CMAT Reasoning, Statements and Conclusions Questions

Consider the following statements about numbers.
A. There exists a smallest natural number.
B. There exists a largest natural number.
C. Every rational number is also a real number.
D. Between two consecutive natural numbers, there is always a natural number.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The following question consists of a statement followed by conclusions I, II and III.
Statement: Some hills are rivers. Some rivers are deserts. All deserts are roads.
Conclusions: I. Some roads are rivers.
II. Some roads are hills.
III. Some deserts are hills.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II.
Statement: Should there be a complete ban on use of all types of chemical pesticides in India?
Arguments: I. Yes, chemical pesticides used in agriculture pollute the underground water and thus they become a serious health hazard.
II.No, the pests will destroy all the crops and farmers will have nothing to harvest.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: A simple sentence is one which has only one subject and one predicate.

Statement II: A simple sentence is one which has only one finite verb.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the option give below:

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The writ "Quo Warranto" may be sought to clarify in public interest the legal position in regard to the claim of a person to hold a public office.
Statement II: The writ "Mandamus" is issued by a higher court to a lower court or tribunal, intending to prohibit it from exceeding its jurisdiction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: When the magma from the interior of earth comes out on the surface, tremendous heat is released, which can be successfully tapped and converted into bio-energy.
Statement II: Bio-energy is also derived from agricultural residue, municipal, industrial, and other waste and garbage.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Venture capital funds should always specialize narrowly in a single sector to maximise returns.

Statement II: Diversification across industries and stages helps venture capitalists to manage portfolio risk, while maintaining strategic focus.

In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

The following question consists of a statement and two arguments I and II. Choose the best option.
Statement : Should India make efforts to harness solar energy to fulfil its energy requirements.
Arguments I : Yes. Most of the energy sources used at present are exhaustible.
Argument II : No. Harnessing solar energy requires a lot of capital, which India lacks in.

The following question consists of a statement and arguments I and II. Choose the best option.

Statement : Should the renowned businessman of the country who have committed crime unknowingly, be met with special treatment ?
Argument I :   Yes. The renowned businessman do not commit crime intentionally.
Argument II :  No, its our policy that everybody is equal before law.

Consider the statements given below followed by two assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement : The company has recently announced a series of incentives to the employees who are punctual and sincere.
Assumption I : Those who are not punctual at present may get motivated by the announcement
Assumption II :  The productivity of the company may increase.

Consider the statements given below, followed by two assumptions, and decide which of the assumptions is/ are implicit in the statement.

Statement: "We must introduce objective-type tests to improve our examinations for admission to MBA". - The chairman of the admission committee tells the committee.

Assumptions: I. The admission at present is directly through the interview.
II. The admission committee is desirous of improving the admission examinations.

A statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II is given below. Assume everything in the statements to be true, consider the two conclusions and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.
Statement : Any young man, who makes dowry as a condition for marriage, discredits himself and dishonours womanhood.
Conclusion I:   Those who take dowry in marriage should be condemned by society .
Conclusion II :  Those who do not take dowry in marriage respect womanhood.

Consider the statement given below, followed by two conclusions I and II. Decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statement.

Statement: Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.

Conclusion I: Fashion designers do not understand the public mind very well.
Conclusion II: The public by and large is highly susceptible to novelty.

Arrange the following words in a meaningful sequence and choose the most appropriate sequence from the given alternatives.
(A) Rain
(B) Monsoon
(C) Rescue
(D) Flood
(E) Shelter
(F) Relief

Consider the statement given below followed by two conclusions. Decide which of the conclusions follows from the information given in the statement.

Statement :
Domestic demand has been increasing faster than production of indigenous crude oil.

Conclusions :
I. Crude oil must be imported.
II. Domestic demand should be reduced.

The question below consists of a main statement followed by four options. Select the one that logically follows the main statement.
"Whenever I go shopping. I end up spending more’

The question below consists of a main statement followed by two statements. Select the one that logically follows the main statement

"Private property. trespassers will be prosecuted" - A notice on a plotof land.Given below are two statements

Statement I: The passer-by may read the notice and may not trespass.

Statement II: The people are scared of prosecution

In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

The question below consists of a main statement followed by four options. Select the one that logically follows the main statement
Unless I score well, I will not get selected

In the following question, select one alternative in which the third statement is implied by the first two statements.

Standing near a bus stop, Ayush told Smitha that Koti was more than ten kilometres but less than 15 kilometres from there. Smitha know that it was more than 12 kilometres but less than fourteen kilometres from there. If both of them were correct, which of the following could be the distance to Koti from the bus stop ?