List of top Logical Reasoning Questions

’India is the only country in the world where, in the States which are governed by the Communist party, human rights are fully respected-and that is only because the Bill of Rights is firmly entrenched in our national Constitution. We can proudly say that our Constitution gave us a flying start and equipped us adequately to meet the challenges of the future.’
’Poverty is-more restrictive and limiting than anything else. If poverty and low standards continue then democracy, for all its fine institutions and ideals, ceases to be a liberating force. It must therefore aim continuously at the eradication of poverty and its companion unemployment. In other words, political democracy is not enough. It must develop into economic democracy also’.
Statement 1: All libraries are laboratories.
Statement 2: No laboratories are hostels.
Conclusions: (a) All laboratories are libraries
(b) Some hostels are libraries
(c) Some libraries are hostels
(d) No library is a hostel
Statement 1: Some aeroplanes are balloons.
Statement 2: Some balloons are rockets.
Assuming these statements are true, which conclusions follow? (a) Some aeroplanes are rockets
(b) Some rockets are tables
(c) All the rockets are balloons
(d) All the balloons are aeroplanes
Statements:
1. All whales are fish.
2. Some fish are not amphibians.
3. All whales are amphibians.
4. Some amphibians are not fish.
Conclusions:
(a) Some fish are amphibians
(b) Some amphibians are fish
(c) Only whales are both fish and amphibians
(d) All amphibians are fish
‘It took many centuries before the countries of Europe could resolve their internal problems of violence and corruption to become the stable nation-states they are. Therefore, it will take many centuries for India to achieve internal stability.’ Assuming that the factual claims in the argument above are true, what must be assumed in order for the conclusion to follow?
Which one of the following statements is best described as an assertion of opinion rather than an assertion of fact?
Which one of the above statements is best described as an assertion of opinion rather than an assertion of fact?
Which one of the following statements, if true, is best described as an assertion of opinion rather than an assertion of fact?
‘In 399 BC, a jury in Athens condemned Socrates to death for impiety and corrupting the morals of the youth...’ Which one of the following claims constitutes the most plausible challenge to Socrates’ argument?
‘Soft drinks have been shown by scientists to be bad for the teeth. Therefore, the government would be justified in banning all soft drinks from the Indian market.’ Assuming that the factual claim in the above argument is true, what else needs to be assumed for the conclusion to follow?
‘In order to be eligible for election to the Lok Sabha, a person must be at least 25 years of age. Moreover, one must not be bankrupt.’ Therefore, Jatinder Singh, over 50 years of age and without any criminal convictions, cannot be the Speaker of the Lok Sabha since he has just filed for bankruptcy. Which of the following must be assumed for the conclusion to follow logically?
‘As a century draws to a close, people start behaving much like people coming to the end of a long life. People approaching death often start reflecting on the events of their lives. Similarly, people alive in 1999 ________________’ Which of the following most logically completes the paragraph above?
‘The Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius proposed the following thought experiment. If the universe has a boundary, we can throw a spear at this boundary. If the spear flies through, then it is not a boundary. If the spear bounces back, there must be something beyond this boundary that is itself in space, which means it is not a boundary at all. Either way, it turns out that the universe has no boundary.’ How best can the form of Lucretius’ argument for the infinity of space be described?
‘Utilitarians believe that the right action is that which produces the most happiness.’ Which of the following claims is incompatible with the utilitarian view?
‘Senthil goes to Ambala for the first time in his life. On the way from the railway station to his hotel, he sees twelve people, all of them male. He concludes that there are no women in Ambala. As a matter of fact, there are many thousands of women in Ambala.’ Which of the following best describes Senthil’s error?
‘Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday, Monday, Sunday, ________’
Which of the following best fits in the blank?
‘China has a higher literacy rate than India. This is due to the greater efficiency of the Communist system. Efficiency is sorely lacking in India’s democratic system. Therefore, democracy is the biggest obstacle to India’s achieving 100% literacy.’ Which of the following, if true, would directly undermine the above argument?
‘Apple, Application, ________, Approval, Apricot, April’
Which of the following best fits in the blank?
“387924, ________, 3724, 423, 32, 2”. Which number is missing?
“387924, ________, 3724, 423, 32, 2”. Which number is missing?
Aadvark, Eerie, Iiwi, Oolong, ________
Which of the following words follows the pattern of this series?
Statement 1: People who read fashion magazines do not like to read fiction.
Statement 2: Tenzin does not read fashion magazines.
Assuming that Statements 1 and 2 are true, which of the following conclusions might be said to follow?
Statement 1: All pingos are Byronic.
Statement 2: Shalisto is Byronic.
Statement 3: Therefore \underline{\hspace{3cm}}
Fill in the blank.
A, B, D, G, K, P, __________
What is the last alphabet in this sequence?