List of top Logical Reasoning Questions asked in NMAT

Refer to the following data and answer the questions that follow.
There is an empty three-self bookcase. T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are seven objects to be placed either on the lower middle or top shelf of the bookcase with the following conditions: 
(i) At least two objects should be on the top shelf. 
(ii) There should be no more than four objects on any shelf. 
(iii) T and U should be on different shelves. 
(iv) V is to be either on one shelf or two shelves above the shelf where X is placed. 
(v) W is to be either on one shelf or two shelves above the shelf that X is on.

Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow:
The BSNL announced a cut in the STD rates on 27 December 2003. The new rates and slabs are given in the table below and are to be implemented from the 14 January 2004.

Rates (Rs. /min)
Distance	Peak Rates		Off Peak
(km)	Old	New	Old	New
50-200	4.8	2.4	1.2	1.2
200-500	11.6	4.8	3	2.4
500-1000	17.56	9.00	4.5	4.5
1000+	17.56	9.00	6	4.5

Study the following and answer the questions that follow:
A gas cylinder can discharge gas at the rate of 1 cc/minute from burner A and at the rate of 2 cc/minute from burner B (maximum rates of discharge). The capacity of the gas cylinder is 1000 cc of gas. The amount of heat generated is equal to 1 kcal/cc of gas. However, there is wastage of the heat as per the following table:

Gas discharge @	Loss of heat
0-0.5 cc/minute	10\(\%\)
0.5-1 cc/minute	20\(\%\)
1-1.5 cc/minute	25\(\%\)
1.5 + cc/minute	30\(\%\)
(include higher extremes)

Study the following information and answer the questions given below it.
The admission ticket for an exhibition bears a password which is changed after every clock hour based on a set of words chosen for each day. The following is an illustration of the code and steps of rearrangement for subsequent clock hours. The time is 9 am. To 3 PM.
Day’s first password : First Batch – 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. is not ready cloth simple harmony burning
Second Bath – 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ready not is cloth burning harmony simple
Third Batch – 11 a.m. to 12 noon cloth is not ready simply harmony burring
Fourth Batch – 12 noon to 1 p.m. not is cloth ready burning harmony simple
Fifth Batch – 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ready cloth is not simple harmony burning and so on.

Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.
On a playing ground, Dinesh, Kunal, Nitin, Atul and Prashant are standing as described below facing the North.
(i) Kunal is 40 metres to the right of Atul.
(ii) Dinesh is 60 metres to the south of Kunal.
(iii) Nitin is 25 metres to the west of Atul.
(iv) Prashant is 90 metres to the north of Dinesh.

If MACHINE is coded as 19-7-9-14-15-20-11, now will you code DANGER?

If P + Q means P is the husband of Q; P ÷ Q means P is the sister of Q and P \(\times\) Q means P is the son of Q, which of the following shows A is the daughter of B?

Pointing to a photograph, a lady tell Pramod, “I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle.” How is the speaker related to Pramod’s father?

Study the graph given below to answer the question.
A company manufacturing air-conditions has set a monthly target. The target and realized values are shown in the bar chart.

Consider the following statements based on the chart.
A. The target sales on the monthly basis have been achieved.
B. The overall target value has been exceeded by 7.5\(\%\).
C. The sales department deserves a pat on the back.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?

In this question, there are four choices. Three of them are alike in some respect and one is different. Find the odd one out.

In this question select the alternative which will come in place of (?)
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In this question, there is a statement followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. Assuming everything in the statement to be true, which of the three courses of action is logical to follow?
Statement : The weather bureau has through a recent bulletin forecast heavy rainfall during the next week which may cause water logging in several parts of the city.
Course of action :
I. The bulletin should be widely publicized.
II. The civic authority should be kept in readiness for removal of water from waterlogged parts.
III. The people should be advised to stay indoors during the period.

In this question, there are four choices. Three of them are alike in some respect and one is different. Find the odd one out.

In this question, there is a statement followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. Assuming everything in the statement to be true, which of the three courses of action is logical to follow?
Statement : Faced with a source crunch and a depression overall economic scenario, State Y is unlikely to achieve the targeted per cent compound growth rate during the 9^th Plan.
Course of action :
I. The targeted growth plan should be reduced for the 10^th plan.
II. The reasons for the failure should be studied.
III. The performance of State ‘Y’ should be compared with other states.

In this question, there is a statement followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. Assuming everything in the statement to be true, which of the three courses of action is logical to follow?
Statement : Lack if coordination University, it colleges and various authorities has resulted in students ousted from one college seeking migration to another.
Course of action :
I. If a student is ousted from a college, the information should be sent to all other colleges of the University.
II. The admission to all colleges of the University should be centralized at the University.
III. A separate section should be created for taking action against students indulging in antisocial activities.

In this question select the alternative which will come in place of (?)
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The extent to which a society is really free can be gauged by its attitude towards artistic expression. Freedom of expression can easily be violated in even the most outwardly democratic of societies. When a government arts council withholds funding from a dance performance that its members deem “obscene”, the voices of a few bureaucrats have in fact censored the real obscenity of repression.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument above?

The increase in the number of newspaper articles exposed as fabrications serves to bolster the contention that publishers are more increased in boosting circulation than in printing the truth. Even minor publications have staff to check such obvious fraud.
The argument above assumes that

All German Philosophers, except for Marx, are idealists. From which of the following can the statement, above be most properly inferred?

Recent surveys show that many people who have left medical school before graduating suffer from depression. Clearly, depression is likely to cause withdrawal from medical school.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion above?

A brochures for City X highlights the reasons why residents should move there rather than to other cities in the state. One reason that the brochure mentions is the relative ease of finding a job in City X, where the unemployment rate is 4.7 percent.
Which of the following statements, if true, casts the maximum doubt on the validity of the reason to move to City X mentioned above?

Techniques to increase productivity in the performance of discrete tasks, by requiring less human labour in each step of the production process, are widely utilized. Consultants on productivity enhancement point out, however, that although these techniques achieve their specific goal, the are not without drawbacks. They often instill enough resentment in the workforce eventually to lead to a slowdown in the production process as a whole.
Which of the following can be reasonably inferred from the statements above?

The following question is asked followed by three statements. You have to study the question and all the three statements given and decide whether any information provided in the statement(s) is/are redundant and not required while answering the question.What will be the cost of fencing a circular plot? \((r=\frac{22}{7})\)
A. Area of the plot is 616 sq. m.
B. Cost of fencing a rectangular plot whose perimeter is 120m is Rs. 780.
C. Area of a square plot with side equal to the radius of the circular plot is 196. sq.m.

The following question is asked followed by three statements. You have to study the question and all the three statements given and decide whether any information provided in the statement(s) is/are redundant and not required while answering the question.
P, Q and R together invested an amount of Rs. 20,000 in the ratio of 5:3:2. What was the per cent profit earned by them at the end of one year?
A. Q’s share in the profit is Rs. 2,400.
B. The amount of profit received by P is equal to the amount of profit received by Q and R together.
C. The amount of profit received by Q and R together is Rs. 4,000.

The questions below consists of a question and three statements numbered I, II and II given below it. You have to study the questions and decide that the data in which of the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
In how many days can 10 women finish a work?
I. 10 men can complete the work in 6 days.
II. 10 men and 10 women together can complete the work in 3 \(\frac{3}{7}\) days.
III. If 10 men work for 3 days and thereafter 10 women replace them, the remaining work is completed in 4 days.