Logical Reasoning Test (Random Questions)

Logical Reasoning Test (Random Questions) - Logical Reasoning

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

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.

Statements: Some engineers are fools. Anand is an engineer.

Conclusions:

1.Some fools are engineers.

2.Anand is a fool.

	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 A

Explanation:

Since the middle term 'engineer' is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows. However, I is the converse of the first premise and thus it holds.

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Direction (for Q.No. 2):

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Give answer

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

Statement: All existing inequalities can be reduced, if not utterly eradicated, by action of governments or by revolutionary change of government.

Assumptions:

Inequality is a man-made phenomenon.
No person would voluntarily part with what he possesses.

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

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Since inequality can be reduced, it means that it is not natural but created. So, I is implicit. Nothing is mentioned about people's response. So, II is not implicit.

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Direction (for Q.No. 3):

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.

shoe

	A.	sole
	B.	leather
	C.	laces
	D.	walking

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:

All shoes have a sole of some sort.Not all shoes are made of leather (choice b); nor do they all have laces (choice c).Walking (choice d) is not essential to a shoe

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Direction (for Q.No. 4):

Each of the following questions contains a small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read each paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it.

Exports and imports, a swelling favourable balance of trade, investments and bank-balances, are not an index or a balance sheet of national prosperity. Till the beginning of the Second World War, English exports were noticeably greater than what they are today. And yet England has greater national prosperity today than it ever had. Because the income of average Englishmen, working as field and factory labourers, clerks, policemen, petty shopkeepers and shop assistants, domestic workers and other low-paid workers, has gone up.

The passage best supports the statement that:

	A.	a country's economic standard can be best adjudged by per capital income.
	B.	a country's balance of trade is the main criteria of determining its economic prosperity.
	C.	a nation's economy strengthens with the increase in exports.
	D.	English trade has continually increased since the Second World War.

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss.

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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: Exporters in the capital are alleging that commercial banks are violating a Reserve Bank of India directive to operate a post shipment export credit denominated in foreign currency at international rates from January this year.

Courses of Action:

The officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended.

The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial banks.

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The statement mentions that the commercial banks violate a directive issued by the RBI. The remedy is only to make the banks implement the Act. So, none of the courses 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: 8, 6, 9, 23, 87 , ... What number should come next?

	A.	128
	B.	226
	C.	324
	D.	429

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:

8 x 1 - 2 = 6
6 x 2 - 3 = 9
9 x 3 - 4 = 23
23 x 4 - 5 = 87
87 x 5 - 6 = 429 ...

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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.

A jar of jelly beans contains more red beans than green.
There are more yellow beans than red.
The jar contains fewer yellow jelly beans than green ones.
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:

The first two statements indicate there are more yellow jelly beans than red and green.

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Direction (for Q.No. 8):

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

Statements: Some clothes are marbles. Some marbles are bags.

Conclusions:

No cloth is a bag.

All marbles are bags.

Some bags are clothes

No marble is a cloth.

	A.	Only either I or IV follows
	B.	Only either I or II follows
	C.	None follows
	D.	Only either I or III follows

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Since both the premises are particular, no definite conclusion follows. However, I and III involve only the extreme terms and form a complementary pair. Thus, either I or III follows.

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Direction (for Q.No. 9):

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

A fruit basket contains more apples than lemons.
There are more lemons in the basket than there are oranges.
The basket contains more apples than oranges.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

	A.	true
	B.	false
	C.	uncertain

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:

There are fewer oranges than either apples or lemons, so the statement is true.

Easy method: (Try this method to solve without any confusion)

1. A fruit basket contains more apples than lemons = App > Lem
2. There are more lemons in the basket than there are oranges = Lem > Org

Now, Combine the above two results: App > Lem > Org

3. The basket contains more apples than oranges (App > ... > Org) = Yes.

Therefore, the given 3rd statement is true.

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Direction (for Q.No. 10):

Each question presents a situation and asks you to make a judgment regarding that particular circumstance. Choose an answer based on given information.

10.

The school principal has received complaints from parents about bullying in the school yard during recess. He wants to investigate and end this situation as soon as possible, so he has asked the recess aides to watch closely. Which situation should the recess aides report to the principal?

	A.	A girl is sitting glumly on a bench reading a book and not interacting with her peers.
	B.	Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.
	C.	Two boys are playing a one-on-one game of basketball and are arguing over the last basket scored.
	D.	Three boys are huddled over a handheld video game, which isn't supposed to be on school grounds.

