Logical Reasoning Aptitude MCQs Set 01

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Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1: How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a vowel?

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(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) More than Three
(e) None
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Answer: (a) One

Explanation:
1. The correct answer is option (a): One.

Question 2: Which of the following element is exactly in the middle of 7th element from the right end and the 10th element from the left end of the arrangement?

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(a) K
(b) C
(c) M
(d) *
(e) None of these
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Answer: (d) *

Explanation:
1. The correct answer is option (d): *.

Question 3: How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a consonant?

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(a) One
(b) None
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three
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Answer: (b) None

Explanation:
1. The correct answer is option (b): None.

Question 4: How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately followed by a number and also immediately preceded by a consonant?

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(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None of these
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Answer: (a) None

Explanation:
1. The correct answer is option (a): None.

Question 5: What should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following series based on above arrangement? H#T B=N RKZ ?

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(a) VC@
(b) 7D@
(c) D%7
(d) V7C
(e) None of these
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Answer: (d) V7C

Explanation:
1. The correct answer is option (d): V7C.

Question 6: Effect: It has been reported in recent years that a very large number of seats in engineering colleges in the country remain vacant at the end of the admission session.
Which of the following may be the probable cause of the above effect?
(a) There has been a considerable decrease in the hiring of engineering graduates due to economic slowdown in recent years.
(b) Students have always preferred to complete graduation in three years instead of four years for engineering.
(c) The Government has recently decided to provide post-qualification professional training to all engineering graduates at its own cost.
(d) There has always been a very poor success rate among engineering students.
(e) None of these
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Answer: (a) There has been a considerable decrease in the hiring of engineering graduates due to economic slowdown in recent years.

Explanation:
1. Fewer jobs for engineers makes engineering less attractive, leaving seats vacant; 'always' factors cannot explain a recent change.

Question 7: Effect: There has been a considerable drop in sales of four-wheelers during the past six months compared to the same period last year.
Which of the following can be the probable cause(s) of this?
(A) The Government imposed a higher excise duty on four-wheelers at the beginning of this year.
(B) Petrol prices have risen considerably during the past eight months.
(C) Interest rates on home and car loans have been rising for the past seven months.
(a) All (A), (B) and (C)
(b) (A) and (C) only
(c) (B) and (C) only
(d) (B) only
(e) (A) only
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Answer: (a) All (A), (B) and (C)

Explanation:
1. Higher duty (higher price), costlier petrol (higher running cost) and costlier car loans can each reduce car sales.

Question 8: I. The university has instructed all the colleges under its jurisdiction to ban the use of mobile phones inside college premises.
II. Majority of the teachers of the colleges signed a joint petition to the university complaining about the disturbances.

Directions: Two statements I and II are given. Mark (a) if I is the cause and II its effect; (b) if II is the cause and I its effect; (c) if both are independent causes; (d) if both are effects of independent causes; (e) if both are effects of some common cause.
(a) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
(b) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
(c) Both statements are independent causes
(d) Both statements are effects of independent causes
(e) Both statements are effects of some common cause
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Answer: (b) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Explanation:
1. The teachers' complaint about disturbances (II) led the university to ban mobile phones (I).

Question 9: I. Most of the steel-producing companies in the country have made considerable profit during the last financial year.
II. Many Asian countries have been importing huge quantities of steel from India.

Directions: Two statements I and II are given. Mark (a) if I is the cause and II its effect; (b) if II is the cause and I its effect; (c) if both are independent causes; (d) if both are effects of independent causes; (e) if both are effects of some common cause.
(a) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
(b) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
(c) Both statements are independent causes
(d) Both statements are effects of independent causes
(e) Both statements are effects of some common cause
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Answer: (b) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Explanation:
1. Large exports of steel to Asian countries (II) explain the steel companies' profits (I).

Question 10: I. The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered by unaided institutions, which are much lower than the fees charged last year.
II. The parents of aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions.

Directions: Two statements I and II are given. Mark (a) if I is the cause and II its effect; (b) if II is the cause and I its effect; (c) if both are independent causes; (d) if both are effects of independent causes; (e) if both are effects of some common cause.
(a) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
(b) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
(c) Both statements are independent causes
(d) Both statements are effects of independent causes
(e) Both statements are effects of some common cause
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Answer: (b) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Explanation:
1. Last year's agitation against high fees (II) prompted the government to fix lower fees (I).

Question 11: Arun’s birthday is on 25 May, which is a Monday. His sister’s birthday is on 13 July of the same year. On which day of the week is his sister’s birthday?
(a) Monday
(b) Wednesday
(c) Thursday
(d) Friday
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Answer: (a) Monday

Explanation:
1. From 25 May to 13 July = 6 + 30 + 13 = 49 days = exactly 7 weeks, so it is also a Monday.

