List of top Logical Reasoning Questions

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).

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.

Statement : A mass mortality of shrimps in ponds on the entire Andhra coast has recently been reported due to the presence of a virus.
Courses of action:
I. The water of the pond affected should immediately be treated for identifying the nature of the
virus.
II. The catching of shrimps from the ponds should temporarily be stopped.
III. The fishermen should be asked to watch for the onset of such phenomenon in nature.
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).

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 : 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.

The Election Commission has revised upwards the ceiling of total expenditure on all counts for Lok Sabha candidates to Rs. x lakh. Which of the following, if true, will make the ceiling an effective measure for a free and fair election?

If TV is called Radio', 'Radio is called Aeroplane', 'Aeroplane is called Helicopter', 'Helicopter is called Bus', 'Bus is called Bike', 'Bike is called Water', 'Water is called Frog'. 'Frog is called Tomato', 'Tomato is called Furniture' and 'Furniture is called Cigarette', then what is Tomato sauce made up of?

In a certain code language, if A is written as C, B as D, C as E and so on up to Z, then how will PECULIAR be written in that code?

A decade after a logging operation in India began cutting down trees in a territory that served as a sanctuary for Bengal tigers, the incidence of tigers attacking humans in nearby villages has increased by 300%. Since the logging operation has reduced the number of acres of woodland per tiger on an average from 16 acres to approximately 12 acres, the scientists have theorised that tigers must need a minimum number of acres of woodland in order to remain content.
Which of the following statements, if true, would most strengthen the scientists' hypothesis?

A greater number of fresh vegetables is sold in Kanpur than in Lucknow. Therefore, the people in Kanpur have better nutritional habits than those in Lucknow.
Each of the following, if true, weakens the conclusions above, except

Animesh walked 30 metre towards West, turned to his right and walked 20 metres. He then turned to his left and walked 10 metres, then turned to his left and walked 40 metres. He turned to his left and walked 5 metres. He again turned to his left and continued walking. In which direction is Animesh walking now?

A light bulb company produces 2000 light bulbs per week. The manager wants to ensure that standards of quality remain constant from week to week. The manager therefore claims that out of 2000 light bulbs produced per week, 500 light bulbs are rejected. Of the following, the best criticism of the manager's plan is that the plan assumes that

Informed people generally assimilate information from several divergent sources before coming to an opinion. However, most popular news organisations view foreign affairs solely through the eyes of our State Department. In reporting the political crisis in foreign country B, the news organisations must endeavour to find out alternative sources of information.
Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the argument above?

Mr. Brijesh: A public sector company 'ABC' was privatised 3 years ago. It has increased profitability since then. This is a clear indication that industries will fare better in the private sector than in the public sector.
Mr. Sinha: That's wrong. Closer perusal of ABC's balance sheets shows that it has been profitable since the appointment of a professional managing director 3 years ago, while it was still in the public sector.
Which best describes the weakness in Mr. Brijesh's judgement which Mr. Sinha is using?

Among the six cities P, Q, R, S, T and U-P is not a hill station; Q and T are historical places; S is not an industrial city: P and S are not historical cities; P and Q are not similar kinds of cities. Which of two cities are historical places?

Renu is elder than Anita. Rocky is younger than Anita. Sohan is elder than Renu. Who is the eldest in the group?

Given are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' to decide their nature of relationship. You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and "B" is true and you will not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding your answer.
Event A: Since Rani's own child had died at birth, she was desperate for another.
Event B: Rani had quietly kidnapped the child, less than two days old, and shipped it out of the hospital.

Given are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' to decide their nature of relationship. You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and "B" is true and you will not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding your answer.
Event A: The national selectors have decided to retain the same 14 players for the third and final test series against New Zealand.
Event B: India has won the second test against New Zealand.

Find the missing link in the sequences given in the question.
2Z5,7Y7,14X9,23W11,34V13?