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This document contains a logical reasoning test with 12 questions. Each question presents a logical reasoning problem involving statements about a character named Harry and whether he is a wizard or superhero. The questions test various logical reasoning techniques like modus tollens, disjunctive elimination, absorption, conjunction, disjunctive syllogism, constructive dilemma, simplification, hypothetical syllogism, and addition. The correct answers are provided for each question.

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Cs Logical Reasoning Test Answers

This document contains a logical reasoning test with 12 questions. Each question presents a logical reasoning problem involving statements about a character named Harry and whether he is a wizard or superhero. The questions test various logical reasoning techniques like modus tollens, disjunctive elimination, absorption, conjunction, disjunctive syllogism, constructive dilemma, simplification, hypothetical syllogism, and addition. The correct answers are provided for each question.

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CIVIL SERVICE REVIEW

LOGICAL REASONING
Logical Reasoning Test
Directions: Analyze the given statement carefully, and supply the missing conclusion.

1. If Harry is a wizard, then he has magical powers.


Harry does not have magical powers.
What can be concluded?
a. Harry does not know how to cast a spell.
b. Harry does not have a flying broom.
c. Harry is not a wizard.
d. Harry may or may not be a wizard.
e. Harry is a wizard.
*Modus Tollens:
If P then Q
Not Q
Therefore, not P

2. If Harry is a wizard, then he has magical powers.


Harry has magical powers.
What can be concluded?
a. Harry has a flying broom.
b. Harry is a wizard.
c. Harry has a magic wand.
d. Harry may or may not be a wizard.
e. Harry is not a wizard.
*We cannot conclude that Harry is a wizard. Therefore, Harry may or may not be a wizard.

3. If Harry is a wizard, then he has magical powers.


Harry is not a wizard.
What can be concluded?
a. Harry does not have a flying broom.
b. Harry has a magic wand but not a flying broom.
c. Harry may or may not have magical powers.
d. Harry does not have magical powers.
e. Harry does not have a magical wand.
*We cannot conclude that Harry does not have magical powers.
Therefore, Harry may or may not have magical powers.
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4. Harry is a wizard or a superhero.


If Harry is a wizard, then he has magical powers.
If Harry is a superhero, then he has magical powers.
What can be concluded?
a. Harry has a magic wand
b. Harry can cast a spell.
c. Harry can fly.
d. Harry has magical powers.
e. Harry is not an ordinary boy.
*Disjunctive Elimination:
P or Q
If P then R
If Q then R
Therefore, R

5. If Harry is a wizard, then he has magical powers.


What can be concluded?
a. If Harry is not a wizard then, he cannot cast a spell.
b. If Harry is not a wizard, then he does not magical powers.
c. If Harry does not have magical powers, then he is not a special boy.
d. If Harry is a wizard, then he is a wizard, and he has magical powers.
e. If Harry has magical powers, then he is a wizard.
*Absorption:
If P then Q
Therefore, if P, then P and Q

6. Harry is a wizard.
Harry has magical powers.
What can be concluded?
a. Harry is a wizard, and he is not an ordinary boy.
b. Harry has magical powers, and he can cast a spell.
c. Harry is a wizard, and he has magical powers.
d. Harry is a wizard, and he is a superhero.
e. Harry has magical powers, and he can fly.
*Conjunction:
P
Q
Therefore, P and Q
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7. If Harry is a wizard, then he has magical powers.


Harry is a wizard.
What can be concluded?
a. Harry does not have magical powers.
b. Harry can fly on a broom.
c. Harry knows how to cast spells
d. Harry has magical powers.
e. Harry has a magic wand.

8. Harry is a wizard, or Harry is a superhero.


Harry is not a wizard.
What can be concluded?
a. Harry does not have a broom.
b. Harry is a superhero.
c. Harry cannot cast a spell.
d. Harry does not have magical powers.
e. Harry is an ordinary boy.
*Disjunctive Syllogism:
P or Q
Not P
Therefore, Q

9. If Harry is a wizard, then he can cast a spell;


And if Harry is a superhero, then he can fly.
Harry is a wizard or a superhero.
What can be concluded?
a. Harry has a flying broom.
b. Harry can cast a spell, or he can fly.
c. Harry can cast a spell.
d. Harry can fly.
e. Harry has magical powers.
*Constructive Dilemma:
If P then Q, and if R then S
Therefore, Q or S
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10. Harry is a wizard, and Harry has magical powers.


What can be concluded?
a. Harry is not an ordinary boy.
b. Harry can fly.
c. Harry can cast a spell.
d. Harry is a wizard.
e. Harry has a flying broom.
*Simplification:
P and Q
Therefore, P

11. If Harry is a wizard, then he has magical powers.


If he has magical powers, then he can cast a spell.
Harry is a wizard.
What can be concluded?
a. Harry can cast a spell.
b. Harry has a broom.
c. Harry does not have magical powers.
d. Harry may or may not have a broom
e. Harry can fly.
*Hypothetical Syllogism:
If P then Q
If Q then R
Therefore, if P then R

12. Harry is a wizard.


What can be concluded?
a. Harry has magical powers.
b. Harry can fly.
c. Harry is a wizard, or he is a superhero.
d. Harry can cast a spell.
e. Wizards are not ordinary people.
*Addition:
P
Therefore, P or Q

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