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:

Statements and conclusions:

Statements All apples are bananas. No banana is a mango. Some mangoes are oranges.

Conclusions

(I) All oranges can never be bananas.

(ll)Some mangoes are apples.

PMC Practice 20
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool:

The Emporium Mall has more stores than the Pakages Mall.
The Amanah Mall has fewer stores than the Pakages Mall.
The Emporium Mall has more stores than the Amanah Mall.
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 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.

QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, _____

Complete the series A3.3, B6.6, C9.9, ____?

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

Q.201 Statement: L. The literacy rate in the district has been increasing for the last four years. II. The district administration has conducted extensive training programme for the workers involved in the literacy drive

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

Complete the series A2.5, B5, C7.5, _____ ?

PMC Practice 4
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
Elimination Tool:

Statements:
All film stars are playback singers.
All film directors are film stars.
Conclusions:
I. All film directors are playback singers.
II. Some film stars are film directors.

Which of the following is true?

PMC Practice 4
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

Statements:
All apples are bananas.
No banana is a mango.
Some mangoes are oranges.
Conclusions:
(I) All oranges can never be bananas.
(II)Some mangoes are apples.

PMC Sample 1
Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

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:

What should come next to infirmary?

PMC Practice 4
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
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 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.