List of top Logical Reasoning Questions

The education system must prioritize critical thinking skills to prepare students for the challenges of the modern world.
Which of the following can be inferred

In English tort law, the principle of ‘strict liability’ is applied to hold a person legally responsible for the consequences flowing from an activity, even in the absence of fault or criminal intent on the person’s part. In 1987, the Supreme Court of India introduced a new principle- ‘absolute liability’, a far more stringent rule of liability without any exceptions, particularly to deal with industrial accidents. This principle imposed a liability on individuals who engaged in an inherently dangerous or hazardous activity for any harm done to any person while carrying out the activity.
Which one of the following assumptions is necessary to ensure the above argument logically follows?

Company A announced record-breaking profits this year, attributing its success to a new marketing strategy. However, Company B, a competitor in the same market segment, also reported significant profits without changing its marketing approach. What conclusion can most likely be drawn about the effectiveness of respective marketing strategies?

“The issue of “tamperability” of EVMs has been doing the rounds ever since they were first introduced. Every time a political party loses an election, it blames the machine. However, none of them has been able to prove their allegations against the credibility of EVMs, and neither do they apologise when they win the elections where the same EVMs have been used. All that this manages to do, however, is shake the trust of people in the system. Many critics, giving the example of Germany, say that EVMs have been declared illegal by the German Supreme Court.”
Which of the following assumption is made in the above passage?

“The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.”
Which of the following assumption is made in the above passage?

A study conducted on a group of students found a strong correlation between the number of hours spent studying and their exam scores. However, one student who studied significantly less than the others achieved a top score. Which of the following, if true, would weaken the general applicability of the study’s findings?

In a survey of IT professionals in Bangalore, those who regularly practiced yoga reported fewer instances of work-related stress than those who did not. Priyanka, an IT professional from Bangalore, rarely feels work-related stress. Which of the following can be inferred?

The recent surge in demand for electric vehicles has led to increased lithium-ion battery production.
Which of the following can be inferred?

“All paintings jump. Some paintings are plants. All basketballs are plants.” Mona Lisa jumps. Which of the following is true?

“All paintings jump. Some paintings are plants. All basketballs are plants.”Aloe Vera is a basketball and a painting. Which of the following is true?

Consider the following principle. In a dispute between Anil and Sunil, Sunil can sue Anil in:
I. the city where the dispute arose, OR 
II. in the city of Anil’s place of business 
Facts: Anil and Sunil enter into a contract for delivery of specialised machinery. Anil was to deliver the machinery to Sunil’s warehouse within a stipulated period of time. Anil’s residence is in Delhi, but his place of business is Bengaluru, whereas Sunil is a resident of Mumbai. Anil fails to deliver the machinery during the agreed time. 
Where can Sunil sue Anil ?

“All paintings jump. Some paintings are plants. All basketballs are plants.” Football is a basketball. Which of the following is true?

“It is well known that the world isn’t the same anymore — politically, economically or, for that matter, financially. Macroeconomic settings have turned adverse — from ultra-low to higher-for-longer interest rates — and raised the levels of debt, especially public debt, uncertainties, and volatility. It follows that these conditions will bear upon future growth. The breaking up of trade supply chains and their reshaping, for example, will be costly for the world in general, according to calculations, and costlier for the emerging and the developing countries.”
Which of the following assumption is made in the above passage?

“Travelling in a bus can be an enjoyable experience if you have your own seat, the vehicle is not crowded, and there is a nice breeze. But if the bus is packed with people, you can get irritable. Something similar happens to atoms: if they are contained in a vessel at a low density, they behave in a certain way, but if they are packed densely together, with little moving space, something new happens.”
Which of the following assumption is made in the above passage?

