Statement:

The availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has been decreased.

Course 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 4
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

A series is given with missing terms. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

4E, 8I, 13N, 19T, ?

NUMS 2015
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

TYPE 3: ALPHA-NUMERIC SERIES
INTRODUCTION
This type of questions is just a jumbled form of questions of Type 1 und Type 2
which you have just read. Here, the terms of the given sequence are a combination of
letters and numerals, which move according to a set pattern
Study the following examples:
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
Q9. Find the next form in the alpha-numeric sequence
Z5A, X4D, V6G, T3J, R7M,P2P,?

Apartments in the Riverdale Manor cost less than apartments in The Gaslight Commons.

Apartments in the Livingston Gate cost more than apartments in the The Gaslight Commons.

Of the three apartment buildings, the Livingston Gate costs the most.

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

QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, _____

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

If 7(x-2) = 3x – 2. What is the value of x?

NUMS 2014
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

Statements:
I. The farmers have decided against selling their Kharif crops to the government agencies.
II. The government has reduced the procurement price of Kharif crops starting from last month to the next six months.

PMC Practice 2
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

While many people think of genetic manipulation of food crops as being aimed at developing larger and larger , some plant breeders have in fact concentrated on discovering or producing dwarf varieties, which are roughly half as tall as normal varieties. Which of the following would, if true, most help to explain the strategy of the plant breeders referred to above?

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

Statement: The employees union of the Municipal Corporation has decided to strike work for indefinite period in protest against the management’s refusal to grant bonus.

Courses of Action:

I The government should immediately pay ex-gratia grant to the Municipal Corporation to grant bonus to its employees.

II The striking employees should be persuaded to defer the strike notice.

Statement: A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type.

Courses of Action:

I The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X.

II The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.

Statement: There is an unprecedented increase in the migration of villagers to urban areas as repeated crop failure has put them into a precarious financial situation.
Courses of Action:
I. The villagers should be provided with an alternate source of income in their villages which will make them stay put.
II. The migrated villagers should be provided with jobs in the urban areas to help them survive.

PMC Practice 2
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

Statements:
Nutritious food is delicious and good for health.

Apple is nutritious.
Conclusions:
(I) Apple is good for health.
(II) Delicious foods are nutritious.

PMC Practice 5
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

Statement: A large number of students are reported to be dropping out of school in villages as their parents want their children to help them in farms.
Courses of Action:
I. The government should immediately launch a programme to create awareness among the farmers about the value of education.
II. The government should offer incentives to those farmers whose children remain in schools.
III. Education should be made compulsory for all children up to the age of 14 and their employment banned.

PMC Sample 2
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
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.

I. Jinnah and Gandhi tried to take steps to improve the relations of both countries.
II. The ministers of Muslim League and Indian National Congress will work on the plan to improve the relations.

PMC Sample 2
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Elimination Tool:

Series completion (Numbers/Letters)

Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, … What number should come next?

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
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:

Statement: A large number of people die every year due to drinking polluted water during the summer.

Courses of Action:

I The government should make adequate arrangements to provide safe drinking water to all its citizens.

II The people should be educated about the dangers of drinking polluted water.