LOGICAL REASONING TEST

Direction (for Q.No. 1):

Read the below passage carefully and answer the questions:
Five roommates Randy, Sally, Terry, Uma, and Vernon each do one housekeeping task
mopping, sweeping, laundry, vacuuming, or dusting one day a week, Monday through Friday.
* Vernon does not vacuum and does not do his task on Tuesday.
* Sally does the dusting, and does not do it on Monday or Friday.
* The mopping is done on Thursday.
* Terry does his task, which is not vacuuming, on Wednesday.
* The laundry is done on Friday, and not by Uma.
* Randy does his task on Monday.
1. What task does Vernon do?
A. vacuuming

B. dusting

C. mopping

D. sweeping

E. laundry
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Direction (for Q.No. 2):
In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II.
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information
given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for
pursuing.
Give answer
 (A) If only I follows
 (B) If only II follows
 (C) If either I or II follows
 (D) If neither I nor II follows
 (E) If both I and II follow.
2. Statement: Severe drought is reported to have set in several parts of the country.
Courses of Action:
I. Government should immediately make arrangement for providing financial assistance to
those affected.
II. Food, water and fodder should immediately be sent to all these areas to save the people and
cattle.
A. Only I follows

B. Only II follows

C. Either I or II follows

D. Neither I nor II follows

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E. Both I and II follow
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Direction (for Q.Nos. 3 - 4):
In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You
have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the
assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Give answer
 (A) If only assumption I is implicit
 (B) If only assumption II is implicit
 (C) If either I or II is implicit
 (D) If neither I nor II is implicit
 (E) If both I and II are implicit.
3. Statement: "In my absence, I request you to look after the affairs of our company." - B tells
C.
Assumptions:
I. C may not accept the request of B.
II. C has the expertise to handle the affairs of the company.
A. Only assumption I is implicit

B. Only assumption II is implicit

C. Either I or II is implicit

D. Neither I nor II is implicit

E. Both I and II are implicit

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4. Statement: A's advice to B - "If you want to study Accounts, join Institute Y."
Assumptions:
I. Institute Y provides good Accounts education.
II. B listens to As advice.
A. Only assumption I is implicit

B. Only assumption II is implicit

C. Either I or II is implicit

D. Neither I nor II is implicit

E. Both I and II are implicit

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Direction (for Q.No. 5):
Choose the statement that is best supported by the information given in the question passage.
5. There are no effective boundaries when it comes to pollutants. Studies have shown that toxic
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insecticides that have been banned in many countries are riding the wind from countries
where they remain legal. Compounds such as DDT and toxaphene have been found in
remote places like the Yukon and other Arctic regions.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
A. toxic insecticides such as DDT have not been banned throughout the world.

more pollutants find their way into polar climates than they do into warmer
B.
areas

studies have proven that many countries have ignored their own antipollution
C.
laws.

D. DDT and toxaphene are the two most toxic insecticides in the world.

even a worldwide ban on toxic insecticides would not stop the spread of DDT
E.
pollution.
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Direction (for Q.No. 6):
In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III.
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the
assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.
6. Statement: Everybody loves reading adventure stories.
Assumptions:
I. Adventure stories are the only reading material.
II. Nobody loves reading any other material.
III. All are literate.
A. None is implicit

B. Only I and II are implicit

C. All are implicit

D. Only II and III are implicit

E. None of these
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Direction (for Q.Nos. 7 - 8):
A good way to figure out the relationship in a given question is to make up a sentence that
describes the relationship between the first two words. Then, try to use the same sentence to find
out which of the answer choices completes the same relationship with the third word.
7. Window is to pane as book is to
A. novel

B. glass

C. cover

D. page
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8. Elated is to despondent as enlightened is to
A. aware

B. ignorant

C. miserable

D. tolerant
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Direction (for Q.No. 9):
In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be
cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the
effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes
without having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and mark your
answer as
 (A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
 (B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
 (C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
 (D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
 (E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.
9. Statements:
I. The farmers have decided against selling their kharif crops to the Government agencies.
II. The Government has reduced the procurement price of kharif crops starting from last month
to the next six months.
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 the statements I and II are independent causes

D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

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Direction (for Q.No. 10):
Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original
pair of words.
10. DEPENDABLE : CAPRICIOUS
A. fallible : cantankerous

B. erasable : obtuse

C. malleable : limpid
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D. capable : inept

E. incorrigible : guilty
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Direction (for Q.No. 11):
In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three conclusions
numbered I, II and III, You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be
at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of
the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known
facts.
11. Statements: Some boxes are hammers. Some hammers are beads. All beads are rings.
Conclusions:
I. Some rings are hammers.
II. Some hammers are boxes.
III. Some rings are boxes.
A. None follows

B. Only I follows

C. Only I and II follow

D. Only II and III follow

E. All follow
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Direction (for Q.No. 12):
In these series, you will be looking at both the letter pattern and the number pattern. Fill the blank
in the middle of the series or end of the series.
12. DEF, DEF2, DE2F2, _____, D2E2F3
A. DEF3

B. D3EF3

C. D2E3F

D. D2E2F2
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Direction (for Q.Nos. 13 - 14):
In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You
have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the
assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Give answer
 (A) If only assumption I is implicit
 (B) If only assumption II is implicit
 (C) If either I or II is implicit
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 (D) If neither I nor II is implicit
 (E) If both I and II are implicit.
13. Statement: If he is intelligent, he will pass the examination.
Assumptions:
I. To pass, he must be intelligent.
II. He will pass the examination.
A. Only assumption I is implicit

B. Only assumption II is implicit

C. Either I or II is implicit

D. Neither I nor II is implicit

E. Both I and II are implicit

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14. Statement: Imprisonment for 27 years made Nelson Mandela, the President.
Assumptions:
I. Only who will be imprisoned for 27 years will become the President.
II. To become the President, imprisonment is a qualification.
A. Only assumption I is implicit

B. Only assumption II is implicit

C. Either I or II is implicit

D. Neither I nor II is implicit

E. Both I and II are implicit

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Direction (for Q.No. 15):
Every one of the following questions consists of a related pair of words, followed by five pairs of
words. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the
original pair of words.
15. TAILOR : SUIT
A. scheme : agent

B. edit : manuscript

C. revise : writer

D. mention : opinion

E. implode : building
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Direction (for Q.Nos. 16 - 18):
Each of the following questions contains a small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read
each paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it.
16. It is up to our government and planners to devise ways and means for the mobilisation of
about ten crore workers whose families total up about forty crore men, women and children.
Our agriculture is over-manned. A lesser number of agriculturists would mean more
purchasing or spending power to every agriculturist. This will result in the shortage of man-
power for many commodities to be produced for which there will be a new demand from a
prosperous agrarian class. This shortage will be removed by surplus man-power released
from agriculture as suggested above.

The passage best supports the statement that:

A. employment in production is more fruitful than employment in agriculture.

Indian economy is in a poor shape basically due to improper mobilisation of

B.
man-power.

a shift of labour from agricultural sector to the industrial sector would uplift the
C.
living standard.

the industrial sector is labour-deficient while the agricultural sector is over-

D.
manned in our country.
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17. Emerson said that the poet was landlord, Sealord, airlord. The flight of imagination made the
poet master of land, sea and air. But a poet's dream of yesterday becomes today an actual
achievement and a reality for all men. Even those who invented, improved and perfected the
aeroplane could hardly have dreamt of the possibility of flight into outer space.

The passage best supports the statement that:

A. seemingly impossible imaginations make one a good poet,

B. all imaginations become a reality some day.

what man imagined has never been impossible; he has always turned it a
C.
reality through his conception of ideas and sheer hard labour.

man has reached the climax of technological development with his exploration
D.
into outer space.
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18. Though the waste of time or the expenditure on fashions is very large, yet fashions have
come to stay. They will not go, come what may. However, what is now required is that strong
efforts should be made to displace the excessive craze for fashion from the minds of these
youngsters.

The passage best supports the statement that:

A. fashion is the need of the day.

B. the excessive craze for fashion is detrimental to one's personality.

the hoard for fashion should be done away with so as not to let down the
C.
constructive development.
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D. work and other activities should be valued more than the outward appearance.
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Direction (for Q.No. 19):
In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You
have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the
assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Give answer
 (A) If only assumption I is implicit
 (B) If only assumption II is implicit
 (C) If either I or II is implicit
 (D) If neither I nor II is implicit
 (E) If both I and II are implicit.
19. Statement: Safety and health practices in many Indian companies are well below the
international standards.
Assumptions:
I. International standards of health and safety are ideal and unrealistic.
II. Indian organizations do not consider safety and health management as their prime social
responsibility.
A. Only assumption I is implicit

B. Only assumption II is implicit

C. Either I or II is implicit

D. Neither I nor II is implicit

E. Both I and II are implicit

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Direction (for Q.No. 20):
Read each definition and all four choices carefully, and find the answer that provides the best
example of the given definition.
20. It is appropriate to compensate someone if you have damaged his or her property in some
way. This is called Restitution. Which situation below is the best example of Restitution?
Jake borrows Leslie's camera and the lens shatters when it falls on the ground
A. because he fails to zipper the case.When Jake returns the camera, he tells
Leslie that he will pay for the repair.

Rebecca borrows her neighbor's car, and when she returns it, the gas tank is
B. practically empty. She apologizes profusely and tells her neighbor she will be
more considerate the next time.

Aaron asks Tom to check in on his apartment while he is out of town. When
C. Tom arrives, he discovers that a pipe has burst and there is a considerable
amount of water damage. He calls a plumber to repair the pipe.

Lisa suspects that the pothole in her company's parking lot caused her flat tire.
D.
She tells her boss that she thinks the company should pay for the repair.
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