Deductive Reasoning

Q. Brahmins are Hindus. Hindus celebrate Diwali. What can you conclude about Brahmins?

1. Brahmins do not celebrate Diwali.
2. Brahmins celebrate Christmas.
3. Brahmins are not Hindus.
4. Brahmins celebrate Diwali.

Q. Deduct the conclusion using following statements
'Rose is a flower' , 'Flowers has fragrance'

1. Flower is not a rose
2. Rose has fragrance
3. All flowers are rose.
4. Rose does not have fragrance

Q. If A, B and C are three points that are collinear with AB = BC and AC = 6, then BC = _____.

1. BC = 3
2. BC = 12
3. BC =2
4. BC = 6

Q. Ayush is younger than Harshal , Harshal is younger than Prasad, then from these statements we can conclude

1. Ayush is younger than Prasad
2. Ayush is older than Harshal
3. Harshal is oldest
4. Prasad is youngest

Q. If A = B and B = C, then A = C, is an example of deductive reasoning.

1. True
2. False

Q. If AB = CD and CD = 2 EF then

1. AB = EF
2. AB = 2 EF
3. AB = 3 EF
4. AB = 4 EF

Q. Deduct the conclusion using following statements.
'54 is an even number', 'Even numbers are divisible by 2'

1. 2 is divisible by even numbers
2. 2 is not divisible by even numbers
3. 54 is not divisible by 2
4. 54 is divisible by 2

Q. State true or false.
All numbers ending in 0 or 5 are divisible by 5.
The number 53 starts with a 5, so it is divisible by 5.

1. True
2. False

Q. Use deductive reasoning to answer the following-
All birds have feathers.
Robins are birds.

1. birds are robins
2. robins are not birds
3. robins don't have feathers
4. robins have feathers

Q. If sum of digits of a number is 3, then it is divisible by 3.

Sum of digits of 111 is 3.

Hence, it can be deduced that 111 is divisible by 3.

1. False
2. True