Statement:
The Management of School M has decided to give free breakfast from next academic year to all the students in its primary section through its canteen even though they will not get any government grant.
Courses of Action:
I. The school will have to admit many poor students who will seek admission for the next academic year.
II. The canteen facilities and utensils have to be checked and new purchases to be made to equip it properly.
III. Funds will have to be raised to support the scheme for years to come.

PMC Practice 1
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
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:

Statements: No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.

Conclusions:

I Male athletes can play.

II Some athletes can play.

Statements: All branches are flowers. All flowers are leaves. Conclusions: All branches are leaves. All leaves are branches. All flowers are branches. Some leaves are branches.

Statements

(I) The children are being aggressive today.
(II) There is no specific limit for children to use mobile screens

PMC Practice 6
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Elimination Tool:

Statement: The killer entric fever has so far claimed 100 lives in some tribal villages in M.P. during the past three weeks.

Courses of Action:

I The residents of these villages should immediately be shifted to a non-infected area.

II The Government should immediately send a medical squad to this area to restrict spread of the killer disease.

I. North Korea is protesting with South Korea for firing at their aircraft. II. South Korea Airforce is rightfully aiming for North Korean aircraft flying within the premises.

PMC 2021 Tested
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Elimination Tool:

The Shop and Save Grocery is south of Greenwood Pharmacy.

Rebecca’s house is northeast of Greenwood Pharmacy.

Rebecca’s house is west of the Shop and Save Grocery.

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

A competition always has:

PMC Practice 2
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

Identify which do not possess the same kind of meaning as the others:

NUMS 2015
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

Statements:

Some saints are balls. All balls are bats. Some tigers are balls.

Conclusions:

I Some bats are tigers.

II Some saints are bats.

III All bats are balls.

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.

I. If you are someone who violates the traffic laws, then this is not a good news for you.
II. The department of traffic regulation has installed the number of traffic signals that are staffed by police officers.

PMC Sample 3
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Elimination Tool:

Two donkeys are fighting with each other, one with small horns and one with large horns. Which one will be injured the most?

PMC 2021 Tested
Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

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?

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: