List of top Logical Reasoning Questions asked in Symbiosis National Aptitude Test

Consider the following statements and answer the question.
M, N, O and P are all different individuals. M is the daughter of N. N is the son of O. O is the father of P.
Which among the following statements is contradictory to above premises?

In a school drill, a number of children are asked to stand in a circle. They are evenly spaced and the 6th child is diametrically opposite the 16th child. How many children are made to stand in the circle?

In a certain language, (A) 'Sun shines brightly' is written as 'ba lo sul'; (B) ' Houses are brightly lit' is written as 'kado udo ari ba'; and (C) 'Light comes from sun' as 'dapi kup lo nro'. What words will be written for 'sun' and 'brightly'?

Fill in the blanks to find out two words that are
synonyms

In each of the following two sets I & II, find the word or pair of words different from the other three words or pair of words:
I: J. Lake K. Brook
L. Stream M. River
II: J. Weighty-Heavy K. Broad-Wide
L. Big-Large M. Tiny-Small

Replace the question mark with the right option.
4, 32, 288, ?, 31680

In this question insert the missing number at the sign of interrogation.

Read the following about the grid given below and answer.
\(\Rightarrow\)The cells in this grid contain the digits 1 to 9 in random order.
\(\Rightarrow\)Column A contains no odd digits.
\(\Rightarrow\)Cell C3 minus Cell C2 equals 4.
\(\Rightarrow\)The sum of three digits in Row 1 is 17.
\(\Rightarrow\)Number 7 is in Column B; its left hand neighbour is not 4.
\(\Rightarrow\)The digits of Column C add up to 14.
\(\Rightarrow\)2 is not in the same horizontal row as 8; and 9 is not immediately below 3.
Which cell holds the number 9?

In the Sunday bazzar, Jamuna sells her lemons at Rs. 0.50 for two. Her neighbour Seema has a little smaller lemons; she sells hers at Rs. 0.50 for three. After a while, when both ladies have the same number of lemons left, Seema is called away. She asks her neighbour to take care of her goods. To make things simple, Jamuna puts all lemons in one big pile, and starts selling five lemons per one rupee. When Seema returns, at the end of the day, all lemons have been sold. But when they start dividing the money, there appears to be a shortage of Rs. 3.50. Supposing they divide the money equally, how much does Jamuna lose with this deal?

There are two cups, one containing orange juice and one containing an equal amount of lemonade. One teaspoon of the orange juice is taken and mixed with the lemonade. Then a teaspoon of this mixture is mixed back into the orange juice. Is there more lemonade in the orange juice or more orange juice in the lemonade?

Abdul, Mala and Chetan went bird watching. Each of them saw one bird that none of the others did. Each pair saw one bird that the third did not. And one bird was seen by all three. Of the birds Abdul saw, two were yellow. Of the birds Mala saw, three were yellow. Of the birds Chetan saw, four were yellow. How many yellow birds were seen in all? How many non-yellow birds were seen in all?

A gambler bet on a horse race, but the bookie wouldn’t tell him the results of the race. The bookie gave clues as to how the five horses finished -which may have included some ties - and wouldn’t pay the gambler off unless the gambler could determine how the five horses finished based on the following clues:
o Penn Fe finished before Night Marvel and after Wish Bones.
o If Hallelujah is not tied with Sundae, then Wish Bones is tied with Penn Fe.
o Penn Fe finished as many places after Sundae as Sundae finished after Wish Bones if and only if Wish Bones finished before Night Marvel.
The gambler thought for a moment, then answered correctly. How did the five horses finish the race?

In the following question two statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assume the two statements are true even if they are at variance with commonly known facts. Then pick the correct answer from the choices given below.
Statements: Some doctors are fools. Joshi is a doctor.
Conclusions:
I. Joshi is a fool.
II. Some fools are doctors.

Consider the statement and decide which of the assumptions are implicit:-
“In the present period of economic hardships, education and small family norm may lead the nationto progress and prosperity”
Assumptions:
A. Education and small family norms are directly related to nation’s progress.
B. Big families find it difficult to bear the cost of education.

Beautiful beaches attract people, no doubt about that. Just look at the city’s most beautiful beaches, which are amongst the most overcrowded places in the state. Which of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning similar to the one exhibited in the argument above?

A, B, C and D are standing on the four corners of a square field as shown in the figure. From the positions shown in the figure, A walks to North position and B walks to the East position while C decides to walk two sides in anticlockwise direction. B walks to North and then changes his mind to take the previous position. Identify the choice with correct positions.

The drawing shows a cross section where the land meets the sea. The section covered is 5 kilometers. On a hot day, in which direction, indicated by four arrows, is the wind most likely to blow?

Each child in a family has at least 4 brothers and 3 sisters. What is the smallest number of children the family might have?

Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
i. There is a group of 5 persons A, B, C, D and E
ii. In the group there is one badminton player, one chess player and one tennis player
iii. A and D are unmarried ladies and they do not play any games
iv. No lady is a chess player or a badminton player
v. There is a married couple in the group of which E is the husband
vi. B is the brother of C and is neither a chess player nor a tennis player

Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
In the diagram below, the circle stands for ‘educated’, square stands for ‘hard working’, triangle for ‘urban people’ and rectangle for ‘honest’. The different regions of the diagram are numbered from 1 to 12. Study the diagram carefully and answer the questions:

Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
I. There is a rectangular wooden block of length 4 cm, height 3 cm and breadth 3 cm.
II. The two opposite surfaces of 4 cm × 3 cm are painted yellow on the outside.
III. The other two opposite surfaces of 4 cm × 3 cm are painted red on the outside.
IV. The remaining two surfaces of 3 cm × 3 cm are painted green on the outside.
V. Now, the block is cut in such a way that cubes of 1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm are created.

A bank customer had Rs. 100 in his account. He then made 6 withdrawals, totaling Rs. 100. He kept a record of these withdrawals, and the balance remaining in the account, as follows:

Withdrawals	Balance left
Rs. 50	Rs. 50
Rs. 25	Rs. 25
Rs. 10	Rs. 15
Rs. 8	Rs. 7
Rs. 5	Rs. 2
Rs. 2	Rs. 0
Rs. 100	Rs. 99

So, why are the totals not exactly right ?

Which image from the bottom row should replace the question mark ?

At a family reunion were the following people: one grandfather, one grandmother, two fathers, two mothers, four children, three grandchildren, one brother, two sisters, two sons, two daughters, one father-in-law, one mother-in-law, and one daughter-in-law. But not as many people attended as it sounds. How many person were there ?

It is possible to arrange eight of nine numbers 2,3,4,5,7,10,11,12,13 in the vacant squares of the 3 by 4 array shown below so that the arithmetic average of the numbers in each row and column is the same integer.

1			15
	9
		14

Which one of the nine numbers must be left out when completing the array ?