Logical Reasoning Questions

Given below are three statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. Considering the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statement :
All tanks are plates.
All cots are plates.
Some oats are cots.

Conclusion:
I. Some tanks are cots.
II. Some plates are tanks.
III. Some plates are oats.

Select the Venn diagram description that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes:
Musical Instrument, Kathak, Xylophone

'A + B' means 'A is brother of B'.
'A - B' means 'A is the mother of B'.
'A × B' means 'A is the father of B'.
'A ÷ B' means 'A is sister of B'.

If C×M÷S×K−T+Q, then which of the following statements is not correct?

'A # B' means 'A is the daughter of B'.
'A % B' means 'A is the husband of B'.
'A & B' means 'A is brother of B'.
'A @ B' means 'A is sister of B'.

If S#P%Q@T&V%X, then how is S related to X?

A dice has its faces marked by numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Two positions of the same dice are described. In the first position, faces 5, 6, and 7 are visible. In the second position, faces 5, 7, and 9 are visible. Which face is opposite to face 6?

Three statements are given followed by three conclusions I, II and III. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it seems to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statement :
No mug is bucket.
All mugs are cups.
Some cups are spoons.

Conclusion:
I. Some spoons are buckets.
II. Some mugs are spoons.
III. Some cups are not buckets.

'A # B' means 'A is brother of B'.
'A @ B' means 'A is the daughter of B'.
'A & B' means 'A is the husband of B'.
'A % B' means 'A is the wife of B'.

If W%D#G@B&M@I, then how is D related to M?

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.
(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
$(76,152,38)$
$(84,168,42)$

Given below is a statement followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a strong argument.
Statement: Should the private sector be permitted to operate hospitals in India?
Arguments: I. Yes, they are operated in advanced western countries.
II. No, it is risky to put the hospitals in private hands.

A person starts at point A and walks 5 blocks North, then 3 blocks West, then 2 blocks South and finally 1 block East. What is the person's final position relative to point A?

If the day before yesterday was Sunday, what day will fall on the day after tomorrow?

In a code language, ‘HAND’ is written as ‘GYMB’, and ‘FOOD’ is written as ‘EMNB’. How will ‘TEXT’ be written in that language?

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: No almond is a fruit.Some cashews are almonds.Conclusions:I. No fruit is an almond.II. All fruits are cashews.

If Sunday is coded as January, Tuesday as March, Thursday as May, then Saturday will be coded as:

In a code language, ‘COOL’ is written as ‘EMQJ’, and ‘CARD’ is written as ‘EYTB’. How will ‘STAR’ be written in that language?

Examine the structural specifications below and respond to the question:

How many educated individuals are considered backward?

Arun wants to go to Anu's home. Anu's home is $5\text{km}$ North-West of Priya's home, which is $\sqrt{12.5}\text{km}$ East of Tharun's home. Tharun's home is $5\text{km}$ North-West of Arun's home. In which direction is Arun's home from Anu's home?

In a certain code language, ‘WHILE’ is written as ‘2167103’ and ‘DEPTH’ is written as ‘2314186’. How will ‘ROUND’ be written in that language?

Which direction would you face now if you turned $180^{\circ }$ to the left after starting by facing South?

A teacher tells her students, "Studying regularly leads to better academic performance." What is the implied meaning of this statement?

M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting around a circular table facing the centre.
* O is an immediate neighbour of M.
* Only two people sit between O and Q.
* P sits second to the left of R.
* N is an immediate neighbour of P.
Who is sitting second to the right of M?

Find the missing number in the following sequence:
$$13,1,17,\underline{},21$$

In the given diagram :I. Rectangle represents persons who know English.II. Triangle represents persons who know Marathi.III. Square represents persons who know Telugu.IV. Circle represents persons who know Hindi.The regions labelled from 1 to 12 represent various combinations of language proficiency among the individuals.How many individuals can speak English exclusively ?

In a certain code, 'LEARNING' is written as '160'. How will 'PREPARATION' be written in that code?

Priya started walking towards east for $20\text{m}$, then took left and walked for $40\text{m}$, then turned right and walked for $30\text{m}$. Now she turns right and walks $40\text{m}$. How far is priya from her starting point?

Introducing a girl, Anthony said, "She is the daughter of the daughter of the mother of my aunt." How is the girl related to Anthony?

Read the statements and select the best conclusion/conclusions that follows/follow the assumptions made in the statements.
Statements:

1. In a T20 cricket match, the total runs made by a team were $120$.
2. Out of these, $60$ runs were made by spinners.

Conclusions:

1. $20\%$ of the team consists of spinners.
2. The middle order batsmen were spinners.

In a certain code language, 'FAVORITE' is written as 'ETIROVAF' and 'MINIMIZE' is written as 'EZIMINIM'. How will 'RESEMBLE' be written in that language?

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.ABZ, BCY, CDX, DEW, _ _ _

If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on, what will South-West become?

Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:

* All pineapples are papayas.
* All papayas are pears.

Conclusions:

* I. All pineapples are pears.
* II. Some pears are pineapples.

