2016Logical Reasoning
Statements:
I. Every minister is a student
II. Every student is inexperienced
Inferences:
A. Every minister is inexperienced.
B. Some inexperienced are students.
GS Paper II (CSAT)
Study the subject as one continuous question paper, or narrow it to a particular year.
Statements:
I. Every minister is a student
II. Every student is inexperienced
Inferences:
A. Every minister is inexperienced.
B. Some inexperienced are students.
25 English alphabets are listed below:
V C F U M
P O X S H
J Z A I E
B L D K Q
N W G T Y
If all the letters were to be arranged alphabetically which letter would not change its position?
Which number will come next in the following series?
3 8 5 7 8 5 12 ?
Statements:
A. All players are smokers.
B. Some smokers are wine-addicts.
Conclusions:
I. All smokers are players.
II. Some wine-addicts are smokers.
The missing number in the following table is:
| 5 | 17 | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | 7 |
| 7 | 16 | 8 |
| 6 | 10 | ? |
You are going to purchase medicines for your ailing mother. After going some distance you find a boy crushed under a fast driven vehicle whose driver is trying to escape. What shall you do?
If 25th May in a certain year is a Sunday, then which day of the week will be 25th December in that year?
Arrange the following in a meaningful order:
(i) Plan
(ii) Revise
(iii) Publish
(iv) Think
(v) Write
Statements:
I. No bat is ball.
II. No ball is wicket.
Inferences:
A. No bat is wicket:
B. All wickets are bats.
Four children are sitting in a row. A is sitting on the seat next to B but not next to C. If C is not sitting next to D, who is occupying seat adjacent to D?
One of your senior officers does not like you. It affects your working. How will you manage this situation?
Find the odd one out.
Statements:
I. Some birds are elephants.
II. Some elephants are white.
Inferences:
A. Some birds are white.
B. Some whites are birds.
You are a member of the Board of Directors of a big business house. You do not agree with the decision of the board on a particular issue. You will
Find the odd one out.
Which is the odd number in the following?
A and B play hockey and football, B and C play cricket and football, C and E play cricket and volleyball, D and E play tennis, A and C play volleyball and football, A and D play hockey and football. Who plays hockey, football and tennis?
Statements:
A. Alcoholic drinks are injurious to health.
B. All old women drink whisky.
Conclusions:
I. All old women have poor health.
II. All young women are in good health.
Krishna walks 1 km East of his house then 1 km North, again 2 km East, 3 km South and 3 km West. To reach his house he must walk
The number of straight lines in the figure is:
A is shorter than D but taller than C. D is shorter than B but taller than A. E is shorter than A but taller than C. The two tallest are:
Someone suddenly starts howling on you while boarding a bus. You will