Statement:
I. Police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the unlawful gathering of large number of people.
II. The citizens’ forum called a general strike in protest against the police atrocities.

PMC Practice 3
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
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?

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:

In the following question, a statement is given followed by four inferences. You have to decide which of the given Inferences can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.

Statement:

Most dresses in that shop are expensive.

Inferences:

I. Some dresses in that shop are expensive.

II. There are cheap dresses also in that shop.

III. Handloom dresses in that shop are cheap.

IV. There are no cheap dresses available in that shop.

NUMS 2015
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:

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.

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.

Statements:

Some bags are pockets. No pocket is a pouch.

Conclusions:

No bag is a pouch.

I Some bags are not pouches.

II Some pockets are bags.

III No pocket is a bag,

Statement and argument:

Statement: Should the public sector undertakings be allowed to adopt a hire-and-fire policy?

Arguments:

(I) Yes, as this will help the public sector undertakings to get rid of non-performing employees and will also help to reward the performing employees.

(II) No, the management may not be able to implement the policy in an unbiased manner and the employees will suffer due to the high-handedness of the management.

PMC Practice 13
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool:

QPO, NML, KJI, _____, EDC

Which one of the following has four sides?

PMC Practice 5
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

Statements (I) The university graduate claims that it is hard to find a job in this era. (II) There is a ratio of unemployment on a large scale

PMC 2021 Tested
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Elimination Tool:

What number comes next in the following series? 34 24 16 10 6

NUMS 2014
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

“Statement I: The private medical colleges have increased the tuition fees in the current year by 200 per cent over the last year’s fees to meet the expenses.
Statement II: The government medical colleges have not increased their fees in spite of price escalation.”

PMC 2021 Tested
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
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:

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.

Complete the series: AB, EF, __ ,MN

PMC Practice 13
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

P5QR, P4QS, P3QT, _____, P1QV