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 – Critical thinking

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:

A) Only argument I is strong

B) Only argument II is strong

C) Both arguments I and II are strong

D) Neither argument I nor II is strong

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Course of action

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.

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 – Course of action

Statements:

I. There is an 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.

PMC Practice 2
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

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 II are effects of independent causes

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Letter and symbol series

SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL

CMN

UJI

VIJ

IJT

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Cause & effect

Statements:

I The prices of petrol and diesel in the domestic market have remained unchanged for the past few months.

II The crude oil prices in the international market have gone up substantially in the last few months.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Critical thinking

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘HISTORICAL’ which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet?

PMC Practice 15
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool:

A) Four

B) Six

C) Five

D) Eight

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Course of action

Statement: The Secretary lamented that the electronic media was losing its credibility and that it should try to regain it by establishing better communications with the listeners and the viewers. He also emphasised the need for training to improve the functioning.

Courses of Action:

I Efforts should be made to get organised feed back on the programme.

II The critical areas in which the staff requires training should be identified.

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 bags are cakes. All lamps are cakes.

Conclusions: Some lamps are bags. No lamp is bag.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Either I or II follows

D. Neither I nor II follows

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Letter and symbol series

Complete the sequence:

2, 15, 41, 80, _____

NUMS 2014
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

A) 111

B) 120

C) 121

D) 132

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Category: Logical Reasoning

Q.207 What should come next to save, secure, protect,

A. Guard

B. Lock

C. Conserve

D. Humble

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Category: Logical Reasoning

Q.205 Statement The availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has been decreased I. To help the indigenous producers of fruits, the Government should impose high import duty on these fruits, even if these are not of good quality II. The fruit vendors should s+top selling imported fruits. So that the demand for indigenous fruits would be increased.

A. Both of them follows

B. None of them follows

C. Only I follow

D. Only II follows

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Critical thinking

Statements: No cities are countries. No countries are villages.

Conclusions:

(I) Some countries are cities.

(II) No villages are the city.

PMC Practice 13
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool:

A) Only conclusion (I) follows

B) Only conclusion (II) follows

C) Both conclusions follow

D) Both of the conclusions do not follow

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Cause & effect

Statements:

I Majority of the citizens in the locality belongs to higher income group.

II The sales in the local super market are comparatively much higher than in other localities.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Letter and symbol series

Find the missing series

2, 3, 8, 63, ?

NUMS 2015
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

A) 3900

B) 3636

C) 3968

D) 3988

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Critical thinking

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:

A) Only I, II and Ill are strong

B) Only I is strong

C) Only I and III are strong

D) Only I and II are strong

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Category: Logical Reasoning

Q.202 Look at this series 14, 28, 20, 40, 32, 64. What number should come next?

A. 52

B. 56

C. 96

D.128

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Logical problems

A mother is busy in cooking in the smoky kitchen but her baby is crying, what is true about it?

PMC 2021 Tested
Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

A) The mother would be in the kitchen to take care of her baby

B) None of these

C) The baby is also in the kitchen and requires some help

D) All of these

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Letter and symbol series

Look at this series 14, 28, 20, 40, 32, 64. What number should come next?

PMC Practice 3
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

A) 52

B) 56

C) 96

D) 128

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Letter and symbol series

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

NUMS 2014
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

A) 24

B) 25

C) 26

D) 27

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Category: Logical Reasoning – Cause & effect

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:

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 II are the effects of independent cause.

Your score is

The average score is 58%

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