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?

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.

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.

Tanya is older than Eric.

Cliff is older than Tanya.

Eric is older than Cliff.

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

BCB, DED, FGF, HIH, ___

Statements

(I) The children are being aggressive today.
(II) There is no specific limit for children to use mobile screens

PMC Practice 6
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Elimination Tool:

Statement: There is an unprecedented increase in the migration of villagers to urban areas as repeated crop failure has put them into a precarious financial situation.
Courses of Action:
I. The villagers should be provided with an alternate source of income in their villages which will make them stay put.
II. The migrated villagers should be provided with jobs in the urban areas to help them survive.

PMC Practice 2
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

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.
III. Funds will have to be raised to support the scheme for years to come.

PMC Practice 1
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

Statement
In a specific area of a country an acute famine have appeared COURSE OF ACTION:
I. Major facilities of water and food should be provided straight away in that area.

II. Financial support should be given to bothered individuals to the from the Government.

PMC Practice 1
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
Elimination Tool:

Dependent Causes/ Independent Causes:

I. PTI was not satisfied with the election results of Sindh assembly, when it did not get a single seat.

II. PTI has replaced the chief minister of Sindh.

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

Statements: Dogs are cats. Cats are birds.
Conclusion: Dogs are birds.

PMC Sample 2
Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

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:

Statements: – A > B, B≥C, C C (II) A=C

PMC Practice 1
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Elimination Tool:

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:

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

NUMS 2014
Logical Reasoning
Letters and Symbols Series
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:

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:

Islamabad is north of Balochistan.
Balochistan is east of Lahore.
Lahore is northwest of Islamabad.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

PMC Sample 3
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool: