Statements:

No man is a donkey. Ali is a man.

Conclusions:

Ali is not a donkey.

All men are not Ali.

If ‘-’ means ‘+’, ‘+’ means ‘-’, ‘*’ means ‘÷’ and ‘÷’ means ‘*’ then which of the following will be the correct equation?

NUMS 2015
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

Statements: Some pictures are frames. Some frames are idols. All idols are curtains.

Conclusions:

I Some curtains are pictures.

II Some curtains are frames.

III Some idols are frames.

Statements:

I The literacy rate in the district has been increasing for the last four years.

II The district administration has conducted extensive training programme for the workers involved in the literacy drive.

A competition always has:

PMC Practice 2
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
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:

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:

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: 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:

Choose the odd one out:

NUMS 2015
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

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:

I. Large number of Primary Schools in the rural areas is run by only one teacher.
II. There has been a huge dropout from the primary schools in rural areas.

PMC Practice 4
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

Q.10. Find the term which does not fit into the sequence given below:
G2T,J3R, M5P, P7N, S8L

Fact Checking

Fact 1: All drink mixes are beverages

Fact 2: All beverages are drinkable

Fact 3: All beverages are red

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

I. Some drink mixes are red

II. All beverages are drink mixes.

Ill. All red drink mixes are drinkable

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
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:

Statements:

All windows are doors. No door is wall.

Conclusions:

I No window is wall.

II No wall is door.

Statement:
I. There has been a decline in the prices of personal computers.
II. School going kids are expressing interests in learning how the computer operates.

PMC Practice 3
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool: