List of top Logical Reasoning Questions

Chetan invited five friends—Ritwik, Avantika, Darshan, Parul and Shweta—to his birthday. Each gifted a different article: jacket, watch, shirt, video game, headphone. In return, Chetan gave each a different article: goggles, bag, pen, mobile case, diary.
[2pt] i) Avantika gifted the shirt but did not receive a bag.
ii) Shweta did not gift the headphone but received the mobile case.
iii) Neither Ritwik nor Darshan gifted the jacket; whoever gifted it received the goggles in return.
iv) The person who gifted the video game received a diary or a bag.
v) Darshan did not gift a watch but received a pen in return.
vi) Shweta did not gift a video game and Ritwik did not receive a diary.
\textbf{Who gifted the headphones?}
Chetan invited five friends—Ritwik, Avantika, Darshan, Parul and Shweta. Each gifted him a different item (jacket, watch, shirt, video game, headphone). In return he gave each a different item (goggles, bag, pen, mobile case, diary).

  1. Avantika gave the shirt and did not receive a bag.
  2. Shweta did not gift headphone and received the mobile case.
  3. Neither Ritwik nor Darshan gifted the jacket; whoever did got goggles.
  4. Video-game giver received a diary or a bag.
  5. Darshan did not gift a watch and received a pen.
  6. Shweta did not gift a video game and Ritwik did not receive a diary.
Question: Which combination is correct?
Chetan invited Ritwik, Avantika, Darshan, Parul and Shweta. Gifts to Chetan: jacket, watch, shirt, video game, headphone. Return gifts: goggles, bag, pen, mobile case, diary.

  1. Avantika gave the shirt; did not receive bag.
  2. Shweta did not give headphone; received the mobile case.
  3. Ritwik and Darshan did not give the jacket; the jacket-giver got goggles.
  4. Video-game giver received a diary or a bag.
  5. Darshan did not give a watch; received a pen.
  6. Shweta did not give a video game; Ritwik did not receive a diary.
Question: The one who received the bag in return gifted which item?
Chetan invited five friends—Ritwik, Avantika, Darshan, Parul and Shweta. Each gifted Chetan a different item: jacket, watch, shirt, video game, headphone. In return, Chetan gave each a different item: goggles, bag, pen, mobile case, diary.
[2pt] i) Avantika gifted the shirt and did not receive a bag.
ii) Shweta did not gift the headphone but received the mobile case.
iii) Neither Ritwik nor Darshan gifted the jacket; whoever gifted it received the goggles.
iv) The video-game giver received a diary or a bag.
v) Darshan did not gift a watch but received a pen.
vi) Shweta did not gift a video game and Ritwik did not receive a diary.
Who gifted the watch?
On the farewell day five best friends—Vishal, Anirudh, Gaurav, Mansi and Sapna—clicked their photo, facing the photographer who is on the west. They stood subject to:
(i) Sapna stands to the right of Mansi and Gaurav.
(ii) Gaurav stands to the left of Vishal and Sapna.
(iii) Mansi stands between Vishal and Anirudh.
(iv) There are two people between Anirudh and Gaurav.
Who stands to the left of Anirudh?
Find the odd one out
Find the equivalent for '?'
Sphygmomanometer : Blood Pressure :: Pyrometer : ?
From morning 11 O’clock to evening 7 O’clock, how many times will the hour hand and minute hand overlap each other?
Direction: Read the following carefully and answer the question given below.
Although women now constitute 30 percent of the global industrial force, legal hurdles and traditional barriers still hinder the vast majority of women in their efforts to achieve parity with men. The paragraph best supports the statement:
If \(\text{TEACHER}\) is coded as \(\text{CAHEETR}\) and \(\text{STUDENT}\) is coded as \(\text{DUETNST}\), then what is the code for \(\text{SUCCESS}\)?
On the farewell day five best friends—Vishal, Anirudh, Gaurav, Mansi and Sapna—clicked their photo, facing the photographer who is on the west. They stood subject to:
(i) Sapna stands to the right of Mansi and Gaurav.
(ii) Gaurav stands to the left of Vishal and Sapna.
(iii) Mansi stands between Vishal and Anirudh.
(iv) There are two people between Anirudh and Gaurav.
Who will be standing at the 2nd position from the right in the photograph?
Samantha is your father’s mother’s grandson’s daughter. Therefore, Samantha is your ———?
Find the odd one out
In an interview for selection of two District Judges, four candidates P, Q, R and S were shortlisted. All of them had 10 years' standing as Lawyers. Who among them are most suitable?
I. P – Very academic, not much interested in litigation practice, very honest and impatient.
II. Q – A patient listener, average in academics, thorough with laws and sharp.
III. R – Jovial, patient, good academic records and actively involved in politics.
IV. S – Shrewd, quick tempered, punctual and published several legal articles.
Look at this series: \(7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ......\) What number should come next?
‘X’ started walking towards the west, after travelling 5 kilometres turned exactly to his right and walked 3 kms. Then he decided to walk exactly to his left. On reaching 2 kilometres, he heard a voice and walked back. Then he noticed that his friend ‘Y’ was walking towards him from his right side. In which direction is ‘Y’ walking?
If ‘DECEMBER’ is ‘AUGUST’, ‘MARCH’ is ‘MAY’, ‘SEPTEMBER’ is ‘SEPTEMBER’ and ‘OCTOBER’ is ‘JULY’, then ‘JUNE’ is?
A neurosurgeon, an orthopaedist, a plastic surgeon and an ophthalmologist visited a patient after a surgery. The visit times were: Neurosurgeon 7:45, Orthopaedist 8:30, Plastic surgeon 9:15, Ophthalmologist 9:50. (Each time may be A.M. or P.M.) If the ophthalmologist generally goes for rounds before the surgeons, but not unless any other doctor does, and the neurosurgeon is not the last to go, what is the correct sequence of their visit?
A neurosurgeon, an orthopaedist, a plastic surgeon and an ophthalmologist visited the patient after a surgery. Times are: Neurosurgeon 7{:45, Orthopaedist 8{:}30, Plastic surgeon 9{:}15, Ophthalmologist 9{:}50 (each may be A.M. or P.M.). Who were the doctors to visit the patient in the evening?}
Statements: Some rats are cows. All cows are animals.
Conclusions:
I. All rats are animals
II. Some animals are rats
Statements: All the students are young. All the teens are young. Some men are teens.
Conclusions:
I. Some students are teens.
II. Some young are students.
III. Some young are men.
In a queue, I am the last person while my friend is seventh from the front. If the person exactly between me and my friend is on the 23\textsuperscript{rd position from the front, what is my position in the queue?}
Direction: Read the passage and answer the question. Ten friends sit in two opposite rows of five each. North-facing row: Venkat, Manohar, Ravi, Prasanth, Tilak (not in order). South-facing row: Vidya, Maya, Divya, Keerthi, Anu (not in order). Each person faces exactly one person from the other row. Given conditions (Ford user at an extreme opposite Manohar; Ravi is second to the right of Manohar; Honda user is not Ravi; Venkat sits exactly in the middle of Ravi and the Nissan user (Nissan is not Manohar); Keerthi is not at an extreme, uses Tata, and sits opposite a Fiat; the Maruthi user sits opposite the person immediately left of Keerthi; the Toyota user (not Anu) sits opposite Prasanth; Tilak is not at an extreme, sits opposite the Chevrolet user, and that Chevrolet user is adjacent to Divya and to the Mahindra user; Vidya uses neither Chevrolet nor Toyota).

