Logical Reasoning Practice Test 3

Logical Reasoning Practice Test 3 is designed to help students enhance analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and decision-making for competitive entry tests like MDCAT, NUMS, AKU, FAST NU University, UET, ECAT, NTS, as well as FSC Board Exams. This test covers topics such as letter & symbol series, cause & effect, logical deduction, coding-decoding, puzzles, and syllogisms, helping students improve reasoning accuracy and speed.

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Logical Reasoning Practice Test 3

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Category: Logical Reasoning

Q.209 STATEMENT: I. There has been a decline in the prices of the personal computers. II. School going kids are expressing interests in learning how the computer operates.

A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.

B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect,

C. Both statements I and II are independent causes

D. Both statements I and Il are the effects of independent cause

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Cause & effect

I. North Korea is protesting with South Korea for firing at their aircraft. II. South Korea Airforce is rightfully aiming for North Korean aircraft flying within the premises.

PMC 2021 Tested
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Elimination Tool:

A) Both statements I and II are the effects of independent cause.

B) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.

C) Both statements I and II are independent causes

D) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Course of action

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.

Only I follows

Only II follows

Either I or II follows

Neither I nor II follows

Both I and II follow

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Logical problems

Answer on passage:

The high school math department needs to appoint a new chairperson, which will be based on seniority. Ms. West has less seniority than Mr. Temple, but more than Ms. Brody. Mr. Rhodes has more seniority than Ms. West, but less than Mr. Temple. Mr. Temple doesn’t want the job. Who will be the new math department chairperson?

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 5
Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Passage
Elimination Tool:

A) Mr. Rhodes

B) Mr. Temple

C) Mr. West

D) Mr. Brody

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Letter and symbol series

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:

A) 20

B) 25

C) 30

D) 50

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Category: Logical Reasoning

Q.206 What should come next to it infirmary

A. Surgery

B. disease

C. patient

D. receptionist

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Logical deduction

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

NUMS 2015
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Chest

B) Ear

C) Lip

D) Nose

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Course of action

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.

Only I follows

Only II follows

Either I or II follows

Neither I nor II follows

Both I and II follow

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Critical thinking

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?

It offers a conclusion that is no more than a paraphrase of one of the pieces of information provided in its support.

It presents as evidence in support of a claim information that is inconsistent with other evidence presented in support of the same claim.

It takes one possible cause of a condition to be the actual cause of that condition without considering any other possible causes.

It takes a condition to be the effect of something that happened only after the condition already existed.

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Logical problems

A fruit basket contains more apples than lemons.

There are more lemons in the basket than there are oranges.

The basket contains more apples than oranges.

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

true

false

uncertain

None follows

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Logical deduction

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:

A) True

B) FALSE

C) Uncertain

D) None of these

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Cause & effect

I. The art gallery will be closed for two weeks. II. The art gallery is under renovation.

PMC 2021 Tested
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Elimination Tool:

A) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.

B) Both statements I and II are independent causes

C) Both statements I and II are the effects of independent cause.

D) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Course of action

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.

Only I follows

Only II follows

Either I or II follows

Neither I nor II follows

Both I and II follow

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Logical deduction

Statements: All mangoes are golden in colour. No golden-coloured things are cheap.

Conclusions:

All mangoes are cheap.

Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.

Only conclusion I follows

Only conclusion II follows

Either I or II follows

Neither I nor II follows

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Logical problems

Joe is younger than Kathy.

Mark was born after Joe.

Kathy is older than Mark.

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

true

false

uncertain

None follows

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Logical deduction

Sick is to Sack as Lick is to:

NUMS 2014
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Lack

B) Luck

C) Eat

D) Meat

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Category: Logical Reasoning

(2 ) AZ, CX, FU, ?

(a) IR

(b) IV

(d) KP

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Logical deduction

Children go to school because:

NUMS 2014
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

A) they want to learn poems.

B) they want to be away from home.

C) They want to look beautiful.

D) they want to gain knowledge.

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Course of action

Statement: There is a substantial increase in the number of accidents causing deaths and severe injuries due to malfunctioning of the traffic signals.

Courses of Action:

I The traffic police should immediately post traffic personnel at the junctions.

II The signal system should immediately be repaired or replaced.

Only I follows

Only II follows

Either I or II follows

Neither I nor II follows

Both I and II follow

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Logical problems

The Shop and Save Grocery is south of Greenwood Pharmacy.

Rebecca’s house is northeast of Greenwood Pharmacy.

Rebecca’s house is west of the Shop and Save Grocery.

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

true

false

uncertain

None follows

Your score is

The average score is 58%

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This topic-wise and chapter-wise practice test allows students to focus on individual logical reasoning concepts and problem types. Regular practice develops analytical skills, sharpens reasoning speed, and builds confidence to tackle both board and competitive exam questions effectively.

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