Hollywood restaurant is replacing some of its standard tables with tall tables and stool’s. The restaurant already fills every available seat duringits operating hours, and the change in seating arrangements will not result in increase in the restaurant’s seating capacity. Nonetheless, the restaurant’s management expects revenue to increase as a result of the seating change without any concurrent change in menu, prices, or operating hours. Which of the following, if true, provides the best reason for the expectation?

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

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES (WRONG TERAM
Case II: FINDING THE WRONG TERM IN THE GIYEN SERIES
Q(7). Find the wrong number in the sequence: 7.26,63,126,215,142,511

Statements:

(I) The children are being aggressive today.

(II) There is no specific limit for children to use mobile screens.

PMC Practice 13
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Elimination Tool:

I. Ms. Kulsoom labelled Mr. Waleed a deserter.
II. Ms. Kulsoom offered an apology.

PMC Sample 2
Logical Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Elimination Tool:

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

PMC Practice 3
Logical Reasoning
Course of Action
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:

Series completion (Numbers/Letters)

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

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

Verbal Classification
√ 16 + 3√ 8

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
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:

Fact 1: Ayesha said Hamza and I both have cats

Fact 2: Hamza said I don’t have a cat

Fact 3: Ayesha always tells the truth but hamza sometimes lies.

If the above three statements are facts then which of the following statement will also be a fact

I.Ayesha has a cat

II. Hamza has a cat

Ill. Hamza is lying

IV. All the statements are the facts

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

Making Judgements

If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word from the second, the fifth, the seventh, and the eighth letters of the word BRILLIANT using each letter only once, the second letter of that word is your answer. If more than one such word can be formed, your answer is X. If no such word can be formed, your answer is Y

Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
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:

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:

1. Dogs are cats.

2. Cats are birds.

Conclusion:

1. Cats are dogs.

2. Dog are birds.

PMC Sample 2
Logical Reasoning
Logical Problems
Elimination Tool:

On the day Bilal is born,
Jamila weighs more than Javed.
Javed weighs less than Junaid.
Of the three babies, Junaid weighs the most.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is:

PMC Sample 1
Logical Reasoning
Logical Deduction
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:

Find the odd one.

PMC Practice 1
Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Elimination Tool: