CAT Verbal Ability Questions | CAT Deductions questions

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

A. All software companies employ knowledge workers

B. Tara Tech employs knowledge workers.

C. Tara Tech is a software company.

D. Some sofware companies employ knowledge workers

E. Tara Tech employs only knowledge workers

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. Traffic congestion increase carbon monoxide in the environment

B. Increase in carbon monoxide is hazardous to health

C. Traffic congestion is hazardous to health.

D. Some traffic congestion does not cause increased carbon monoxide.

E. SomeTraffic congestion is not hazardous to health

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. Apples are not sweets

B. Some apples are sweet

C. All sweets are tasty

D. Some apples are not tasty

E. No apple is tasty.

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. Some towns in India are polluted

B. All polluted towns should be destroyed

C. Town Meghana should be destroyed

D. Town Meghana is polluted

E. Some towns in India should be destroyed

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. No patriot is a criminal

B. No Bundledas is a criminal

C. Bundledas is a patriot

D. Bogusdas is a patriot

E. Bogusdas is a criminal

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. Ant eaters like ants

B. Boys are ant eaters

C. Balram is an ant eater

D. Balram likes ants

E. Balram may eat ants

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. All actors are handsome

B. Some actors are popular

C. Ram is handsome

D. Ram is a popular actor

E. Some popular people are handsome

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

A. Modern industry is technology driven

B. BTI is a modern industry.

C. BTI is a technology driven

D. BTI may be technology driven

E. Technology driven industry is modern

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

A All Golmal islanders are blue colured people

B. Some smart people are not blue coloured people.

C. Some babies are blue coloured

D. Some babies are smart

E. Some smart people are not Golmal islanders

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

A. MBA’s are in great demand

B. Ram and Sita are in great demand

C. Ram is in great demand

D. Sita is in great demand

E. Ram and Sita are MBA’s

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

Either the orangutan is not angry, or he frowns upon the world

A. The orangutan frowns upon the world.

B. The orangutan is not angry.

C. The orangutan does not frown upon the world.

D. The orangutan is angry

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

Either Ravan is a demon, or he is a hero

A. Ravan is a demon.

B. Ravan is not a demon

C. Ravan is a hero

D. Ravan is not a hero

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

Whenever Rajeev uses the internet, he sees a spider in his dream

A. Rajeev sees a spider in his dream.

B. Rajeev uses the internet.

C. Rajeev does not see a spider in his dream.

D. Rajeev does not use the internet.

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

If he talks to the professor, he will not need medicine

A. He talks to the professor.

B. He will not need medicine

C. He does not talk to the professor.

D. He will need medicine

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. Some Xs are Ps; Some Ps are Ys; Some Xs are Ys

B. All Sonas are bright; Some bright are crazy; Some Sonas are crazy.

C. Some Cs are funny; All funny are wild; Some Cs are wild.

D. No faith is strong; some strong have biceps; no faith has biceps

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. All good peoples are knights. All warriors are good people. All knights are warriors

B. No footballers are ministers. All footballers are tough. Some ministers are players

C. All pizzas are snacks. Some meals are pizzas. Some meals are snacks.

D. Some barkers are musk-dear. All barkers are sloth bears. Some sloth bears are musk deer

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. Dinosaurs are pre-historic creatures Water buffaloes are not dinosaures Water buffaloes are not pre historic creatures

B. All politicians are frank. No frank people are crocodiles. No crocodiles are politicians

C. No diamond is quartz. No opal is quartz. Diamonds are opals.

D. All monkeys like bananas. Some GI joes like bananas. Some GI joes are monkeys

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. All earthquakes cause havoc. Some landslides cause havoc. Some earthquakes cause landslides

B. All glass things are transparent. Some curios are glass things. Some curios are transparent.

C. All clay objects are brittle. All XY are clay objects. Some XY are brittle

D. No criminal is a patriot. Ram is not a patriot. Ram is a criminal

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. MD is an actor.Some actors are pretty. MD is pretty

B. Some man are cops. All cops are brave. Some brave people are cops.

C. All cops are brave. Some men are cops. Some men are brave.

D. All actors are pretty. MD is not an actor. MD is not pretty

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. All IIMs are in India. No BIMs are in India. No IIMs are BIMs

B. All IIMs are in India.No BIMs are in India. Some brave people are cops

C. Some IIMs are not in India. Some BIMs are not in India. Some IIMs are BIMs.

D. Some IIMs are not in India. Some BIMs are not in Indai. Some BIMs are IIMs.

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. Citizens of Yes Islands speak only the truth. Citizens of Yes islands are young people. Young people speak only the truth

B. Citizens of Yes islands speak only the truth. Some Yes Islands are in the Atlantic. Some citizens of Yes islands are in Atlantic.

C. Citizens of Yes Islands speak only the truth. Some young people are citizens of yes islands. Some young people speak only the truth.

