Logical Reasoning Test (Random Questions)

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Total number of questions : 20.
Time alloted : 30 minutes.
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Direction (for Q.No. 1):

In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and mark your answer as

(A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
(B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
(C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
(D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
(E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Large number of people living in the low-lying areas has been evacuated during the last few days to safer places.
The Government has rushed in relief supplies to the people living in the affected areas.

	A.	Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
	B.	Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
	C.	Both the statements I and II are independent causes
	D.	Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
	E.	Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option E

Explanation:

Evacuating low-lying areas and rushing in relief to the affected areas clearly indicates that floods have occurred in the area.

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Direction (for Q.No. 2):

In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

Statements: Vegetable prices are soaring in the market.

Conclusions:

Vegetables are becoming a rare commodity.
People cannot eat vegetables.

	A.	Only conclusion I follows
	B.	Only conclusion II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The availability of vegetables is not mentioned in the given statement. So, I does not follow Also, II is not directly related to the statement and so it also does not follow.

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Direction (for Q.No. 3):

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

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

Conclusions:

Crude oil must be imported.
Domestic demand should be reduced.

	A.	Only conclusion I follows
	B.	Only conclusion II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The statement mentions that demand for oil is increasing faster than the production. So, either the demand must be reduced or oil must be imported to cope with the increasing demand. Thus, either I or II follows.

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Direction (for Q.No. 4):

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

Statements: All the organised persons find time for rest. Sunita, in spite of her very busy schedule, finds time for rest.

Conclusions:

Sunita is an organised person.
Sunita is an industrious person.

	A.	Only conclusion I follows
	B.	Only conclusion II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option E

Explanation:

Sunita has a very busy schedule. This means that she is industrious. But still she finds time for rest. This means that she is an organised person. So, both I and II follow.

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Direction (for Q.No. 5):

In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Give answer

(A) If only I follows
(B) If only II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows
(E) If both I and II follow.

Statement: Since its launching in 1981, Vayudoot has so far accumulated losses amounting to Rs 153 crore.

Courses of Action:

Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wasteful expenditure and to increase passenger fare.

An amount of about Rs 300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot to make the airliner economically viable.

	A.	Only I follows
	B.	Only II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Clearly, for better economic gain, losses should be reduced and income increased. So, only course I follows.

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Direction (for Q.No. 6):

In each series, look for the degree and direction of change between the numbers. In other words, do the numbers increase or decrease, and by how much

Look at this series: 21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, 21, ... What number should come next?

	A.	14
	B.	15
	C.	21
	D.	23

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

In this alternating repetition series, the random number 21 is interpolated every other number into an otherwise simple addition series that increases by 2, beginning with the number 9.

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Direction (for Q.No. 7):

Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.

Mara runs faster than Gail.
Lily runs faster than Mara.
Gail runs faster than Lily.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

	A.	true
	B.	false
	C.	uncertain

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

We know from the first two statements that Lily runs fastest. Therefore, the third statement must be false.

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Direction (for Q.No. 8):

Each question has an underlined word followed by four answer choices. You will choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.

book

	A.	fiction
	B.	pages
	C.	pictures
	D.	learning

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The necessary part of a book is its pages; there is no book without pages. Not all books are fiction (choice a), and not all books have pictures (choice c). Learning (choice d) may or may not take place with a book

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Direction (for Q.No. 9):

Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.

antique

	A.	rarity
	B.	artifact
	C.	aged
	D.	prehistoric

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:

An antique is something that belongs to, or was made in, an earlier period. It may or may not be a rarity (choice a), and it does not have to be an artifact, an object produced or shaped by human craft (choice b). An antique is old but does not have to be prehistoric (choice d).

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Direction (for Q.No. 10):

Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.

Give answer:

(A) If only argument I is strong
(B) If only argument II is strong
(C) If either I or II is strong
(D) If neither I nor II is strong and
(E) If both I and II are strong.

10.

Statement: Should the practice of transfers of clerical cadre employees from government offices of one city to those of another be stopped?

Arguments:

No. Transfer of employees is a routine administrative matter and we must continue it.
Yes. It involves lot of governmental expenditure and inconvenience too many compared to the benefits it yields.

	A.	Only argument I is strong
	B.	Only argument II is strong
	C.	Either I or II is strong
	D.	Neither I nor II is strong
	E.	Both I and II are strong

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:

It is not necessary that any practice which has been in vogue for a long time is right and it must be continued. So, argument I is not strong. Also, a practice must be continued or discontinued in view of its merits/demerits and not on grounds of the expenditure or procedures it entails. The policy of transfer is generally practised to do away with corruption, which is absolutely essential. So, argument II also does not hold.

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Direction (for Q.No. 11):

(A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
(B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
(C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
(D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
(E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

11.

The university authority has instructed all the colleges under its jurisdiction to ban use of all phones inside the college premises.
Majority of the teachers of the colleges signed a joint petition to the university complaining the disturbances caused by cell phone ring-tones inside the classrooms.

	A.	Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
	B.	Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
	C.	Both the statements I and II are independent causes
	D.	Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
	E.	Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Clearly, the university's decision came as a sequel to the complaint received by it from the college teachers against use of mobile phones in the college premises.