Question 12: Input : train 59 47 25 over burden 63 sky Which of the following steps will be the last but one?
(a) VI
(b) V
(c) IV
(d) VII
(e) None of these
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Answer: (b) V

Explanation:
1. Judged against the statement, the correct choice is option (b): V.

Question 13: Should all students passing out from the government-run colleges and desirous of setting abroad be asked to pay back the cost of their education to the government? Arguments : I. Yes, such students who study on the resources of the exchequer should be discouraged to leave the country. II. No, every citizen has the right to select their place of further study or work and therefore such a condition is unjustified.
(a) If only argument I is “strong”
(b) If only argument II is “strong”
(c) If either I or II is “strong”
(d) If neither I nor II is “strong”
(e) If both I and II are “strong”
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Answer: (e) If both I and II are “strong”

Explanation:
1. Judged against the statement, the correct choice is option (e): If both I and II are “strong”.

Question 14: Should India support all the international policies of United States of America? Argument : I. No, many other powerful countries do not support the same. II. Yes, this is the only way to gain access to USA developmental funds.
(a) If only argument I is “strong”
(b) If only argument II is “strong”
(c) If either I or II is “strong”
(d) If neither I nor II is “strong”
(e) If both I and II are “strong”
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Answer: (d) If neither I nor II is “strong”

Explanation:
1. Judged against the statement, the correct choice is option (d): If neither I nor II is “strong”.

Question 15: Should there be a complete ban on use of pesticides in agricultural sector? Arguments : I. Yes, this the only way to save the underground water from getting polluted with such dangerous chemicals. II. No this will adversely affect the agricultural production and the pets will damage the crops.
(a) If only argument I is “strong”
(b) If only argument II is “strong”
(c) If either I or II is “strong”
(d) If neither I nor II is “strong”
(e) If both I and II are “strong”
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Answer: (b) If only argument II is “strong”

Explanation:
1. Judged against the statement, the correct choice is option (b): If only argument II is “strong”.

Question 16: Should labour reforms be immediately introduced in India? Arguments : I. Yes, this will help increase the productivity in all the sectors in general and in the public sector in particular. II. No, many other countries have not implemented this so far.
(a) If only argument I is “strong”
(b) If only argument II is “strong”
(c) If either I or II is “strong”
(d) If neither I nor II is “strong”
(e) If both I and II are “strong”
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Answer: (a) If only argument I is “strong”

Explanation:
1. Judged against the statement, the correct choice is option (a): If only argument I is “strong”.

Question 17: Should the subsidy on kerosene be immediately increased further? Arguments : I. Yes, this will bring considerable relief to the poorer section of the society as they will be the major beneficiary. II. No, our economy is otherwise in a difficult stage and it will not be able to withstand any further burden on it.
(a) If only argument I is “strong”
(b) If only argument II is “strong”
(c) If either I or II is “strong”
(d) If neither I nor II is “strong”
(e) If both I and II are “strong”
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Answer: (e) If both I and II are “strong”

Explanation:
1. Judged against the statement, the correct choice is option (e): If both I and II are “strong”.

Question 18: Two positions of a dice are shown.
Position (i): top 1, front 3, right side 2.
Position (ii): top 1, front 5, right side 6.
When 4 is at the bottom, what number will be on the top?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 5
(d) 6
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Answer: (a) 1

Explanation:
1. 2, 3, 5 and 6 are all adjacent to 1, so 4 is opposite 1; with 4 at the bottom, 1 is on top.

Question 19: Select from the alternatives the cube that can be formed by folding the sheet shown below.
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(a) 631
(b) 315
(c) 624
(d) 134
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Answer: (d) 134

Explanation:
1. Folding gives opposite pairs 2–4, 1–6 and 5–3; options (a), (b), (c) show an opposite pair side by side, so only (d) is possible.

Question 20: Two positions of a dice are shown.
Position (i): top 1, front 4, right side 2.
Position (ii): top 6, front 2, right side 3.
What will be the number at the bottom if 5 is at the top?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 6
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Answer: (b) 2

Explanation:
1. 1, 4, 6 and 3 all touch 2, so 5 is opposite 2; with 5 on top, 2 is at the bottom.

Question 21: Four different positions of the same die show the following faces: (i) 2 on top with 3 and 6 on the sides; (ii) 5 on top with 2 and 4 on the sides; (iii) 6 on top with 3 and 1 on the sides; (iv) 3 on top with 5 and 1 on the sides. Which number is opposite the face 3?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 6
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Answer: (a) 4

Explanation:
1. Faces 2, 6, 1 and 5 all appear next to 3, so 4 must be opposite 3.

