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This section includes 18 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Logical and Verbal Reasoning knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Identify the reasoning in the argument: ‘Writing on paper is similar to writing on the board’. |
| A. | Deductive |
| B. | Hypothetical |
| C. | Analogical |
| D. | Inductive |
| Answer» D. Inductive | |
| 2. |
Assume that human beings will survive on the earth for infinity. Then : |
| A. | There is a person whose family line will never terminate |
| B. | Everyones family line may get terminated |
| C. | At least 50% of the present person’s family line will not be terminated |
| D. | At most 50% of the present person’s family line will not be terminated |
| Answer» B. Everyones family line may get terminated | |
| 3. |
Rakesh has three daughters and each daughter has a brother. How many male members are there in the family ? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 5 | |
| 4. |
1. Punishment, 2. Prison, 3. Arrest, 4. Crime, 5. Judgement |
| A. | 5, 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 4, 3, 5, 2, 1 |
| C. | 4, 3, 5, 1, 2 |
| D. | 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 |
| Answer» D. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 | |
| 5. |
Deduction proceeds from |
| A. | Particular to universal |
| B. | Universal to particular |
| C. | Particular to particular |
| D. | Universal to universal |
| Answer» C. Particular to particular | |
| 6. |
42 : 56 : : 110 : (?) |
| A. | 132 |
| B. | 136 |
| C. | 140 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» B. 136 | |
| 7. |
Given below is a question followed by three statements. Identify the statements that are necessary to answer the question.Question: What is the percentage profit gained by a vendor when he sells an article?Statements: (i) He gives a 10% discount on the marked price.(ii) He would have earned 25% profit if he did not give any discount.(iii) The cost price of the article is Rs. 8000Choose the correct option from those given below : |
| A. | (i) and (ii) only |
| B. | (ii) and (iii) only |
| C. | (i) and (iii) only |
| D. | (i), (ii) and (iii) |
| Answer» B. (ii) and (iii) only | |
| 8. |
In which of the following arguments ‘the relation that exists between premises and conclusion is that of logical necessity’? |
| A. | Inductive |
| B. | Deductive |
| C. | Demonstrative |
| D. | Analogical |
| Answer» C. Demonstrative | |
| 9. |
Below an incomplete statement is followed by four possible alternative choices. Select the most appropriate that completes the statement.Beggars should not be given alms because |
| A. | It is a very bad habit |
| B. | It encourages them to remain idle and depend on others |
| C. | It is forbidden by law |
| D. | They indulge in evil activities |
| Answer» C. It is forbidden by law | |
| 10. |
A, B, C, D, E and F are six members in a family in which there are two married couples. E, a teacher is married to the doctor, who is the mother of C and F. B, the layer is married to A. A has one son and one grandson. Of the two married ladies, one is a housewife. There is also one student and one male engineer in the family. How is A related to C? |
| A. | Grandfather |
| B. | Mother |
| C. | Sister |
| D. | Grandmother |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Bangalore is bigger than Jhansi, Satpura is bigger than Chittoor, and Rajgarh is not as big as Jhansi but is bigger than Satpura. Which is the smallest? |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | Jhansi |
| C. | Satpura |
| D. | Chittoor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
1. Poverty, 2. Population, 3. Death, 4. Unemployment, 5. Disease |
| A. | 3, 4, 2, 5, 1 |
| B. | 2, 4, 1, 5, 3 |
| C. | 2, 3, 4, 5, 1 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Answer» C. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1 | |
| 13. |
Identify the argument “A pilot without flight plans is like an artist without paints” |
| A. | Analogical |
| B. | Deductive |
| C. | Inductive |
| D. | Hypothetical |
| Answer» B. Deductive | |
| 14. |
A deductive argument is invalid if: |
| A. | Its premises and conclusions are all true. |
| B. | Its premises and conclusions are all false. |
| C. | Its premises are all true but its conclusion is false. |
| D. | Its premises are all false but its conclusion is true. |
| Answer» D. Its premises are all false but its conclusion is true. | |
| 15. |
Product of two consecutive integers is divisible by 2. Therefore 4*5 (=20) is divisible by 2. This is an example of which type of reasoning? |
| A. | Abductive |
| B. | Informal |
| C. | Inductive |
| D. | Deductive |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Choose the correct analogy.Birds : Wings |
| A. | Whale : Water |
| B. | Dog : Lungs |
| C. | Car : Wheel |
| D. | Pen : Paper |
| Answer» D. Pen : Paper | |
| 17. |
Logic of induction is very close to : |
| A. | the logic of sampling |
| B. | the logic of observation |
| C. | the logic of the controlled variable |
| D. | the logic of independent variable |
| Answer» B. the logic of observation | |
| 18. |
Identify the reasoning in the following argument:‘Method of teaching in the classroom can be compared to the architectural plan of a building’. |
| A. | Analogical |
| B. | Hypothetical |
| C. | Inductive |
| D. | Deductive |
| Answer» B. Hypothetical | |