List of top Logical Reasoning Questions asked in NIT MCA Common Entrance Test

Directions: A, B, C, D, and E are five different integers. When written in the ascending order of values, the difference between any two adjacent integers is 8. D is the greatest and A the least. B is greater than E but less than C. The sum of the integers is equal to E. The sum of A and B is:

Directions: A, B, C, D, and E are five different integers. When written in the ascending order of values, the difference between any two adjacent integers is 8. D is the greatest and A the least. B is greater than E but less than C. The sum of the integers is equal to E. The value of A is:

Directions: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are travelling in three different vehicles. There are at least two passengers in each vehicle: Swift, Creta, Nexon, and only one of them is a male. There are two engineers, two doctors, and three teachers among them.
(i) C is a lady doctor and she does not travel with the pair of sisters A and F. 
(ii) B, a male engineer, travels with only G, a teacher, in a Swift. 
(iii) D is a male doctor. 
(iv) Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle. 
(v) A is not an engineer and travels in a Creta.
(vi) The pair of sisters A and F travels in the same vehicle. 
Which of the following represents the three teachers?

COMPREHENSION:
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are travelling in three vehicles — Swift, Creta, Nexon. 
There are at least two people in each vehicle, and only one male. 
There are two engineers, two doctors, and three teachers.
In which vehicle does C travel?

COMPREHENSION: What is F's profession? 
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are travelling in three vehicles — Swift, Creta, Nexon. 
There are at least two people in each vehicle, and only one male. 
There are two engineers, two doctors, and three teachers.
Given: 
(i) C is a lady doctor and she does not travel with the pair of sisters A and F.
(ii) B, a male engineer, travels with only G, a teacher in a Swift.
(iii) D is a male doctor.
(iv) Two persons of the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle.
(v) A is not an engineer and travels in a Creta.
(vi) The pair of sisters A and F travel in the same vehicle.

In a recent survey of 500 employees in a company, it was found that 60% of the employees prefer coffee over tea, 25% prefer tea over coffee, and the remaining 15% have no preference. If 20% of the employees who prefer coffee are also tea drinkers, how many employees prefer only tea?

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the combinations are most logically related: 
A: All falcons fly high.
B: All falcons are blind.
C: All falcons are birds.
D: All birds are yellow.
E: All birds are thirsty.
F: All falcons are yellow.
 

If by rearranging the letters of the word NABMODINT, a name of a game is formed. What would be the first and last letter of the mirror image of the name of the game?
In a reality show, two judges independently provided marks based on the performance of the participants. If the marks provided by the second judge are given by \( Y = 10.5 + 2X \), where \( X \) is the marks provided by the first judge. If the variance of the marks provided by the second judge is 100, then the variance of the marks provided by the first judge is:

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the combinations are most logically related: 
A: Some buildings are not skyscrapers.
B: Some skyscrapers are not buildings.
C: All falcons are birds.
D: All birds are yellow.
E: All birds are thirsty.
F: All falcons are yellow.
 

What is the value of \( x^2 + y^2 = ? \)
Statement I: \( xy = 5 \)
Statement II: \( x + y = 10 \)

From the given options, find the pair which is like the given pair \( 8:4 \).
Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
(1) Software
(2) Code
(3) Data
(4) Analysis
(5) Report
A cat climbs a 21-meter pole. In the first minute it climbs 3 meters and in the second minute it descends one meter. In how many minutes will the cat reach the top of the pole?
In a tournament, many teams participated. All teams in the tournament have 5 to 15 players. If a team has more than 10 players, then they have reversible t-shirts. Based only on the information above, which of the following must be true?

In which year was Arjun born?
Arjun at present is 25 years younger to his mother. 
Arjun's brother, who was born in 1964, is 35 years younger to his mother.
 

At what time between 2 pm and 3 pm, will the hour and minute hands of a clock be in opposite directions (diametrically opposite)?

Which pairs of bits can be joined together to form two words that have opposite meanings? 

Pairs:
 

After allowing 20% cash discount, a trader still earns a profit of 11.11%. How much above the cost price did the trader mark his goods?
Select the pair of words, which are related in the same way as the capitalized words are related to each other:
DATA : GRAPH
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting on a round table facing the centre. A sits second to the left of D, who sits third to the left of E. C sits third to the right of G, who is not an immediate neighbour of E. H sits opposite to the E. B is between A and C.
Who sits opposite to A?
In a certain language, HEART is written as 2018010508, and LUNGS is written as 1907142112. If BRAIN is written in that language, what will be the last number?

You are on an island with two tribes. One tribe always tells the truth, and the other tribe always lies. You meet three individuals from the island: A, B and C. Each individual belongs to one of the tribes. You ask each of them the same question: "Is B a truth-teller?" 
A says, "Yes, B is a truth-teller."
B says, "No, I am not a truth-teller."
C says, "B is a liar."

In the following question, three statements and three conclusions are given. 
Statements:
1. All students are intelligent.
2. No intelligent person is lazy.
3. Some lazy people are poor.
Conclusions:
1. No student is lazy.
2. Some poor people are not intelligent.
3. All poor people are lazy.
Find out the most appropriate conclusion(s) from the following options.

The mean of consecutive positive integers from 2 to \( n \) is: