# Recent questions and answers in Logical Reasoning

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Read the following information carefully and answer the question based on that. Two families are planning to go on a canoe trip together. The families consist of the following people: Robert and Mary Henderson and their three sons Tommy, Don and William, Jerome and Ellen Penick ... Penick parents do not ride together. The Henderson parents do not ride together. Only I Only II I and II I and III
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The line AB is $6$ metres in length and is tangent to the inner one of the two concentric circles at point C. It is known that the radii of the two circles are integers. The radius of the outer circle is $5$ metres $4$ metres $6$ metres $3$ metres
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There are 8 houses in a line and in each house only one boy lives with the conditions as given below: Jack is not the neighbour of Siman. Harry is just next to the left of Larry. There is at least one to the left of Larry. Paul lives in one of the two houses in ... at the left end. Robert is in between Simon and Taud. Taud is in between Paul and Jack. There are three persons to the right of Paul.
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Arrange the four sentences in order so that they make a logically coherent paragraph. A. A wife may not be sure that what her husband is saying means the end . B. She has found that people's voices often get higher or shakier when they lie, and they are more likely to ... can be significant. D. She should listen closely, not only to what he says, but also to how he says it. ADCB ACDB ADBC ABCD
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A box contains $6$ red balls, $7$ green balls and $5$ blue balls. Each ball is of a different size. The probability that the red ball selected is the smallest red ball, is $1/18$ $1/3$ $1/6$ $2/3$
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Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Puberty 2. Adulthood 3. Childhood 4. Infancy 5. Senescence 6. Adolescence 2, 4, 6, 3, 1, 5 4, 3, 1, 6, 2, 5 4, 3, 6, 2, 1, 5 5, 6, 2, 3, 4, 1
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Given below are six statements followed by sets of three. You are to mark that option in which the statements are most logically related. 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. 251 125 453 532
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Saurabh: Airlines have made it possible for anyone to travel around the world in much less time than was formerly possible. Monica: That is not true. Many flights are too expensive for all but the rich. Monica's response shows that she interprets Saurabh's ... routes serviced by airlines most forms of world travel are not affordable for most people anyone can afford to travel long distances by air
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Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. District 2. Village 3. State 4. Town 5. City 2, 4, 1, 5, 3 2, 1, 4, 5, 3 5, 3, 2, 1, 4 2, 5, 3, 4, 1
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Nutritionists have recommended that people eat more fiber. Advertisements for a new fiber-supplement pill state only that it contains $44$ percent fiber. The advertising claim is misleading in its selection of information on which to focus if which one of the following is true? ... pills every day. The recommended daily intake of fiber is $20$ to $30$ grams, and the pill contains one-third gram.
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The following table represents addition of two six-digit numbers given in the first and the second rows, while sum is given in the third row. In the representation, each of the digits $0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9$ has been coded with one letter among A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K, with distinct ... + A H J F K F A A F G C A F Which among the digits $3,4,6$ and $7$ cannot be represented by the letter D?_____
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The following table represents addition of two six-digit numbers given in the first and the second rows, while sum is given in the third row. In the representation, each of the digits $0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9$ has been coded with one letter among A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K, with ... letters representing distinct digits. B H A A G F + A H J F K F A A F G C A F Which digit does the letter B represents?_____
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The following table represents addition of two six-digit numbers given in the first and the second rows, while sum is given in the third row. In the representation, each of the digits $0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9$ has been coded with one letter among A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K, with ... letters representing distinct digits. B H A A G F + A H J F K F A A F G C A F Which digit does the letter A represent?_______
