List of top Logical Reasoning Questions

Statement : "Use Riya cold cream for fair complexion”. An advertisement.
Assumptions :
I. People like to use cream for fair complexion.
II. People re easily fooled.
III. People respond to advertisements.
A statement is followed by three assumptions marked, I, ll, Ill. Check whether these assumptions are implicit in the statement or not. Possible combination of assumptions are given against option (a), (b), (c) and (d). Choose the appropriate.

Statement : ‘Smoking is injurious to health’ - a warning printed on the cigarette packets.
Assumptions :
I. People read printed matter on a cigarette packet.
II. People take careful note of a warning.
III. Non-smoking promotes health.
A statement is followed by three assumptions marked, I, ll, Ill. Check whether these assumptions are implicit in the statement or not. Possible combination of assumptions are given against option (a), (b), (c) and (d). Choose the appropriate.

One morning after sunrise, Reeta and Kavita were talking to each other face to face at Tilak Square. If Kavita's shadow was exactly to the right of Reeta, which direction was kavita facing

In a shop, the items were arranged in a shelf consisting of six rows. Biscuists are arranged above the tins of chocolates but below the rows of packets of chips, cakes are at the bottom an the bottles of peppermints are below the chocolates. The top most row had the display of jam bottles. Where exactly are the bottles of peppermints? Mention the place from the top.

A busstarts from city X. The number of womenin the bus is half of the number of men. In city Y, 10 men leave the bus and five women enter. Now, the number of men and women is equal. In the beginning, how many passengers entered the bus ?

A square field ABCD of side 90 in is so located that its diagonal AC is from north to south and the corner B is to the west of D. Rohan and Rahul start walking along the sides from B and C respectively in the clockwise and anti-clockwise directions with speeds of 8 km/hr and 10 km/hr. Where shall they cross each other the second time ?

In a class, there are 18 boys who are over 160 cm tall. If these constitute three-fourths of the boys and the total number of boys is two-thirds of the total number of students in the class, what is the number of girls in the class ?

Five children were administered psychological tests to know their intellectual levels. In the report, psychologists pointed out that the child A is less intelligent than the child B, the child C is less intelligent than the child D, the child is less intelligent than the child C and child A is more intelligent than the child E. Which child is the most intelligent ?

In certain code '247' means ‘spread red carpet’, '256' means ‘dust one carpet’ and '264' means ‘one red carpet’. Which digit in that code means ‘dust’ ?

At a farm, there are hens, cows and bullocks, and keepers to look after them. There are 69 heads less than legs; the number of cows is double of that of bullocks; the number of cows and hens is the same and there is one keeper per ten birds and cattle. The total number of hens plus cows and bullocks and their keepers does not exceed 50. How many cows are there?

In the following questions, a statement is given followed by two conclusions. Mark the answer :
Statement : Morning walks are good for health.
Conclusion :
I. All healthy people go for morning walks
II. Evening walks are harmful

In the following questions, a statement is given followed by two conclusions. Mark the answer :
Statement : The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
Conclusion :
I. Your life will be dull if your don't face a problem
II. To escape from problems, you should always have some solutions, with you

In the following questions, a statement is given followed by two conclusions. Mark the answer :
Statement : Vegetable prices are soaring in the market.
Conclusion :
I. Vegetables are becoming a rare commodity.
II. People cannot eat vegetables.

In the following questions, a statement is given followed by two conclusions. Mark the answer :
Statement : Until our country achieves economic equality, political freedom and democracy would be meaningless.
Conclusion :
I. Political freedom and democracy go hand in hand.
II. Economic equality leads to real political freedom and democracy.

In the following questions, a statement is given followed by two conclusions. Mark the answer :
Statement : Parents are prepared to pay any price for an elite education to their children.
Conclusion :
I. All parents these days are very well off.
II. Parents have an obsessive passion for a perfect development of their children through good
schooling.

A statement is followed by two arguments I and II Decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak arguments. Mark answer :
Statement : Should telecasting feature films be stopped ?
Arguments :
I. Yes, Young children are misguided by the feature films.
II. No, This is the only way to educate the masses.

A statement is followed by two arguments I and II Decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak arguments. Mark answer :
Statement : Should school education be made free in India.
Arguments :
I. Yes. This is the only way to improve the level of literacy.
II. No. It would add to the already heavy burden on the exchequer.

A statement is followed by two arguments I and II Decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak arguments. Mark answer :
Statement : Should India stop missile development?
Arguments :
I. Yes, The USA desires so.
II. No, The nation must always remain up-to-date in its defence preparedness.

A statement is followed by two arguments I and II Decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak arguments. Mark answer :
Statement : Should we scrap the Public Distribution system in India?
Arguments :
I. Yes, Young children are misguided by the feature films.
II. No, The poor do not get any benefit because of corruption.

A statement is followed by two arguments I and II Decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak arguments. Mark answer :
Statement : Can pollution be controlled?
Arguments :
I. Yes, If everyone realises the hazard it may create and cooperates to get rid of it, pollution may be controlled.
II. No, The crowded highways, factories and industries and an ever growing population eager to acquire more and more land for constructing houses are beyond control.

If NARGRUED is the code for GRANDEUR, which word is coded as SERPEVRE?

In a certain code language, ‘nee muk pic’ means ‘grave and concern’; ‘ill dic so’ means ‘every body else’, and 'tur muk so’ means body and soul.’ Which of the following would mean ‘every concern’ ?

In a certain code language, ‘col tip mot’ means ‘singing is appreciable’; ‘mot baj min’ means ‘dancing is good’ and ‘tip nop baj’ means ‘singing and dancing’. Which of the following means ‘good' in that code language ?

Statement : In one of the worst accidents in railway level crossing fifty people died when a bus carrying them collided on to a running train.
Conclusions of action:
I. The train driver should immediately be suspended.
II. The driver of the bus should be tried in court for negligence on his part.
III. The railway authority should be asked to man all its level crossings.
A statement is followed by three courses of action numbered I, II, and III. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true. Decide which course(s) of action logically follow(s) for pursuing from the given options marked (a), (b), (c) and (d).

Statement : There was a spurt in criminal activities in the city during the recent festival season.
Courses of action:
I. The police should immediately investigate into the causes of this increase.
II. In future the police should take adequate precaution to avoid recurrence of such situation during
the festival season.
III. The known criminals should be arrested before any such season.
A statement is followed by three courses of action numbered I, II, and III. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true. Decide which course(s) of action logically follow(s) for pursuing from the given options marked (a), (b), (c) and (d).