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Direction (for Q.No. 12):

In each of the following questions, three statements are given followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and TV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

12.

Statements: Some dogs are rats. All rats are trees. Some trees are not dogs.

Conclusions:

Some trees are dogs.

All dogs are trees.

All rats are dogs.

No tree is dog.

	A.	None follows
	B.	Only I follows
	C.	Only I and II follow
	D.	Only II and III follow
	E.	All follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Some dogs are rats. All rats are trees.

Since one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'Some dogs are trees'. I is the converse of this conclusion and so it holds.

All rats are trees. Some trees are not dogs.

Since the middle term 'trees' is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows.

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Direction (for Q.No. 13):

Read the below passage carefully and answer the questions: The government of an island nation is in the process of deciding how to spend its limited income. It has $7 million left in its budget and eight programs to choose among. There is no provision in the constitution to have a surplus, and each program has requested the minimum amount they need; in other words, no program may be partially funded. The programs and their funding requests are: * Hurricane preparedness: $2.5 million * Harbor improvements: $1 million * School music program: $0.5 million * Senate office building remodeling: $1.5 million * Agricultural subsidy program: $2 million * National radio: $0.5 million * Small business loan program: $3 million * International airport: $4 million

13.

If the legislature decides to fund the agricultural subsidy program, national radio, and the small business loan program, what two other programs could they fund?

	A.	harbor improvements and international airport
	B.	harbor improvements and school music program
	C.	hurricane preparedness and school music program
	D.	hurricane preparedness and international airport
	E.	harbor improvements and hurricane preparedness

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The only two programs that total 1.5 million dollars are the harbor improvements and school music program.

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Direction (for Q.No. 14):

Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.

14.

During the past year, Josh saw more movies than Stephen.
Stephen saw fewer movies than Darren.
Darren saw more movies than Josh.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

	A.	true
	B.	false
	C.	uncertain

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Because the first two sentences are true, both Josh and Darren saw more movies than Stephen. However, it is uncertain as to whether Darren saw more movies than Josh.

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Direction (for Q.No. 15):

In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

15.

Statements: All cars are cats. All fans are cats.

Conclusions:

1.All cars are fans

2.Some fans are cars.

	A.	Only conclusion I follows
	B.	Only conclusion II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Since the middle term 'cats' is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows.

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Direction (for Q.No. 16):

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

16.

Statements: In Japan, the incidence of stomach cancer is very high, while that of bowel cancer is very low. But Japanese immigrate to Hawaii, this is reversed - the rate of bowel cancer increases but the rate of stomach cancer is reduced in the next generation. All this is related to nutrition - the diets of Japanese in Hawaii are different than those in Japan.

Conclusions:

The same diet as in Hawaii should be propagated in Japan also.
Bowel cancer is less severe than stomach cancer.

	A.	Only conclusion I follows
	B.	Only conclusion II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The statement neither propagates the diet of any of the countries nor compares the two types of cancer. So, neither I nor II follows.

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Direction (for Q.No. 17):

Give answer

(A) If only I follows
(B) If only II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows
(E) If both I and II follow.

17.

Statement: The sale of a particular product has gone down considerably causing great concern to the company.

Courses of Action:

The company should make a proper study of rival products in the market.

The price of the product should be reduced and quality improved.

	A.	Only I follows
	B.	Only II follows
	C.	Either I or II follows
	D.	Neither I nor II follows
	E.	Both I and II follow

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Clearly, a study of rival products in the market will help assess the cause for the lowering down of sales and then a suitable action can be taken. Thus, only I follow.

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Direction (for Q.No. 18):

Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.

Give answer:

(A) If only argument I is strong
(B) If only argument II is strong
(C) If either I or II is strong
(D) If neither I nor II is strong and
(E) If both I and II are strong.

18.

Statement: Should there be a world government?

Arguments:

Yes. It will help in eliminating tensions among the nations.
No. Then, only the developed countries will dominate in the government.

	A.	Only argument I is strong
	B.	Only argument II is strong
	C.	Either I or II is strong
	D.	Neither I nor II is strong
	E.	Both I and II are strong

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Clearly, a world government cannot eliminate tensions among nations because it will also have the ruling group and the opposition group. Further, the more powerful and diplomatic shall rule the world to their interests. So, only argument II holds.

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Direction (for Q.No. 19):

Three of the words will be in the same classification, the remaining one will not be. Your answer will be the one word that does NOT belong in the same classification as the others.

19.

Which word does NOT belong with the others?

	A.	tape
	B.	twine
	C.	cord
	D.	yarn

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The yarn, twine, and cord are all used for tying. The tape is not used in the same way.

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Direction (for Q.No. 20):

(A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
(B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
(C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
(D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
(E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

20.

There has been a high increase in the incidents of atrocities against women in the city during the past few months.
The police authority has been unable to nab the culprits who are committing crime against women.

	A.	Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
	B.	Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
	C.	Both the statements I and II are independent causes
	D.	Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
	E.	Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:

An increase in the cases of atrocities on women and the police being unable to nab the culprits involved in the same are independent happenings in themselves.

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