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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. Purana and Naya are two brands of kitchen mixer-grinders available in the local market. Purana is an old brand that was introduced in $1990$, while Naya was introduced in $1997$. For both these brands, $20$% ... of the year. How many Purana mixer-grinders were purchased in $1999$? $20$ $23$ $50$ Cannot be determined from the data
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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. Purana and Naya are two brands of kitchen mixer-grinders available in the local market. Purana is an old brand that was introduced in $1990$, while Naya was introduced in $1997$. For both these brands, $20$% of ... of the year. How many Purana mixer-grinders were disposed off in $2000$? $0$ $5$ $6$ Cannot be determined from the data
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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. Purana and Naya are two brands of kitchen mixer-grinders available in the local market. Purana is an old brand that was introduced in $1990$, while Naya was introduced in $1997$. For both these brands, $20$% of the mixer ... $2000$, as at the end of the year. How many Naya mixer-grinders were purchased in $1999$? $44$ $50$ $55$ $64$
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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. Purana and Naya are two brands of kitchen mixer-grinders available in the local market. Purana is an old brand that was introduced in $1990$, while Naya was introduced in $1997$. For both these brands, $20$% of ... How many Naya mixer-grinders were disposed off by the end of $2000$? $10$ $16$ $22$ Cannot be determined from the data
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Six players- Tanzi, Umeza, Wangdu, Xyla, Yonita and Zeneca completed in an archery tournament. The tournament had three compulsory rounds, Rounds $1$ and $3$. In each round every player shot an arrow at a target. Hitting the Centre of the target (called bull's eye) fetched the highest ... same score in Round $1$ but different scores in Round $3$. What was Zeneca's total score? $22$ $23$ $21$ $24$
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Arrange the four sentences in order so that they make a logically coherent paragraph. A. Widely publicised tables of income levels of all countries indicate that when incomes are higher, the greater is the contribution made by the manufacturing industry. B. ... country must industrialise. D. Industrialisation is seen as the key to growth and a prerequisite for development CBAD DCBA DABC CABD
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In a certain $\text{STABILISE}$ is written as $\text{UVCDKNKUG.}$ How is $\text{ORGANISE}$ written in that code? $\text{QTICPKUG}$ $\text{QTICPKUH}$ $\text{QTIBPKUG}$ $\text{QTICPKUJ}$
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Find the odd word out from each of the following sets of four words. Taxi Cruise Amble Cab
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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below : Five students Sujit, Randhir, Neena, Mihir and Vinay have total five books on subjects Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology and English written by authors Gupta, Khanna, Harish, D'Souza and Edwin. ... book is written by D'Souza. Who is the author of Chemistry book? Harish only Edwin only Khanna or Harish Edwin or Khanna
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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below : Five students Sujit, Randhir, Neena, Mihir and Vinay have total five books on subjects Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology and English written by authors Gupta, Khanna, Harish, D'Souza and Edwin. ... Biology book is written by D'Souza. Who is the owner of the book written by Harish ? Vinay Sujit Randhir Data inadequate
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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below : Five students Sujit, Randhir, Neena, Mihir and Vinay have total five books on subjects Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology and English written by authors Gupta, Khanna, Harish, D' ... is correct combination of subject, student and author? Maths-Neena-Harish Physics-Mihir-Gupta English-Vinay-Edwin Biology-Sujit-D'Souza
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Use the information given below : There is a group of five persons - $A, B, C,D,$ and $E$. In the group there is a Professor of Philosophy, a Professor of Psychology and a Professor of Economics. $A$ and $D$ are ladies who have no specialisation in any subject and ... of $C$ and is neither a psychologist nor an economist. Which of the following groups includes all the men ? $ABC$ $BCD$ $BC$ $BE$
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Use the information given below : There is a group of five persons - $A, B, C,D,$ and $E$. In the group there is a Professor of Philosophy, a Professor of Psychology and a Professor of Economics. $A$ and $D$ are ladies who have no specialisation in any subject and are ... is the brother of $C$ and is neither a psychologist nor an economist. Who is the Professor of Philosophy ? $A$ $B$ $C$ $D$
