Online Logical Reasoning Test - Logical Reasoning Test - Random

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Direction (Q.No. 1)
Find the number that fits somewhere into the middle of the series. Some of the items involve both numbers and letters
1.
Look at this series: 8, 43, 11, 41, __, 39, 17, ... What number should fill in the blank?
8
14
43
44
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
This is a simple alternating addition and subtraction series. The first series begins with 8 and adds 3; the second begins with 43 and subtracts 2.

Direction (Q.No. 2)
Remember, you are looking for the word that does NOT belong in the same group as the others. Sometimes, all four words seem to fit in the same group. If so, look more closely to further narrow your classification.
2.
Which word does NOT belong with the others?
biology
chemistry
theology
zoology
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
Biology, chemistry, and zoology are all branches of science. Theology is the study of religion.

Direction (Q.No. 3)
Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
3.
purchase
trade
money
bank
acquisition
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
A purchase is an acquisition of something. A purchase may be made by trade (choice a) or with money (choice b), so those are not essential elements. A bank (choice c) may or may not be involved in a purchase.

Direction (Q.No. 4)
A good way to approach this type of question is to use the following sentence: "A ______ could not exist without ______.". Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
4.
saddle
horse
seat
stirrups
horn
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
A saddle is something one uses to sit on an animal, so it must have a seat (choice b). A saddle is often used on a horse (choice a), but it may be used on other animals. Stirrups (choice c) are often found on a saddle but may not be used. A horn (choice d) is found on Western saddles, but not English saddles, so it is not the essential element here.

Direction (Q.No. 5)
Choose the picture that would go in the empty box so that the two bottom pictures are related in the same way as the top two are related.
5.
1
2
3
4
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
A trapeze performer is to a clown as swings are to a sliding board. This relationship shows a classification. Trapeze performers and clowns are found at circuses; swings and sliding boards are found on playgrounds.

Direction (Q.No. 6)
Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
6.
SPY : CLANDESTINE
accountant : meticulous
furrier : rambunctious
lawyer : ironic
shepherd : garrulous
astronaut : opulent
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
A spy acts in a clandestine manner; an accountant acts in a meticulous manner.

Direction (Q.No. 7)
Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.
7.
Georgia is older than her cousin Marsha. Marsha's brother Bart is older than Georgia. When Marsha and Bart are visiting with Georgia, all three like to play a game of Monopoly. Marsha wins more often than Georgia does.
When he plays Monopoly with Marsha and Georgia, Bart often loses.
Of the three, Georgia is the oldest.
Georgia hates to lose at Monopoly.
Of the three, Marsha is the youngest.
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
If Georgia is older than Marsha and Bart is older than Georgia, then Marsha has to be the youngest of the three. Choice b is clearly wrong because Bart is the oldest. There is no information in the paragraph to support either choice a or choice c.

Direction (Q.Nos. 8 - 9)

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.

8.

Statements: Only good singers are invited in the conference. No one without sweet voice is a good singer.

Conclusions:

  1. All invited singers in the conference have sweet voice.
  2. Those singers who do not have sweet voice are not invited in the conference.
Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Either I or II follows
Neither I nor II follows
Both I and II follow
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
The statement asserts that a good singer always has a sweet voice and only good singers are invited in the conference. This implies that all those invited in the conference have sweet voice and those who do not have sweet voice are not invited. So, both I and II follow.

9.

Statements: Use "Kraft" colours. They add colour to our life. - An advertisement.

Conclusions:

  1. Catchy slogans do not attract people.
  2. People like dark colours.
Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Either I or II follows
Neither I nor II follows
Both I and II follow
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
The slogan given in the statement is definitely a catchy one which indicates that catchy slogans do attract people. So, I does not follow. Nothing about people's preference for colours can be deduced from the statement. Thus, II also does not follow.

Direction (Q.No. 10)

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.

10.

Statement: "The function will start at 3 P.M. You are requested to take your seats before 3 P.M." - Last sentence in an invitation card.

Assumptions:

  1. If the invitee is not in his seat before 3 P.M., the function will not start.
  2. Function will start as scheduled.

Only assumption I is implicit
Only assumption II is implicit
Either I or II is implicit
Neither I nor II is implicit
Both I and II are implicit
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
It is mentioned that the function will start at 3 RM. and not that the invitees will be waited for. So, I is not implicit and only II is implicit.

Direction (Q.No. 11)

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.

11.

Statement: It is not true that the mightiest superpower always wins wars and gets accolades from other countries.

Assumptions:

  1. Winners are sometimes admired and appreciated.
  2. Winners are occasionally criticized.

Only assumption I is implicit
Only assumption II is implicit
Either I or II is implicit
Neither I nor II is implicit
Both I and II are implicit
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
The statement mentions that superpowers do win wars but their victory is not always applauded, but sometimes criticized as well in case the victory is an act of oppression of the weaker nation, and is not backed by a reasonable cause. So, both I and II are implicit.

Direction (Q.Nos. 12 - 13)

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.

12.

Statement: The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the Parliament.

Courses of Action:

  1. The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister.
  2. The resignation should not be accepted.

Only I follows
Only II follows
Either I or II follows
Neither I nor II follows
Both I and II follow
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
Clearly, an already working Finance Minister shall know better all the plans and resources of the Government and he alone can present a suitable budget. So, course II follows.

13.

Statement: There has been an unprecedented increase in the number of requests for berths in most of the long distance trains during the current holiday season.

Courses of Action:

  1. The railway authority should immediately increase the capacity in each of these trains by attaching additional coaches.
  2. The people seeking accommodation should be advised to make their travel plan after the holiday.

Only I follows
Only II follows
Either I or II follows
Neither I nor II follows
Both I and II follow
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
People cannot be deprived of going to a certain destination merely for lack of berths. Instead it is the duty of the railway authority to accommodate all the bookings by all means. So, only I follows.

Direction (Q.No. 14)

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.

14.

Statements: All fish are tortoise. No tortoise is a crocodile.

Conclusions:

  1. No crocodile is a fish.
  2. No fish is a crocodile.
Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Either I or II follows
Neither I nor II follows
Both I and II follow
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be universal negative. Also, the conclusion should not contain the middle term. So, II follows; I is the converse of II and thus it also holds.

Direction (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 'computer knowledge' be made a compulsory subject for all the students at secondary school level?

Arguments:

  1. No, our need is 'bread' for everyone, we cannot follow western models.
  2. Yes. We cannot compete in the international market without equipping our children with computers.
Only argument I is strong
Only argument II is strong
Either I or II is strong
Neither I nor II is strong
Both I and II are strong
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
Nowadays, computers have entered all walks of life and children need to be prepared for the same. So, argument II is strong. Argument I holds no relevance.

Direction (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 the council of ministers once appointed be kept the same for the entire period intervening two elections?

Arguments:

  1. No. Shuffling of ministers and portfolios is a healthy democratic process.
  2. Yes. The ministers do not get a hold on their portfolio unless they are kept for a longer duration.
Only argument I is strong
Only argument II is strong
Either I or II is strong
Neither I nor II is strong
Both I and II are strong
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
Shuffling of Cabinet ministers is just not a regular process, but a step to ensure proper working and implementation of schemes and avoid corruption. So, none of the arguments holds strong.

Direction (Q.No. 17)

Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by three or four arguments numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to decide which of the arguments is/are 'strong' arguments) and which is/are 'weak' arguments) and accordingly choose your answer from the alternatives given below each question.

17.

Statement: Should the income generated out of agricultural activities be taxed?

Arguments:

  1. No. Farmers are otherwise suffering from natural calamities and low yield coupled with low procurement price and their income should not be taxed.
  2. Yes. Majority of the population is dependent on agriculture and hence their income should be taxed to augment the resources.
  3. Yes. Many big farmers earn much more than the majority of the service earners and they should be taxed to remove the disparity.

Only I is strong
Only I and II are strong
Only II and III are strong
All are strong
None of these
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
Clearly, if the income of farmers is not adequate, they cannot be brought under the net of taxation as per rules governing the Income Tax Act. So, I is not strong. Besides, a major part of the population is dependent on agriculture and such a large section, if taxed even with certain concessions, would draw in huge funds, into the government coffers. Also, many big landlords with substantially high incomes from agriculture are taking undue advantage of this benefit. So, both arguments II and III hold strong.

Direction (Q.No. 18)

In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.

18.

Statement: "If you are intelligent, we are the right people for improving your performance." - An advertisement of a coaching institute.

Assumptions:

  1. Brilliant students prefer to join coaching classes.
  2. Coaching classes help the students to improve their performance.
  3. No other institute provides such coaching.

Only I and II are implicit
Only II and III are implicit
Only I and III are implicit
All are implicit
None of these
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
Since the advertisement invites 'Intelligent' students by promising them an improved performance through their exceptional coaching, so both I and II are implicit. However, nothing can be assumed about other institutes as the given advertisement talks of only a particular institute. So, III is not implicit.

Direction (Q.No. 19)

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

19.

Statements: Some blankets are beds. Some pillows are blankets. All beds are pillows.

Conclusions:

  1. Some blankets are pillows.
  2. Some pillows are beds.
  3. Some beds are blankets.

Only either I or II follows
Only I and either II or III follow
Only III and either I or II follow
All I, II and III follow
None of these
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:

I is the converse of the second premise, II is the converse of the third premise and III is the converse of the first premise and as such, all three of them follow.


Direction (Q.No. 20)

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.

20.

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

Conclusions:

  1. Some trees are dogs.
  2. All dogs are trees.
  3. All rats are dogs.
  4. No tree is dog.

None follows
Only I follows
Only I and II follow
Only II and III follow
All follow
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
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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