Question: Keerthi is how many places away from the one who uses the Ford car?
Ten friends are seated in two opposite rows of five each. North-facing row (left to right): Venkat, Manohar, Ravi, Prasanth, Tilak (not necessarily in this order). South-facing row (left to right, facing North): Vidya, Maya, Divya, Keerthi, Anu (not necessarily in this order). Each person faces exactly one person in the other row. Manohar sits opposite the Ford user who is at an extreme. The Honda user is not Ravi, who sits second to the right of Manohar. Venkat sits exactly in the middle of Ravi and the Nissan user (the Nissan user is not Manohar). Keerthi is not at an extreme, uses a Tata, and sits opposite the Fiat user. The Maruti user sits opposite the person immediately to the left of Keerthi. The Toyota user (not Anu) sits opposite Prasanth. Tilak is not at any extreme. The Chevrolet user is adjacent to Divya and also adjacent to the Mahindra user. Vidya uses neither Chevrolet nor Toyota. Who sits third to the left of the one who uses the Chevrolet?
Direction: Read the passage and answer. Ten friends sit in two opposite rows of five each (North: Venkat, Manohar, Ravi, Prasanth, Tilak; South: Vidya, Maya, Divya, Keerthi, Anu — not in order). Each North seat faces exactly one South seat. Conditions: Manohar faces the friend using a Ford at an extreme; Ravi sits second to the right of Manohar; the Honda user is not Ravi; Venkat sits exactly in the middle of Ravi and the Nissan user (Nissan is not Manohar); Keerthi is not at an extreme, uses Tata, and sits opposite a Fiat; the Maruthi user sits opposite the person immediately left of Keerthi; the Toyota user (not Anu) sits opposite Prasanth; Tilak is not at an extreme, sits opposite the Chevrolet user who is adjacent to Divya and to the Mahindra user; Vidya uses neither Chevrolet nor Toyota.

Question: Which is the car used by Maya?