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Seeing four girls surrounding another girl, while in possession of her backpack, is the most suspicious of the incidents described.

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Direction (for Q.No. 11):

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.

11.

Statement: Should children be legally made responsible to take care of their parents during their old age?

Arguments:

Yes. Such matter can only be solved by legal means.
Yes. Only this will bring some relief to poor parents.

	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:

Taking care of the parents is a moral duty of the children and cannot be thrust upon them legally, nor such a compulsion can ensure good care of the old people. So, none of the arguments holds strong.

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Direction (for Q.No. 12):

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.

12.

Statement: Should India have no military force at all?

Arguments:

No. Other countries in the world do not believe in non-violence.
Yes. Many Indians believe in non-violence.

	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:

Clearly, India needs to have military force to defend itself against the threat of other military powers in the world. So, none of the arguments holds strong.

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Direction (for Q.No. 13):

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

13.

Fact 1:	All chickens are birds.
Fact 2:	Some chickens are hens.
Fact 3:	Female birds lay eggs.

If the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?

I:	All birds lay eggs.
II:	Some Hens are birds.
III:	Some chickens are not hens.

	A.	I only
	B.	II only
	C.	II and III only
	D.	None of the statements is a known fact.

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The first statement cannot be true because only female birds lay eggs. Statement II is true because some hens are chickens and all chickens are birds. Statement III is also true because if only some chickens are hens, then some must not be hens.

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Direction (for Q.No. 14):

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.

14.

Statements: Monitoring has become an integral part in the planning of social development programmes. It is recommended that Management Information System be developed for all programmes. This is likely to give a feedback on the performance of the functionaries and the efficacy with which services are being delivered.

Conclusions:

All the social development programmes should be evaluated.
There is a need to monitor the performance of workers.

	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:

According to the statement, monitoring and evaluation of social development programmes - their function, performance and efficiency - is absolutely essential. So, both I and II follow.

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Direction (for Q.No. 15):

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.

15.

Statement: Should non-vegetarian food be totally banned in our country?

Arguments:

Yes. It is expensive and therefore it is beyond the means of most people in our country.
No. Nothing should be banned in a democratic country like ours.

	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, restriction on the diet of people will be denying them their basic human right. So, only argument II holds.

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Direction (for Q.No. 16):

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.

16.

Statement: Should there be a ceiling on the salary of top executives of multinationals in our country?

Arguments:

Yes. Otherwise it would lead to unhealthy competition and our own industry would not be able to withstand that.
No. With the accent on liberalization of economy, any such move would be counter-productive. Once the economy picks up, this disparity will be reduced.

	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 E

Explanation:

In the absence of such a ceiling, the companies would be involved in a mutual competition of salaries, in a bid to attract the most competent professionals. So, argument I holds. Also, the prospects of increase in salary would encourage the officials to perform better in the interest of the company they serve, which would otherwise not be so if a ceiling is imposed. So, argument II also holds strong.

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Direction (for Q.No. 17):

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.

17.

All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.
Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.

	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 D

Explanation:

Closing the schools for a week and the parents withdrawing their wards from the local schools are independent issues, which must have been triggered by different individual causes.

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Direction (for Q.No. 18):

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.

18.

Statements: Jade plant has thick leaves and it requires little water.

Conclusions:

All plants with thick leaves require little water.
Jade plants may be grown in places where water is not in abundance.

	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 B

Explanation:

The statement talks of jade plants only and not 'all plants with thick leaves'. So, I does not follow. Also, since jade plants require little water, so they can be grown in places where water is not in abundance. So, II follows.

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Direction (for Q.No. 19):

Give answer

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

19.

Statement: "You should not grant him leave in this week due to exigency of work." - A supervisor advises the administrative officer.

Assumptions:

Request for leave can be turned down also.
The supervisor has reviewed the work required to be done during the said period.

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

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option E

Explanation:

The advice is given to turn down the request for leave. So, I is implicit. The mention of the 'exigency of work' makes II implicit.

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Direction (for Q.No. 20):

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.

20.

Which word does NOT belong with the others?

	A.	leopard
	B.	cougar
	C.	elephant
	D.	lion

Your Answer: Option

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:

A leopard, cougar, and lion all belong to the cat family; an elephant does not.

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