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:

Statements:

I The police authority has recently caught a group of house breakers.

II The citizens group in the locality have started night vigil in the area.

Statement: There has been large number of cases of internet hacking in the recent months creating panic among the internet users.

Courses of Action:

I The government machinery should make an all out effort to nab those who are responsible and put them behind bars.

II The internet users should be advised to stay away from using internet till the culprits are caught.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES (WRONG TERAM
Case II: FINDING THE WRONG TERM IN THE GIYEN SERIES
Q(7). Find the wrong number in the sequence: 7.26,63,126,215,142,511

Children go to school because:

NUMS 2014
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

A certain automaker aims to increase its market share by deeply discounting its vehicles’ prices for the next several months. The discounts will cut into profits, but because they will be heavily advertised the manufacturer hopes that they will attract buyers away from rival manufacturers’ cars. In the longer term, the automaker envisions that customers initially attracted by the discounts may become loyal customers. In assessing the plan’s chances of achieving its aim, it would be most useful to know which of the following?

12,32,72,152 _____

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Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘HISTORICAL’ which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet?

PMC Practice 3
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

During the past year, Jamshed saw more movies than Sadia.
Sadia saw fewer movies than Dawood.
Dawood saw more movies than Jamshed.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

PMC Sample 2
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

Find the next number in the following sequence:

234234523456234567234567

PMC Sample 1
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

Statements:

I There is 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.

Blueberries cost more than strawberries. Blueberries cost less than raspberries. Raspberries cost more than strawberries and blueberries. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

Fact 1: A boy has four cars.
Fact 2: Two of the cars are red.
Fact 3: He has one sports car.

If the above three statements are facts then which of the following statement will also be a fact?

I. The boy has a red sports car.
II. He has 2 corollas.
III. His favorite color is red.

PMC Practice 2
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:

Discernible and Palpable have _________ letters in common.

PMC Practice 3
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

Complete the sequence:

2, 15, 41, 80, _____

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Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

Statements: Some kings are queens. All queens are beautiful. Conclusions: All kings are beautiful. All queens are kings.