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Logical Reasoning Quiz for MBA entrance exams

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This quiz consists of questions from
various past papers of MBA entrance exams. Leave your answers/ responses in the
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1. In the word HEIRARCHICAL,
if the first and second, third and fourth, fourth and fifth, fifth and sixth
words are interchanged up to the last letter, which are the two positions from
the left on which R would appear and on which position would C appear twice?

A. R-3 and 5; C-8 and 9

B. R-9 and 10; C-4 and 5

C. R-4 and 5; C-7 and 8

D. 4 and 5; C-7 and 8

2. In the following series
what numbers should replace the question marks?

                          -1, 0, 1, 0, 2, 4, 1,
6, 9, 2, 12, 16, ? ? ?

A. 11, 18, 27                B. -1, 0, 3                    C. 3, 20, 25                  D.
Cannot be ascertained

3. Here are some words
translated from an artificial language.

dionot means oak tree

blyonot means oak leaf

blycrin mean maple leaf

Which word could mean “maple
syrup”

A. blymuth       B.
hupponot     C. patricrin      D. crinweel

4. Gita is older than her
cousin Mita. Mita’s brother Bhanu is older than Gita. When Mita and Bhanu are
visiting Gita, all three like to play a game of Monopoly. Mita wins more often
than Gita does.

Which of the following can be
concluded from the above?

A. When he plays Monopoly with Mita and Gita, Bhanu
often loses.

B. Of the three, Gita is the oldest.

C. Gita hates to lose at Monopoly.

D. Of the three, Mita is the youngest.

5. Priya is taller than Tiya
and shorter than Siya. Riya is shorter than Siya and taller than Priya. Riya is
taller than Diya, who is shorter than Tiya. Arrange them in order of ascending
heights.

A. Priya- Siya- Riya-Tiya- Diya

B. Riya- Siya- Priya- Diya- Tiya

C. Siya- Riya- Priya- Tiya- Diya

D. Siya- Priya- Riya- Diya- Tiya

6.

Statement 1: All chickens are
birds.

Statement 2: Some chickens
are hens.

Statement 3: Female birds lay
eggs.

If the above statements are
facts, then which of the following must also be a fact?

I. All birds lay eggs.

II. Hens are birds.

III. Some chickens are not
hens.

A. II only          B.
II and III only           C. I, II and III
   D. None of the statements is a known
fact

7.

Statement 1: Picture can tell
a story.

Statement 2: All storybook
have pictures.

Statement 3: Some storybooks
have words.

If the above statement are
facts, then which of the following must also be a fact?

I. Pictures can tell a story
better than words can.

II. The stories in storybooks
are very simple.

III. Some storybooks have
both words and pictures.

A. I only           B.
II only          C. III only         D. None of the statements is a known
fact.

8. If IQS: LNV, then JRM: ?

A. OKS             B.
MOP            C. NIP              D. MOQ

Direction for Questions 9 –
10: Some information is provided in the paragraph below. Answer the questions
based on this information.

A weekly television show routinely stars six actors,
J, K, L, M, N, and O. Since the show has been on the air for a long time, some
of the actors are good friends and some do not get along at all. In an effort
to keep peace, the director sees to it that friends work together and enemies
do not. Also, as the actors have become more popular, some of them need time
off to do other projects. To keep the schedule working, the director has a few
things she must be aware of :

. J will only work on episodes on which M is working.

. N will not work with K under any circumstances.

. M can only work every other week, in order to be
free to film a movie.

. At least three of the actors must appear
in every weekly episode.

9.
In a show about L getting a job at the same company J already works for and K
used to work for, all three actors will appear. Which of the following is true
about the other actors who may appear?

A. M, N, and O must all appear.

B. M may appear and N must appear.

C. M must appear and O may appear.

D. O may appear and N may appear.

10.
Next week, the show involves N’s new car and O’s new refrigerator. Which of the
following is true about the other actors who may appear?

A. M, J, L, and K all may appear.

B. J, L, and K must appear.

C. L and K must appear.

D. Only L may appear.

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Answers

1(a)    2(c)    
3(c)    4(d)     5(c)   
 6(d)   7(c)   
8(b)     9(c)    10(d)