Principle 1: Whoever enters into another person’s property with intent to intimidate, insult or annoy that person, commits “criminal trespass”. Principle 2: An act which causes harm which is so slight that no person of ordinary sense and temper would complain of such harm, is deemed not to amount to intimidation, insult or annoyance.
Facts: X enters into Y’s property at midnight, uninvited, and points a gun at Y. A few minutes later, he reveals that the gun is a toy gun. 
Choose the most appropriate answer:

Principle: Any individual who recklessly operates a motor vehicle, causing injury to another person, shall be guilty of an offense.
Facts: Salman, while driving, becomes momentarily distracted and accidentally hits a pedestrian, causing minor injuries. Salman argues that it was a genuine accident and not reckless behaviour.
Is Salman guilty of an offense?

Some children’s books which were published in the 1950s contain racist and sexist language that would be unacceptable today. These books should be re-published with the racist and sexist language omitted. Which of the following most strengthens the above argument?

Statement: “Nudge theory” is the theory that by shaping the environment, also known as the choice architecture, one can influence the likelihood that one option is chosen over another by individuals, without adding any significant incentives or disincentives for any option. For example, a retail store may place its more expensive items at eye-level, and cheaper items at a lower shelf. Perhaps the most frequently mentioned example of nudge theory is the setting of defaults, which are pre-set courses of action that take effect if nothing is specified by the decision-maker. Which of the following facts, if true, best supports the above statements?
I. If a default option is provided, decision-makers are likely to choose that option. 
II. Consumers in a retail store are likely to choose items that are placed at eye level rather than items which are placed on a lower shelf. 
Choose the most appropriate answer.

Darshan is attempting to build a 5-day meal-plan from 6 dishes - U, V, W, X, Y, and Z - in accordance with the following conditions:
I. No dish may be repeated unless two other dishes are cooked before the repetition. 
II. W and V must not be made on consecutive days. 
III. U and Z must not be made on alternate days. 
IV. Y must always be followed by X. 
Which of the following is a valid meal-plan if V must be included?

Arjun is prioritizing his set of tasks for the day - V, W, X, Y, and Z - in accordance with the following conditions:
I. X must not be the last task. 
II. If Z is the first task, then it must be followed by either V or Y. 
III. X and W cannot be prioritized sequentially. 
IV. V must be followed by either W or Y. 
If Arjun assigns Y to position 3, which of these is a possible ordering for the tasks?

Certain tennis tournaments have started a policy for equal pay for men and women players. Critics of the policy argue that because men’s matches generate more revenue than women’s matches, this policy is ill-conceived. Which of the following most weakens the critics’ argument?

Certain tennis tournaments have started a policy for equal pay for men and women players. Supporters of the policy argue that lack of equal pay would violate the principle of equal pay for equal work. Which of the following arguments most weakens the supporters’ argument?

Cities are the engines of a nation’s progress. However, many cities are poorly managed and struggle to provide a basic standard of living to many residents. At the core of the problem is the question of autonomy of cities that are almost always dependent on central or state governments for even basic needs. A new report suggests that this can be remedied through constitutional amendments to provide more autonomy, means of revenuegeneration and discretion in spending to cities. Which of the below facts, if true, most weakens the above argument?

Not wearing a seatbelt in a moving vehicle is illegal and punishable. However, X argues that since not wearing a seatbelt can at most only harm the person who has chosen not to wear a seatbelt, and does not harm any other person, it should not be illegal or punishable.
Which of the following facts, if true, would weaken X’s argument?

Before announcing its policy of Non-Performing Assets (NPA), the Finance Ministry has decided to consult heads of six of the largest banks in the
country (A,B,C,D,E,F). It is a well-known fact that not all heads get along very well with each other and prefer not to sit next to each other in any
meeting. During the meeting they all will sit in a line facing the finance minister. You have been tasked to devise a seating plan keeping in mind
the following conditions.
I. A cannot be on the immediate left or right of B
II. D cannot be at either end
III. E and F would ideally like to sit next to each other
IV. C would prefer to sit one seat removed from E
Which of the following is a possible seating arrangement?