In virtually any industry, technological improvements increase labor productivity, which is the output of goods and services per person-hour worked. In Parland’s industries, labor productivity is significantly higher than it is in Vergia’s industries. Clearly, therefore, Parland’s industries must, on the whole, be further advanced technologically than Vergia’s are. The argument is most vulnerable to which ofthe following criticisms?

” I. The legal council has instructed all the evening law colleges to shut down for the upcoming academic session. II. The quality of education delivered in the evening law colleges was not up to the mark.”

PMC 2021 Tested
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Elimination Tool:

\The temperature on Monday was lower than on Tuesday.

The temperature on Wednesday was lower than on Tuesday.

The temperature on Monday was higher than on Wednesday

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

Statement: There is a substantial increase in the number of accidents causing deaths and severe injuries due to malfunctioning of the traffic signals.

Courses of Action:

I The traffic police should immediately post traffic personnel at the junctions.

II The signal system should immediately be repaired or replaced.

Statement A smoker has left smoking suddenly

a) He will feel restlessness and anxiety.

b) He will start gaining weight

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

Statement: Exporters in the capital are alleging that commercial banks are violating a Reserve Bank of India directive to operate a post shipment export credit denominated in foreign currency at international rates from January this year.

Courses of Action:

I The officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended.

II The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial banks.

Find the missing series

2, 3, 8, 63, ?

NUMS 2015
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

Statements:

All men are married. Some men are educated.

Conclusions:

I Some married are educated.

II Some educated are married.

Statement:
The availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has been decreased.
Courses of Action:
I. To help the indigenous producers of fruits, the Government should impose high import duty on these fruits, even if these are not of good quality.
II. The fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits. So that the demand for indigenous fruits would be increased.

PMC Practice 3
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

Statement and argument:

Statement: Should the public sector undertakings be allowed to adopt a hire-and-fire policy?

Arguments:

(I) Yes, as this will help the public sector undertakings to get rid of non-performing employees and will also help to reward the performing employees.

(II) No, the management may not be able to implement the policy in an unbiased manner and the employees will suffer due to the high-handedness of the management.

PMC Practice 13
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool:

Artificial Language:

Here are some words translated from an artificial language. Dionot means oak tree, blyonot means oak leaf, blycrin means maple leaf. Which word could mean “maple syrup”?

PMC Practice 17
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool:

Making Judgements

If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word from the second, the fifth, the seventh, and the eighth letters of the word BRILLIANT using each letter only once, the second letter of that word is your answer. If more than one such word can be formed, your answer is X. If no such word can be formed, your answer is Y

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

Complete the series. F16, H32, J48, _______.

PMC Practice 15
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

Here are some words translated from an artificial language:

Granamelke means big tree

Pinimelke means little tree

Melkehoon means tree house

Which word could mean big house?

PMC Practice 15
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool:

Statements:

1. Dogs are cats.

2. Cats are birds.

Conclusion:

1. Cats are dogs.

2. Dog are birds.

PMC Sample 2
Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

A book cannot exist without?

PMC Practice 3
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

Statements:

I. There is an unprecedented increase in the number of young unemployed in comparison to the previous year.
II. A large number of candidates submitted applications against an advertisement for the post of manager issued by a bank.

PMC Practice 2
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool: