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?

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.

What should come next to this word, “Recipe”

PMC Practice 14
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool:

Statement: Exporters in the capital are alleging that commercial banks are violating a Reserve Bank of India directive to operate a post shipment export credit denominated in foreign currency at international rates from January this year.

Courses of Action:

I The officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended.

II The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial banks.

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:

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

Conclusions:

I Male athletes can play.

II Some athletes can play.

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.

PMC Practice 3
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

Find the missing series

2, 3, 8, 63, ?

NUMS 2015
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

Statements:

I The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered by the unaided institutions which are much lower than the fees charged last year.

II The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions.

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.

Statements:

(I) The children are being aggressive today.

(II) There is no specific limit for children to use mobile screens.

PMC Practice 13
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
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.

Number series

Look at this series 7,10,8,11,9,12. Which number you think will be next?

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

A man walks 3 km northwards and then turns left and goes 2 km. He again turns left and goes on 3 km. He turns right and walks straight. In which direction he is walking?

NUMS 2015
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:

Statement:
I. The school authority has asked the FSC students to attend special classes to be conducted on Sundays.
II. The parents of the FSC students have withdrawn their wards from attending private tuitions conducted on Sundays.

PMC Practice 1
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool:

STATEMENTS:
I. The dialogue between Jinnah and Gandhi failed.
II. Indian National Congress and Muslim League tried to join hands, so they will be united.

PMC Practice 1
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

Statements: Cats are birds. Birds are mammals.
Conclusion: Birds are cats.

PMC Sample 3
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool: