solutions for Exercise 1: Practice Exercise

Consider the following statement:

In this company, $60\%$ of the employees are Hindu, $40\%$ are non-Hindu, $80\%$ of the employees are honest and $40\%$ of the employees are from the city-Kota.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statement?

Consider the following statements:

1. None but teachers are members of the club.
2. Some members of the club are married persons.
3. All married persons are invited for drinks.​​​​​

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statement?

Consider the following statement:

1. I play cricket only if I am bored.
2. I am never bored when I have my brother's company.
3. Whenever I go to the stadium I take my brother along.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statement?

Consider the following statements :

All scientists working in ISRO are talented. Some Indian scientists are working in ISRO

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statement?

1. None of the Indian scientists is talented.

2. Some talented Indian scientists are working in ISRO.

3. All talented scientists are Indian.

4. Some Indian scientists are talented.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements:

Few shops on this road have neon lights, but they all have signboards.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statement?

1. Some shops have either signboards or neon lights.

2. Some shops have both signboards and neon lights.

3. Some shops have no neon lights.

4. Some shops have no signboards.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. Some persons are weak in History.

2. All those, who are weak in History, are artists.

Conclusion: Some artists are weak in History.

The conclusion drawn is

Consider the following statements:

1. Indian temples date back to about 300 B.C.

2. Lots of gold and other valuables were found in them.

3. China has no temples.

Conclusion: China does not have gold and other valuables.

The conclusion drawn is _____.

Consider the following statements:

1. Only those young men drink or smoke who do not work in corporates.

2. All bright young men work in corporates.

Conclusion: Bright young men do not drink or smoke.

The conclusion drawn is :