Question 22: Four positions of a die show (top face; two side faces): (i) 2; 1 and 3 (ii) 4; 1 and 2 (iii) 6; 4 and 2 (iv) 5; 4 and 6. Which number is at the bottom when 6 is on top?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
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Answer: (a) 1

Explanation:
1. 2 is adjacent to 1, 3, 4, 6, so 2 is opposite 5; 4 is adjacent to 1, 2, 5, 6, so 4 is opposite 3. Hence 6 is opposite 1.

Question 23: Two positions of a dice are shown.
Position (i): top 3, front 4, right side 1.
Position (ii): top 6, front 2, right side 3.
What number will be opposite to 3?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 1
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Answer: (a) 5

Explanation:
1. 4, 1, 6 and 2 all touch 3, so the remaining number 5 is opposite 3.

Question 24: Select from the alternatives the cube that cannot be formed by folding the sheet shown below.
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(a) 453
(b) 563
(c) 142
(d) 152
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Answer: (d) 152

Explanation:
1. Folding gives opposite pairs 5–2, 4–6 and 3–1; in (d) 5 and 2 appear on adjacent faces, which is impossible.

Question 25: Which of the following is true regarding A?

Eight persons from different banks, viz. UCO Bank, Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank, PNB, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Indian Bank and Bank of Maharashtra, are sitting in two parallel rows of four, equally spaced. In row 1, A, B, C and D sit facing South. In row 2, P, Q, R and S sit facing North, so each person faces a person of the other row. C sits second to the right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra. R is an immediate neighbour of the person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra. Only one person sits between R and the person from PNB. The immediate neighbour of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank. The person from UCO Bank faces the person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from Oriental Bank of Commerce. P is not from PNB. P does not face the person from Bank of Maharashtra. Q faces the person from Dena Bank. The one who faces S sits to the immediate left of A. B does not sit at either extreme end. The person from Bank of Maharashtra does not face the person from Syndicate Bank.
(a) The person from UCO Bank faces A.
(b) The person from Bank of Maharashtra is an immediate neighbour of A.
(c) A faces the person who sits second to the right of R.
(d) A is from Oriental Bank of Commerce.
(e) A sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
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Answer: (b) The person from Bank of Maharashtra is an immediate neighbour of A.

Explanation:
1. Column by column (west to east): row 1 – C (Canara), A (Dena), B (Bank of Maharashtra), D (OBC); row 2 – P (Syndicate), Q (PNB), S (Indian Bank), R (UCO). B (Bank of Maharashtra) sits next to A.

Question 26: Who is seated between R and the person from PNB?

Eight persons from different banks, viz. UCO Bank, Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank, PNB, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Indian Bank and Bank of Maharashtra, are sitting in two parallel rows of four, equally spaced. In row 1, A, B, C and D sit facing South. In row 2, P, Q, R and S sit facing North, so each person faces a person of the other row. C sits second to the right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra. R is an immediate neighbour of the person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra. Only one person sits between R and the person from PNB. The immediate neighbour of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank. The person from UCO Bank faces the person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from Oriental Bank of Commerce. P is not from PNB. P does not face the person from Bank of Maharashtra. Q faces the person from Dena Bank. The one who faces S sits to the immediate left of A. B does not sit at either extreme end. The person from Bank of Maharashtra does not face the person from Syndicate Bank.
(a) The person from Oriental Bank of Commerce
(b) P
(c) Q
(d) The person from Syndicate Bank
(e) S
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Answer: (e) S

Explanation:
1. Column by column (west to east): row 1 – C (Canara), A (Dena), B (Bank of Maharashtra), D (OBC); row 2 – P (Syndicate), Q (PNB), S (Indian Bank), R (UCO). S sits between Q (PNB) and R.

Question 27: Who among the following sit at the extreme ends of the rows?

Eight persons from different banks, viz. UCO Bank, Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank, PNB, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Indian Bank and Bank of Maharashtra, are sitting in two parallel rows of four, equally spaced. In row 1, A, B, C and D sit facing South. In row 2, P, Q, R and S sit facing North, so each person faces a person of the other row. C sits second to the right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra. R is an immediate neighbour of the person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra. Only one person sits between R and the person from PNB. The immediate neighbour of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank. The person from UCO Bank faces the person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from Oriental Bank of Commerce. P is not from PNB. P does not face the person from Bank of Maharashtra. Q faces the person from Dena Bank. The one who faces S sits to the immediate left of A. B does not sit at either extreme end. The person from Bank of Maharashtra does not face the person from Syndicate Bank.
(a) D and the person from PNB
(b) The persons from Indian Bank and UCO Bank
(c) The person from Dena Bank and P
(d) The person from Syndicate Bank and D
(e) C and Q
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Answer: (d) The person from Syndicate Bank and D

Explanation:
1. Column by column (west to east): row 1 – C (Canara), A (Dena), B (Bank of Maharashtra), D (OBC); row 2 – P (Syndicate), Q (PNB), S (Indian Bank), R (UCO). The ends are C, D (row 1) and P (Syndicate), R (row 2).

