List of top Logical Reasoning Questions

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There are six children playing football namely G, H, I, J, K and L. G and K are brothers. L is the only sister of K. I is the only son of G's uncle. H and J are the daughters of the brother of I's father.
Which of the integers A, B, C, D, E are odd numbers?
Statements:
I. A, B, C, D, E are consecutive integers.
II. A and B are prime numbers.
Statement:
1. All chalk is not cheese
2. The moon is made of cheese
Conclusion:
I. The moon is made of chalk
II. The moon is not made of chalk
Statement:
1. Some players are singers
2. All singers are tall
Conclusion:
I. Some players are tall
II. All players are tall
How many students are there in a class?
Statements:
I. When arranged in alphabetical order, Dilip's name is the 15th and Vinod's is the 37th.
II. In reverse order, Vinod's name is 3rd.
How are Harish and Sarita related?
Statements:
I. Harish's grandfather married Sarita's maternal aunt.
II. Harish and Sarita study in the same class.
Identify the missing number in the series:
3 7 16 35 ?
Statement:
1. No engineer is a doctor
2. Some doctors are MBAs
Conclusion:
I. Some doctors are not engineers
II. Some MBAs are not engineers
Identify the missing number in the series:
15 9 5
23 8 13
31 9 ?
Identify the missing number and mark the answer in the OMR sheet.
2 5 7
4 7 5
3 6 ?
The fewer restrictions there are on the advertising of legal services, the more lawyers there are who advertise their services, and the lawyers who advertise a specific service usually charge less for that service than lawyers who do not advertise. Therefore if the state removes any of its current restrictions, such as the one against advertisements that do not specify fee arrangements, overall consumer legal costs will be lower than if the state retains its current restrictions. If the statements above are true, which of the following must be true?
The fewer restrictions there are on the advertising of legal services, the more lawyers there are who advertise their services, and the lawyers who advertise a specific service usually charge less for that service than lawyers who do not advertise. Therefore if the state removes any of its current restrictions, such as the one against advertisements that do not specify fee arrangements, overall consumer legal costs will be lower than if the state retains its current restrictions. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument concerning overall consumer legal costs?
Amit was driving in New Town, where all roads either north - south or east - west forming a grid. Roads were at a distance of 1 km from each other in parallel.
Amit started at the intersection of streets no. 7 and 8. He drove 3 km north, 3 km west and 4 km south. Which further route could bring him back to his starting point?
I. 3 km east, then 2 km south
II. 1 km north, then 3 km east
III. 1 km north, then 2 km west
Amit was driving in New Town, where all roads either north - south or east - west forming a grid. Roads were at a distance of 1 km from each other in parallel.
After driving as stated in question no. 49 above, Amit did not return to his starting point but instead drove 4 km east and 1 km north. How far is he from his starting point?
In 2002, according to a news poll, 36% of the voters had leaning towards party “Y”. In 2004, this figure rose to 46%. But in another survey the percentage was down to 40%. Therefore, the party “Z” is likely to win the next election. Which of the following, if true, would seriously weaken the above conclusion?
Inflation rose by 5% over the second quarter, by 4% during the first quarter and higher than 3% recorded during the same time last year. However, the higher price index did not seem to alarm National stock Index as stock prices remain steady. Which of the following, if true, could explain the reaction of National stock Index?
Pick up the appropriate analogy.
Birth : Dirge
A. Only if the water level in the coastal areas rises, then the people change their lifestyle.
B. People change their lifestyle only if they are rewarded.
C. If people are rewarded, then they will not change their lifestyle.
D. If the temperature rises, then the water level in the coastal areas rises.
E. Whenever the water level in the coastal area rises, then the temperature rises.
F. Unless the people change their lifestyle, temperature rises.
G. People are rewarded.
H. Water level in the coastal areas does not rise.
A. If Kumar sings, then the audiences sleep.
B. If Kumar sings, then the audiences dance.
C. Unless audience do not dance, the concert will be successful.
D. Only if the audience dance, the concert will be successful.
E. If Vina dances, then Kumar sings.
F. Kumar sings only if Vina dances.
G. Vina dances
H. The concert is successful.
Beautiful beaches attract people, no doubt about it. Just look at this city’s beautiful beaches, which are among the most over crowded beaches in the state. Which of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to the one exhibited in the argument above?
No national productivity measures are available for underground industries that may exist but remain unreported. On the other hand, at least some industries that are run entirely by self - employed industrialists are included in national productivity measures. From the information given above, it can be validly concluded that
Nilu has never received a violation from the Federal Aviation Administration during her 16-year flying career. Nilu must be a great pilot. Which of the following can be said about the reasoning above?
What number should replace the question mark?
Many people argue that the death penalty deters murder. However, the notorious killer Tom Hanks deliberately moved to a state that imposes the death penalty just before embarking on a series of ferocious murders. Thus, it seems clear that the existence of the death penalty does not serve as a deterrent to murder. The argument above may best be characterized as:

’Instead of being concerned with what actually happens in practice .... (economics) is increasingly preoccupied with developing pseudo-mathematical formulas. These provide models of behavior which never quite fit what actually happens, in a way which resembles the physical sciences gone wrong: instead of equations describing reality, economics produces equations describing ideal conditions and theoretical clarity of a type which never occurs in practice’.