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

PMC Sample 1
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
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.

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:

Sick is to Sack as Lick is to:

NUMS 2014
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

The ‘A’ state government has chalked out a plan for the underdeveloped ‘B’ district where
66% of the funds will be placed in the hands of a committee of local representatives.
Courses of action:
I. The ‘A’ state government should decide guidelines and norms for the functioning of the
committee.
II. Other state government may follow similar plan if directed by the Central government.

PMC Sample 1
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

On the day the Barton triplets are born,

Jenna weighs more than Jason.

Jason weighs less than Jasmine.

Of the three babies, Jasmine weighs the most.

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

Statements:

I The school authority has asked the X Std. students to attend special classes to be conducted on Sundays.

II The parents of the X Std. students have withdrawn their wards from attending private tuitions conducted on Sundays.

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. 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:

Statement: Should children be prevented completely from watching television?

Arguments:

(I) No. We get vital information regarding education through television.

(II) Yes. It hampers the study of children.

(Ill) Yes. Young children are misguided by certain programmes featuring violence.

Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool:

Statement: Should admission to the professional degrees in Pakistan be given only on merit without any concession to any particular group of students?

Arguments:

(I) Yes. This will improve the quality of the professional institutes and degrees as they will be able to complete the degree successfully.

(II) No. This will keep a large number of socially and economically backward students out of the reach of professional institutes and degrees.

PMC Practice 13
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool:

Statements:

I All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.

II Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.

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 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:

Statements:

All men are married. Some men are educated.

Conclusions:

I Some married are educated.

II Some educated are married.

Statements:
All film stars are playback singers.
All film directors are film stars.
Conclusions:
I. All film directors are playback singers.
II. Some film stars are film directors.

Which of the following is true?

PMC Practice 4
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

A book cannot exist without?

PMC Practice 3
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

Hollywood restaurant is replacing some of its standard tables with tall tables and stool’s. The restaurant already fills every available seat duringits operating hours, and the change in seating arrangements will not result in increase in the restaurant’s seating capacity. Nonetheless, the restaurant’s management expects revenue to increase as a result of the seating change without any concurrent change in menu, prices, or operating hours. Which of the following, if true, provides the best reason for the expectation?