Identify the next term in the given number series:
$$15,17,22,29,40,?$$

Identify the missing term in the following number series:
$$5,6,18,9,21,3,24,?$$

Manish starts from Point A and drives $12\text{km}$ towards East. He then takes a left turn, drives $5\text{km}$, turns left and drives $30\text{km}$. He then takes a left turn and drives $20\text{km}$. He takes a final left turn, drives $18\text{km}$ and stops at Point Q. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he now drive to reach Point A again? (All turns are $90^{\circ }$ turns only.)

Identify the next term in the given number series:
$$225,289,361,?$$

A dice has its faces marked by numbers 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24. Two positions of the same dice are shown. In the first position, faces 4, 8, and 16 are visible. In the second position, faces 4, 8, and 12 are visible. Which face is opposite to face 16?

A person walking towards North-East direction sees his right hand in which direction?

Pointing to a photograph of a man, Pooja said, "He is the only son of the mother-in-law of my brother's only sister." How is the man in the photograph related to Pooja?

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)
$(108,27,9)$
$(132,33,11)$

Which way would you face now if you turned $45^{\circ }$ to the left after starting by facing north-east?

Fill in the blank to complete the given letter series.
ABC, GHI, _____, STU

In a code language, 'HELLO' is coded as 83 and 'SHELL' is coded as 79. How will 'MATCH' be coded in the same language?

In a certain code, 'GARB' is written as 'HEAR'. How will 'DROP' be written in that code?

A town has three streets parallel to each other named X, Y and Z. If street X is not the busiest, and street Y is busier than street Z, which street is the busiest?

Pointing to a woman, Ashok said, "Her granddaughter is the only daughter of my brother". How is the woman related to Ashok?

In a class of $150$ students, $70$ students passed in Mathematics, $60$ students passed in Chemistry and $20$ students passed in both Mathematics and Chemistry. Then the number of students that failed in both the subjects are:

A cyclist rides $12\text{ kilometres}$ west and then turns right and rides $7\text{ kilometres}$. In which direction is the cyclist now travelling?

A man facing South-East makes three turns of $90^{\circ }$ in the anticlockwise direction and then two $45^{\circ }$ turns in the clockwise direction. In which direction is his right hand now with respect to him?

If cake is called 'bread', bread is called 'pastry', pastry is called 'coffee', and coffee is called 'cookies', then which product contain caffeine?

Pointing towards P, Q said, “I am the only son of her mother's son”. How is Q related to P?

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

Which of the following words cannot be formed from the letters of the word 'DEDICATION', allowing repetition of letters?

Among five friends, $A$ is heavier than $B$, $C$ is lighter than $D$, $B$ is lighter than $D$ but heavier than $E$. $D$ is not the heaviest. Who among them is the heaviest?

Find the set of numbers amongst the four options that is most like the given set $(49,25,9)$.

Which of the following words can be formed using the letters of the word 'TECHNOLOGY' without repeating any letters?

Complete the analogy:
$145:15^4::532:?$

What was the day of the week on 6th April, 2024 if 6th April, 2023 was Thursday?

Which of the following words cannot be formed from the letters of the word 'ADVANTAGE'?

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some laptops are computers.
No computer is a robot.
Some robots are humans.

Conclusions:
(I) All humans can never be computers.
(II) Some robots are laptops.

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
432, 216, 72, 36, 12, ?

Aman drives $5\text{km}$ from point A towards the south. He then takes a left turn and drives $5\text{km}$. He then takes a right turn and drives $5\text{km}$. He again takes a right turn and drives $10\text{km}$. He finally takes a right turn and drives $10\text{km}$ to reach point B. How much and in which direction does he have to drive to return to point A? (All the turns are $90^{\circ }$ turns only.)

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All boxes are gifts.
All gifts are cards.

Conclusions:
I. Some boxes are cards.
II. All cards are boxes.

Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the sixth number is related to the fifth number.
32 : 35 :: 34 : ? :: 36 : 243

In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.
Statement:
(I) The DRDO has tested the Smart Anti Airfield Weapon from an Indian Air Force aircraft.
(II) The lightweight high-precision guided bomb is one of the world class weapons systems.

Conclusions:
(I) DRDO Chairman Dr. S. Christopher congratulated the DRDO and the IAF teams for the successful mission.
(II) The test was carried out by IAF's Aircraft and System Testing Establishment.

Suresh walks $10\text{km}$ North, then $6\text{km}$ East, then $10\text{km}$ South, then $2\text{km}$ West. What is the shortest distance and in which direction is he from his starting point?

In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statements:(I) The sowing of winter crops has been completed in $87\%$ of the seasonal area and its above normal this time.(II) Plantation of rice is lagging by $30\%$ due to lower area covered in the southern states of Tamil Nadu. Conclusions:(I) It is considered as delay because the potential of sowing is not completely utilized.(II) Cultivation is based upon timings.

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the statements.
Statements:

Some Toys are Dolls.

All Dolls are Beautiful.

All Cars are Toys.
Conclusions:
I. All Cars are Beautiful.
II. Some Toys are Beautiful.

Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:

* All tablets are medicines.
* Some medicines are ointments.

Conclusions:

* I. Some tablets are ointments.
* II. All ointments are medicines.

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
PG MP _ A _ _ GFA

Find the next number in the series:
$280,275,265,245,\dots$

What is the next number in the series?
3, 5, 11, 29, 83, \_\_\_}

Sravan is the father of Anand and Ravali. Gouri is the mother of Kriti. Nipun is the son of Anand. Nipun is the only brother of Kriti. Gouri is the daughter-in-law of Pavani. Pavani has only one daughter and one son. How is Nipun related to Ravali's father?

In a sports competition, the position of one of the players is $9\text{th}$ from the top and $93\text{th}$ from the bottom. What is the total number of competitors?

Select the Venn diagram description that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes:
Father, Pilots, Women

In a certain code language, ‘MISERY’ is written as ‘LJHPBO’. How will ‘PRAISE’ be written in that language?

Which among the following is not a leap year?

How many leap years are there between $1999$ and $2025$?

Find the missing number in the series.
20, 35, 60, 105, 190, _____

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
2, 6, 9, 22, 39, ?

Six friends are sitting in a circle and are facing the centre of the circle. Deena is between Nandhu and Unni. Aby is between Biya and Betty. Nandhu and Biya are opposite to each other. Who is sitting right to Nandhu?

Sally drives a mini school bus. She starts at the school gate and drives $7\text{km}$ north for her first pick-up. She then turns right and drives $10\text{km}$ picking up children along the way. She takes another right turn and drives $5\text{km}$. She then takes a final right to return to the school. How far would Sally need to drive to reach back to the school gate again?

In a certain code language, ‘join the class’ is written as ‘yq pt dm’ and ‘the music class’ is written as ‘rj yq dm’. How is ‘music’ written in the given language?

In a certain code language, ‘PULL’ is coded as ‘8211’ and ‘YELLOW’ is coded as ‘931167’. How will ‘POWELL’ be coded in that language?

Three statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.Statements: Some cars are bikes.All bikes are trucks.Some trucks are buses. Conclusions: I. Some trucks are cars. II. All buses are cars. III. Some cars are buses. IV. All bikes are buses.

A statement is given below, followed by two arguments, 1 and 2. Decide which of the given arguments is strong and supports the statement.
Statement: Should taxes be abolished in a developing country like India?
Argument 1: No, taxes are a good source of income for the government to take steps for the development of the country.
Argument 2: Yes, these taxes are NOT used for the goodwill of the nation.

Which of the following words can be formed using the letters of the word 'VOCABULARY' without repeating any letters ?

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:

Some Birds are Insects.

Some Insects are Animals.

All Animals are Dangerous.

Conclusions:
I. Some Animals are Birds.
II. All Insects are Dangerous.

Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:
All cameras are bells.
Some bells are computers.
Some computers are printers.

Conclusions:
I. Some cameras are bells.
II. All bells are computers.
III. Some bells are printers.

Select the option that is related to the fourth letter-cluster in the same way as the first letter-cluster is related to the second letter-cluster.
TES : QCR :: ? : NFV

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
BZC, EXF, HVI, KTL, ?

Preeti starts from point $A$ and drives $7\text{km}$ towards South. From here, she takes a left turn and drives $9\text{km}$. She then takes a final left turn and drives $7\text{km}$ to reach point $B$. How far should Preeti drive to reach point $A$ from point $B$?

Two Statements are given followed by Three conclusions numbered I, II and III.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:
All fruits are flowers.
No flower is a leaf.

Conclusions:
I. Some flowers are fruits
II. No fruit is a leaf.
III. All flowers are fruits.

In this question, three statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:

All bells are trees.

Some trees are leaves.

All leaves are flowers.

Conclusions:

I. All bells are leaves.

II. Some flowers are trees.

Arrange the following words as per their order in an English dictionary and choose the one that comes first:
Hardboard; Handspring; Handover; Handstand

Four cards are placed on a table. Each card has a number on one side and a letter on the other. The cards on display show 3, 8, E and K. Which cards must be turned over to satisfy our requirement?
"If a card has a vowel on one side, then it has an even number on the other side."

Read the statements and select the best conclusion/conclusions that follows/follow the assumptions made in the statements.
Statements:

1. In a T20 cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 120.
2. Out of these, 60 runs were made by spinners.

Conclusions:

1. 20% of the team consists of spinners.
2. The middle order batsmen were spinners.

Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:
All papers are files.
Some files are maps.
No map is a paint.

Conclusions:
I. Some papers are files.
II. All maps are files.
III. Some maps are not paints.

Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:

All nodes are joints.

Some joints are bones.

All bones are cartilages.

Conclusions:

I. No node is a bone.

II. All joints are cartilages.

III. Some cartilages are nodes.

In a certain code language, 'right from wrong' is written as 'jn bh yt', and 'take the right' is coded as 'dn yt gd'. How will 'right' be coded in that language?

In a certain code language, 'careful emotion' is coded as 'du yu', 'sun key' is coded as 'bin fin', 'careful sun' is coded as 'du bin' and 'emotion key' is coded as 'yu fin'. What is the code word for 'sun'?