Statement: There has been large number of cases of internet hacking in the recent months creating panic among the internet users.

Courses of Action:

I The government machinery should make an all out effort to nab those who are responsible and put them behind bars.

II The internet users should be advised to stay away from using internet till the culprits are caught.

l.The car manufacturing companies have recently increased the prices of mid-sized cars. ll. The Government recently increased the duty on mid-sized cars.

PMC 2021 Tested
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Elimination Tool:

Which word does not belong to the group in each of the following questions?

NUMS 2015
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

8, 10, 14, 18, ___ , 34, 50 , 66:

NUMS 2014
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

Dependent Causes/ Independent Causes:

I. PTI was not satisfied with the election results of Sindh assembly, when it did not get a single seat.

II. PTI has replaced the chief minister of Sindh.

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

Statements:

Most teachers are boys. Some boys are students.

Conclusions:

I Some students are boys.

II Some teachers are students.

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: Since its launching in 1981, Vayudoot has so far accumulated losses amounting to Rs 153 crore.

Courses of Action:

I Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wasteful expenditure and to increase passenger fare.

IIbAn amount of about Rs 300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot to make the airliner economically viable.

On the day Bilal is born,
Jamila weighs more than Javed.
Javed weighs less than Junaid.
Of the three babies, Junaid weighs the most.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

PMC Sample 3
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool:

Statements and Actions

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.

Ill) Funds will have to be raised to support the scheme for years to come.

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
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.

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:

Electricity would revolutionize agriculture according to a prediction of the not-so-distant future published in 1940. Electrodes would be inserted into the soil, and the current between them would kill bugs and weeds and make crop plants stronger. Which of the following, if true, most strongly indicates that the logic of the prediction above is flawed?

Physician : The hormone melatonin has shown promise as a medication for sleep disorders when taken in synthesized form. Because the long-term side effects of synthetic melatonin are unknown, however, I cannot recommend its use at this time. Patient : Your position is inconsistent with your usual practice. You prescribe many medications that you know have serious side effects, so concern about side effects cannot be the real reason youwill not prescribe melatonin. The patient’s argument is flawed because it fails to consider that