Directions:
In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions.
Statement: “Please do not wait for me, I may be late, start taking lunch as soon as the guests arrive.” – A message from a Director of a Company to his office managers.
Assumptions:
I. Keeping guests waiting is not desirable.

II. Lunch may not be ready in time.

PMC Practice 4
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.

Series completion (Numbers/Letters)

Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, … What number should come next?

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

Statement: A large number of students are reported to be dropping out of school in villages as their parents want their children to help them in farms.
Courses of Action:
I. The government should immediately launch a programme to create awareness among the farmers about the value of education.
II. The government should offer incentives to those farmers whose children remain in schools.
III. Education should be made compulsory for all children up to the age of 14 and their employment banned.

PMC Sample 2
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

Apartments in the Riverdale Manor cost less than apartments in The Gaslight Commons.

Apartments in the Livingston Gate cost more than apartments in the The Gaslight Commons.

Of the three apartment buildings, the Livingston Gate costs the most.

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

Statement: Severe drought is reported to have set in several parts of the country.

Courses of Action:

I Government should immediately make arrangement for providing financial assistance to those affected.

II Food, water and fodder should immediately be sent to all these areas to save the people and cattle.

Look at this series: 12, 11, 13, 12, 14, 13, … What number should come next?

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

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.

Complete the series
Quote and Poet have __ number of same letters

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

Children are in pursuit of a dog whose leash has broken. James is directly behind the dog. Ruby is behind James. Rachel is behind Ruby. Max is ahead of the dog walking down the street in the opposite direction. As the children and dog pass, Max turns around and joins the pursuit. He runs in behind Ruby. James runs faster and is alongside the dog on the left. Ruby runs faster and is alongside the dog on the right. Which child is directly behind the clog?

PMC Practice 2
Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

BCB, DED, FGF, HIH, ___

Statements:

I Majority of the students in the college expressed their opinion against the college authority’s decision to break away from the university and become autonomous.

II The university authorities have expressed their inability to provide grants to its constituent colleges.

Find the missing series

2, 3, 8, 63, ?

NUMS 2015
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

Four people were witnessed as assaulted at an incident. Each of them have their own description of the scene. Which one will be probably right?

PMC Practice 1
Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

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.

Many business offices are located in buildings having 2-8 floors. If a building has more than 3 floors, it has a lift. If the above statements are true, which of the following must be true?

Statement: Three persons were caught with huge arms and ammunition in the city.

Courses of Action:

I Police should be instructed for night patrolling.

II The three persons should be set free and their movements should be carefully watched to nab the other criminals.