Question 28: Who among the following faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra?

Eight persons from different banks, viz. UCO Bank, Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank, PNB, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Indian Bank and Bank of Maharashtra, are sitting in two parallel rows of four, equally spaced. In row 1, A, B, C and D sit facing South. In row 2, P, Q, R and S sit facing North, so each person faces a person of the other row. C sits second to the right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra. R is an immediate neighbour of the person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra. Only one person sits between R and the person from PNB. The immediate neighbour of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank. The person from UCO Bank faces the person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from Oriental Bank of Commerce. P is not from PNB. P does not face the person from Bank of Maharashtra. Q faces the person from Dena Bank. The one who faces S sits to the immediate left of A. B does not sit at either extreme end. The person from Bank of Maharashtra does not face the person from Syndicate Bank.
(a) The person from Indian Bank
(b) P
(c) R
(d) The person from Syndicate Bank
(e) The person from Canara Bank
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Answer: (a) The person from Indian Bank

Explanation:
1. Column by column (west to east): row 1 – C (Canara), A (Dena), B (Bank of Maharashtra), D (OBC); row 2 – P (Syndicate), Q (PNB), S (Indian Bank), R (UCO). B (Bank of Maharashtra) faces S (Indian Bank).

Question 29: If Rahul finds that he is 12th from the right in a line of boys and 4th from the left, how many boys should be added to the line such that there are 28 boys in the line?
(a) 12
(b) 14
(c) 20
(d) 13
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Answer: (d) 13

Explanation:
1. The line has 12 + 4 − 1 = 15 boys, so 28 − 15 = 13 more are needed.

Question 30: In a row of boys, Rajan is tenth from the right and Suraj is tenth from the left. When Rajan and Suraj interchange their positions, Suraj will be twenty-seventh from the left. Which of the following will be Rajan's position from the right?
(a) Tenth
(b) Twenty-sixth
(c) Twenty-ninth
(d) None of these
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Answer: (d) None of these

Explanation:
1. Total boys = 27 + 10 − 1 = 36. Rajan moves to Suraj's old place, 10th from the left, i.e. 36 − 10 + 1 = 27th from the right, which is not listed.

Question 31: Mahesh and Suresh are ranked 11th and 12th respectively from the top in a class of 41 students. What will be their respective ranks from the bottom?
(a) 32nd and 33rd
(b) 29th and 30th
(c) 30th and 31st
(d) 31st and 30th
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Answer: (d) 31st and 30th

Explanation:
1. From the bottom: 41 − 11 + 1 = 31st and 41 − 12 + 1 = 30th.

Question 32: Uma ranked 8th from the top and 37th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
(a) 47
(b) 46
(c) 45
(d) None of these
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Answer: (d) None of these

Explanation:
1. 8 + 37 − 1 = 44, which is not among the options.

Question 33: Rohan ranked eleventh from the top and twenty-seventh from the bottom among the students who passed the annual examination in a class. If the number of students who failed was 12, how many students appeared for the examination?
(a) 48
(b) 49
(c) 50
(d) Cannot be determined
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Answer: (b) 49

Explanation:
1. Passed = 11 + 27 − 1 = 37; appeared = 37 + 12 = 49.

Question 34: Madhav ranks seventeenth in a class of thirty-one. What is his rank from the last?
(a) 13
(b) 14
(c) 15
(d) 16
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Answer: (c) 15

Explanation:
1. 31 − 17 + 1 = 15th.

Question 35: Rakesh ranked 9th from the top and 38th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
(a) 47
(b) 45
(c) 46
(d) 48
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Answer: (c) 46

Explanation:
1. 9 + 38 − 1 = 46.

Question 36: John ranks 19th in class and is 36th from the last. How many students are there in the class?
(a) 53
(b) 54
(c) 51
(d) 50
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Answer: (b) 54

Explanation:
1. 19 + 36 − 1 = 54.

Question 37: If Ramya's rank is 22“! out of 46 students. What is her rank from the last?
(a) 29
(b) 32
(c) 25
(d) 26
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Answer: (c) 25

Explanation:
1. Rank from the last = 46 - 22 + 1 = 25.

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