D. Some people speak only the truth. Some citizens of yes islands speak only the truth. Some people who speak only the truth are citizens of yes Islands.

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. All mammals are viviparous. Some fish are viviparous. Some fish are mammals

B. All birds are oviparous. Some fish are not oviparous. Some fish are birds 

C. No mammal is oviparous. Some creatures are oviparous and some are not. Some creatures are not mammals.

D. Some creatures are mammals. Some creatures are viviparous. Some mammals are viviparous

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. Many singers are not writers. All poets are singers. Some poets are not writers

B. Giants climb beanstalks. Some chicken do not climb beanstalks. Some penguins are explorers

C. All exploers live in snowdrifts. Some penguins live in snowdrifts. Some penguins are explorers.

D. Amar is taller than Akbar. Anthony is shorter than Amar. Akbar is shorter than Anthony.

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. A few farmers are roket scientists. Some rocket scientists catch snakes.A few farmers cathc snakes

B. Poonam is a kangaroo. Some kangaroos are made of teaks. Poonam is made of teak.

C. No bulls eat grass. All matadors eat grass. No matadors are bulls.

D. Some skunks drive cadillacs. All skunks are polar bears. Some polar bears drive cadillacs

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

Either Sita is sick or she is careless

A. Sita is not sick

B. Sita is not careless

C. Sita is sick

D. Sita is careless

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

Ram gets a swollen nose whenever he eats hamburgers

A. Ram gets a swollen nose

B. Ram does not eat hamburgers

C. Ram does not get a swollen nose

D. Ram eats hamburgers

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

Either the employees have no confidence in the management or they are hostile by nature

A. They are hostile by nature

B. They are not hostile by nature

C. They have confidence in the management

D. They have no confidence in the management.

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

Whenever Ram reads late into the night, his father beats him up

A. His father does not beat Ram

B. Ram reads late into the night

C. Ram reads early in the morning

D. Ram’s father beats him in the morning

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

All irresponsible parents shout if their children do not cavort

A. All irresponsible parents do not shout

B. Children cavort

C. Children do not cavort

D. All irresponsible parents shout

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. Some icicles are cycles; all cycles are men; some icicles are men

B. All girls have teeth; no teeth are yellow; no girls have yellow teeth.

C. No hand is foot; some foot are heads; some heads are not hands

D. Every man has wife; all wives are devoted; no devoted wife has a husband

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. No sun is not white; all moon is sun; all moon is white

B. All windows are open; No open space is allocated; all window is closed space

C. Some As can sleep late; some Bs wake up early; some As wake up early.

D. No German can fire; all Americans bombard; both Germans and Americans can fight

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. All Ts are square; all square are rectangular; all Ts are rectangular

B. Some fat are elongated; some elongated things are huge; some fat are huge.

C. Idiots are bumblers; bumblers fumble; Idiots fumble

D. Water is good for health; health foods are rare; water is rare

Directions for Questions: Each of the questions below contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. No cowboys laugh. Some who laugh are sphinxes. Some sphinxes are not cowboys 

B. All ghosts are fluorescent. Some ghosts do not sing. Some singers are not fluorescent.

C. Cricketers indulage in swearing. Those who swear are hanged. Some who are hanged are not cricketers.

D. Some crazy people are pianists. All crazy people are whistelers. some whistlers are pianists.

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

A. No bird is viviparous

B. All mammals are viviparous

C. Bats are viviparous

D. No bat is a bird

E. No bird is a mammal

F. All bats are mammals

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

A. No mother is a nurse

B. Some nurses like to work

C. No woman is a prude

D. Some prude are nurses

E. Some nurses are women

F. All women like to work

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. Oranges are sweet'

