Logical Reasoning Quiz for MBA entrance exams
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Direction for questions 1 to 10: Each
question has a set of four statements. Each statement has three segments.
Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be
logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.
1.
A. No cowboys laugh. Some who laugh are sphinxes. Some
sphinxes are not cowboys.
B. All ghosts are florescent. Some ghost do not sing.
Some singers are not florescent.
C. Cricketers indulge in swearing. Those who swear are
hanged. Some who are hanged are not cricketers.
D. Some crazy people are pianists. All crazy people
are whistlers. Some whistlers are pianists.
a. A and B
b. C only c. A and D d. D only
2.
A. All good people are knights. All warriors are good
people. All knights are warriors.
B. No footballers are ministers. All footballers are
tough. Some ministers are players.
C. All pizzas are snacks. Some meals are pizzas. Some
meals are snacks.
D. Some barkers are musk deer. All barkers are sloth
bears. Some sloth bears are musk deer.
a. C and D b. B and C c. A only d. C only
3.
A. Dinosaurs are prehistoric creatures.
Water-buffaloes are not dinosaurs. Water-buffaloes are not prehistoric
creatures.
B. All politicians are frank. No frank people are
crocodiles. No crocodiles are politicians.
C. No diamond is quartz. No opal is quartz. Diamonds
are opals.
D. All monkeys like bananas. Some GI Joes like
bananas. Some GI Joes are monkeys.
a. C only b. B only c. A and D d. B and C
4.
A. All
earthquakes cause havoc. Some landslides cause havoc. Some earthquakes cause
landslides.
B. All glass things are transparent. Some curios are
glass things. Some curios are transparent.
C. All clay objects are brittle. All XY are clay
objects. Some XY are brittle.
D. No criminal is a patriot. Ram is not a patriot. Ram
is a criminal.
a. D only
b. B only c. C and
B d. A only
5.
A. MD is an actor. Some actors are pretty. MD is
pretty.
B. Some men are cops. All cops are brave. Some brave
people are cops.
C. All cops are brave. Some men are cops. Some men are
brave.
D. All actors are pretty. MD is not an actor. MD is
not pretty.
a. D only b. C only c. A only d. B and C
6.
A. All IIMs are in India. No BIMs are in India. No
IIMs are BIMs.
B. All IIMs are in India. No BIMs are in India. No
BIMs are IIMs.
C. Some IIMs are not in India. Some BIMs are not in
India. Some IIMs are BIMs.
D. Some IIMs are not in India. Some BIMs are not in
India. Some BIMs are IIMs.
a. A and B b. C and D c. A only d. B only
7.
A. Citizens of Yes Islands speak only the truth.
Citizens of Yes Islands are young people. Young people speak only the truth.
B. Citizens of Yes Islands speak only the truth. Some
Yes Islands are in Atlantic. Some citizens of Yes Islands are in the Atlantic.
C. Citizens of Yes Islands speak only the truth. Some
young people are citizens of Yes Islands. Some young people speak only the
truth.
D. Some people speak only the truth. Some citizens of
Yes Islands speak only the truth. Some people who speak only the truth are
citizens of Yes Islands.
a. A only b. B only c. C only d. D only
8.
A. All mammals are viviparous. Some fish
are viviparous. Some fish are mammals.
B. All birds are oviparous. Some fish are
not oviparous. Some fish are birds.
C. No mammal is oviparous. Some creatures
are oviparous and some are not. Some creatures are not mammals.
D. Some creatures are mammals. Some
creatures are viviparous. Some mammals are viviparous.
a. A only
b. B only c. C only d. D only
9.
A. Many singers are not writers. All poets are
singers. Some poets are not writers.
B. Giants climb beanstalks. Some chicken do not climb
beanstalks. Some chicken are not giants.
C. All explorers live in snowdrifts.
Some penguins live in snowdrifts. Some penguins are explorers.
D. Amar is taller than Akbar. Anthony is shorter than
Amar. Akbar is shorter than Anthony.
a. A only b. B only c. B and C d. D only
10.
A. A few farmers are rocket scientists.
Some rocket scientists catch snakes. A few farmers catch snakes.
B. Poonam is a kangaroo. Some kangaroos are
made of teak. Poonam is made of teak
C. No bulls eat grass. All matadors eat
grass. No matadors are bulls.
D. Some skunks drive Cadillacs. All skunks
are polar bears. Some polar bears drive Cadillacs.
a. B only b. A and C c. C only d. C and D
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Answers
1(c) 2(a)
3(b) 4(c) 5(b)
6(a) 7(c) 8(c)
9(b) 10(d)