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Find the odd one in the following series: $2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, 64$ $50$ $26$ $37$ $64$
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Read the following information to answer the question. $A+B$ means $A$ is daughter of $B$; $A*B$ means $A$ is son of $B$ and $A-B$ means $A$ is wife of $B$. If $P*Q-S,$ which of the following is true? $S$ is wife of $Q$ $S$ is father of $P$ $P$ is daughter of $Q$ $Q$ is father of $P$
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Read the following information to answer the question. $A+B$ means $A$ is daughter of $B$; $A*B$ means $A$ is son of $B$ and $A-B$ means $A$ is wife of $B$. If $Z*T-S*U+P,$ what is $U$ to $Z$? Mother Grandmother Father Cannot be determined
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Read the following information to answer the question. $A+B$ means $A$ is daughter of $B$; $A*B$ means $A$ is son of $B$ and $A-B$ means $A$ is wife of $B$. If $T-S*B-M,$ which of the following is not true? $B$ is mother of $S$ $M$ is husband of $B$ $S$ is daughter of $B$ $T$ is wife of $S$
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In a row of girls, if Seeta who is $7$th from the left and Leena who is $9^{th}$ from the right interchange their seats, Seeta becomes $11$ th from the left. How many girls are there in the row? $16$ $20$ $22$ None of these
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Below question presents a situation and asks you to make a judgement regarding that particular circumstance. Choose an answer based on given information. Zineb Fez has invited her three friends over to watch the basketball game on her wide-screen television. They are all hungry, but ... of the numbers is most likely the telephone number of the pizzeria? $995-9266$ $995-9336$ $995-9268$ $995-8266$
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The question is based on the information provided below: Eight fighter pilots flying over a conflict region notice some hostile activity taking place in a village. To peaceably resolve the conflict, they land their planes and decide that it would be best to send those pilots who would best ... $5$ $6$ $7$ $8$
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The question is based on the information provided below: Eight fighter pilots flying over a conflict region notice some hostile activity taking place in a village. To peaceably resolve the conflict, they land their planes and decide that it would be best to send those pilots who would best ... not chosen. Who could be sent to negotiate alone? $\text{G}$ $\text{A}$ $\text{C}$ None of the above
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The question is based on the information provided below: Eight fighter pilots flying over a conflict region notice some hostile activity taking place in a village. To peaceably resolve the conflict, they land their planes and decide that it would be best to send those pilots who would best complement each other as negotiators to ... $\text{G, D, C}$ $\text{E, A, H, F}$ $\text{A, B, F, G}$
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The question is based on the information provided below: From a group of seven people - $\text{J, K, L, M, N, P}$ and $\text{Q}$ - exactly four will be selected to attend a diplomat's retirement dinner. Selection must conform the following ... the retirement dinner, then exactly how many different groups of four are there each of which would be an acceptable selection? one two three four
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The question is based on the information provided below: From a group of seven people - $\text{J, K, L, M, N, P}$ and $\text{Q}$ - exactly four will be selected to attend a diplomat's retirement dinner. Selection must conform the following conditions: Either $\text{J}$ or $\text{K}$ must be selected ... $\text{Q}$ $\text{K}$ and $\text{L}$ $\text{K}$ and $\text{P}$ $\text{L}$ and $\text{P}$
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The question is based on the information provided below: From a group of seven people - $\text{J, K, L, M, N, P}$ and $\text{Q}$ - exactly four will be selected to attend a diplomat's retirement dinner. Selection must conform the following conditions: Either $\text{J}$ or $\text{K}$ must be selected ... $\text{N}$ $\text{J}$ and $\text{Q}$ $\text{K}$ and $\text{L}$ $\text{K}$ and $\text{N}$
The question is based on the information provided below: From a group of seven people - $\text{J, K, L, M, N, P}$ and $\text{Q}$ - exactly four will be selected to attend a diplomat's retirement dinner. Selection must conform the following conditions: Either $\text{J}$ or $\text{K}$ must be ... $\text{L}$ or $\text{M}$ or both $\text{N}$ or $\text{M}$ or both $\text{N}$ or $\text{Q}$ or both
The question is based on the information provided below: From a group of seven people - $\text{J, K, L, M, N, P}$ and $\text{Q}$ - exactly four will be selected to attend a diplomat's retirement dinner. Selection must conform the following conditions: Either $\text{J}$ or $\text{K}$ ... ? $\text{J, K, M, P}$ $\text{J, L, N, Q}$ $\text{J, M, N, Q}$ $\text{K, M, P, Q}$