B. All oranges are apples

C. Some sweets are apples

D. Some oranges are apples

E. All sweets are sour.

F. Some apples are sour

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. Zens are Marutis

B. Zens are fragile

C. Marutis are fragile

D. All stable are weak

E. Marutis can beat Opels

F. Opels are stable

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

A. Dogs sleep in the open

B. Sheep stay indoors

C. Dogs are like sheep

D. All indoors are sheep

E. Some dogs are not sheep

F. Some open are not sheep

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

Either Sam is ill; or he is drunk

A. Sam is ill.

B. Sam is not ill.

C. Sam is drunk

D. Sam is not drunk

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

Whenever Ram hears of a tragedy, he loses sleep

A. Ram heard of a tragedy

B. Ram did not hear of a tragedy

C. Ram lost sleep

D. Ram did not lose sleep

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

Either the train is late; or it has derailed

A. The train is late

B. The train is not late

C. The train is derailed

D. The train is not derailed

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

When I read a horror story I have a nightmare

A. I read a horror story

B. I did not read a horror story

C. I did not have a nightmare

D. I had a nightmare

Directions for Questions: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

When I eat berries I get rashes

A. I ate berries

B. I did not get rashes

C. I did not eat berries

D. I got rashes

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

1. An ostrich lays eggs

2. All birds lay eggs

3. Some birds can fly

4. An ostrich cannot fly

5. An ostrich is a bird

6. An ostrich cannot swim

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

1. Some paper is wood

2. All wood is good

3. All that is good is wood

4. All wood is paper

5. All paper is good

6. Some paper is good

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

1. Some pins are made of tin

2. All tin is made of copper

3. All copper is used for pins

4. Some tin is copper

5. Some pins are used for tin

6. Some copper is used for tin

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

1. All bricks are tricks

2. Some tricks are shrieks

3. Some that are shrieks are bricks

4. Some tricks are not bricks

5. All tricks are shrieks

6. No tricks are shrieks

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

1. Some sand is band

2. All sandal is sand

3. All band is sandal

4. No sand is sandal

5. No band is sand

6. Some band is sandal

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

1. No wife is a life

2. All life is strife

3. Some wife is strife

4. All that is wife is life

5. All wife is strife

6. No wife is strife

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

1. Poor girls want to marry rich boys

2. Rich girls want to marry rich boys

3. Poor girls want to marry poor girls

4. Rich boys want to marry rich girls

5. Poor girls want to marry rich girls

6. Rich boys want to marry poor girls

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

1. Six is five

2. Five is not four

3. Some five is ten

4. Some six is twelve

5. Some twelve is five

6. Some ten is four

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

1. Some crows are flies

2. Some flies are mosquitoes

3. All mosquitoes are flies

4. Some owls are flies

5. All owls are mosquitoes

6. Some mosquitoes are not owls

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

1. Some men are bad

2. All men are sad

3. All bad things are men

4. All bad things are sad

5. Some sad things are men

6. Some sad things are bad

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

1. No tingo is a bingo

2. All jingoes are bingoes

3. No jingo is a tingo

4. Some jingoes are not tingoes

5. Some tingoes are jingoes

6. Some bingoes are not tingoes

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

1. All Toms are bright

2. No bright Toms are Dicks

3. Some Toms are Dicks

4. Some Dicks are bright

5. No Tom is a dick

6. No Dick is a Tom

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

1. Some bubbles are not dubbles

2. Some dubbles are not bubbles

3. No one who is rubbles is dubbles

4. All dubbles are rubbles

5. Some dubbles are bubbles

6. Some who are rubbles are not bubbles

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

1. All witches are nasty

2. Some devils are nasty

3. All witches are devils

4. All devils are nasty

5. Some nasty are devils

6. No witch is nasty.

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. All vegetarians eat meat

B. All those who eat meat are not vegetarians

C. All those who eat meat are herbivorous

D. All vegetarians are carnivorous

E. All those who eat meat are carnivorous

F. Vegetarians are herbivorous

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. All roses have thorns

B. All roses have nectar.

C. All plants with nectar have thorns

D. All shrubs have roses

E. All shrubs have nectar

F. Some roses have thorns

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. No spring is a season

B. Some seasons are springs

C. Some seasons are autumns

D. No seasons are autumns

E. Some springs are not autumns

F. All springs are autumns

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. All falcons fly high

B. All falcons are blind.

C. All falcons are birds.

D. All birds are yellow.

E. All birds are thirsty.

F. All falcons are yellow

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

A. No wires are hooks

B. Some springs are hooks.

C. All springs are wires

D. Some hooks are not wires

E. No hook is a spring

F. All wires are springs

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. Some abra are dabra

B. All abra are cabra.

C. All dabra are abra.

D. All dabra are cabra.

E. Some cabra are abra.

F. Some cabra are dabra

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. No plane is a chain

B. All manes are chains.

C. No mane is a plane.

D. Some manes are not planes.

E. Some planes are manes.

F. Some chains are not planes.

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. All dolls are nice

B. All toys are nice

C. All toys are dolls

D. Some toys are nice

E. Some nice things are dolls

F. No doll is nice

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. Some buildings are not sky-scrappers

B. Some sky-scrappers are not buildings.

C. No structure is a sky-scrapper

D. All sky-scrappers are structures

E. Some sky-scrappers are buildings

F. Some structures are not buildings

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences.

A. Some buildings are not sky-scrappers

B. Some sky-scrappers are not buildings.

C. No structure is a sky-scrapper

D. All sky-scrappers are structures

E. Some sky-scrappers are buildings

F. Some structures are not buildings

Directions for Questions: In the questions below, choose the option, which represents a legitimate argument, i.e where the third sentence is a conclusion that can be arrived at from the previous two sentences. 

A. All bins are buckets

B. No bucket is a basket

C. No bin is a basket

D. Some baskets are buckets

E. Some bins are baskets

F. No basket is a bin