Logical Aptitude Questions

                             

Each question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements

31.A. Apples are not sweets.
B. Some apples are sweet.
C. All sweets are tasty.
D. Some apples are not tasty.
E. No apple is tasty.
1. CEA                        2. BDC                       3. CBD                       4. EAC

32. A. Some towns in India are polluted.
B. All polluted towns should be destroyed.
C. Town Meghana should be destroyed.
D. Town Meghana is polluted.
E. Some towns in India should be destroyed.
1. BDE                  2. BAE                        3. ADE                       4. CDB

33. A. No patriot is a criminal.
B. Bundledas is not a criminal.
C. Bundledas is a patriot.
D. Bogusdas is not a patriot.
E. Bogusdas is a criminal.
1. ACB                 2. ABC                       3. ADE                       4. ABE

34.  A. Ant eaters like ants.
B. Boys are ant eaters.
C. Balaram is an ant eater.
D. Balaram likes ants.
E. Balaram may eat ants.
1. DCA                 2. ADC                       3. ABE                        4. ACD

35. A. Modern industry is technology driven.
B. BTI is a modern industry.
C. BTI is technology driven.
D. BTI may be technology driven.
E. Technology driven industry is modem.
1. ABC                 2. ABD                       3. BCA                       4. EBC

Directions for questions 36 to 40 - Two or more essences out of a stock of five essences-- L, M, N, O, and P are used in making all perfumes by a manufacturer. He has learned that for a blend of essences to be agreeable it should comply with all the rules listed below.

• A perfume containing L, should also contain the essence N, and the quantity of N should be twice as that of L.
• A perfume containing M, must also have O as one of its components and they should be in equal proportion.
• A single perfume should never contain N as well as O.
• O and P should not be used together.
• A perfume containing the essence P should contain P in such a proportion that the total amount of P present should be greater than the total amount of the other essence or essences used.

36. Among the following which is an agreeable formula for a perfume?

A.    One part L, one part P

B.     Two parts M, two parts L

C.     Three parts N, three parts L

D.    Four parts O, four parts M

37. Adding more amount of essence N will make which of the following perfumes agreeable?

1.      One part L, one part N, five parts P

2.      Two parts M, two parts N, two parts P

3.      One part M, one part N, one part P

4.      Two parts M, one part N, four parts P

38. Among the following, the addition of which combination would make an disagreeable perfume containing two parts N and one part P agreeable?

1.One part M                      2.Two parts N                       3.One part O 4.Two parts P

39.Among the following which combination cannot be used together in an agreeable perfume containing two or more essences?

1.L and M   2.L and N       3.L and P        4.M and O

40. Among the below mentioned formulas, which can be made agreeable by the eliminating some or all of one essence ?

1.One part L, one part M, one part N, four parts P

2.One part L, two parts N, one part O, four parts P

3.One part L, one part M, one part O, one part P

4.Two parts L, two parts N, one part O, two parts P .

Directions for questions 41 to 45 - Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R - are the only candidates, who can serve on three committees-- A, B and C, and each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees.
Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than committee B.
It is possible that there are no members of committee C.
Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A.
Among W, V and U none can serve on committee B.
Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.

41. In case T and Z are the individuals serving on committee B, how many of the nine individuals should serve on committee C?

1.      3          2. 4                  3. 5                  4. 6

42. Of the nine individuals, the largest number that can serve together on committee C is

1.      9          2. 8                  3. 7                  4. 6

43. In case R is the only individual serving on committee B, which among the following should serve on committee A?

1.       V and U

2.      V and T

3.      U and S

4.      T and S

44. In case any of the nine individuals serves on committee C, which among the following should be the candidate to serve on committee A?

1.      Z                      2. Y                 3. W                4. T

45. In case T, S and X are the only individuals serving on committee B, the total membership of committee C should be:

1.      Z and Y

2.      Z and W

3.      Y and V

4.      Y and U

Directions for 46 to 50:.
a) Seeta,Rajinder and Surinder are children of Mr. and Mrs.Maudgil
b) Renu,Raja and Sunil are children of Mr. and Mrs.Bhaskar
c) Sunil and Seeta are married and Ashok and Sanjay are their children
d) Geeta and Rakesh are children of Mr. and Mrs.Jain
e) Geeta is married to surinder and has three children named Rita,Sonu
and Raju.

46.. How is Rajinder related to Raju?
a)brother        b)uncle          c)brother in law        d)cousin

47..How is Rajinder related to Ashok?
a)brother in law        b)father in law          c)cousin         d)uncle


48. .How is Rakesh related to Surinder?
a)brother        b)cousin        c)uncle           d)maternal uncle

49. How is Rakesh related to Raju?
a)brother        b)cousin         c)uncle           d)maternal uncle

50.What is Sanjay's surname?
a)Bhaskar      b)Jain                         c)Maudgil      d)Surinder

51. Complete the series:
        5, 20, 24, 6, 2, 8, ?
1. 28               2. 16               3. 12               4. 34
52. Next number in the series is
      1 , 2 , 4 , 13 , 31 , 112 , ?
1. 224             2. 240             3. 155             4. 266
53. There is a  4 inch cube painted on all sides.
    This is cut down into smaller cubes of length 1 inch.
    What is the no of cubes which have no painted sides.
1. 6                  2. 8                  9. 10               4. 16
54. A chain is broken into three pieces of equal lengths containing 3 links each. It is taken to a blacksmith to join into a single continuous one. How many links are to to be opened to make it ?
1. 5                  2. 4                  3. 3                  4. 2


55. A family X went for a vacation.
    Unfortunately it rained for 13 days when they were there.
    But whenever it rained in the mornings, they had clear afternoons and vice versa.
    In all they enjoyed 11 mornings and 12 afternoons.
    How many days did they stay there totally?
1. 18               2. 21               3. 23               4. 20
56. Fifty minutes ago if it was four times as many minutes past three o'clock, how many minutes is it to six o'clock?
  1. 22             2. 24               3. 26               4. 28


57. Everyday in his business a merchant had to weigh amounts from 1 kg to 121kgs, to the nearest kg. What are the minimum number of weights required ?
1. 9                  2. 120             3.5                   4. 27


58. There are 600 tennis players
4% wear wrist band on one wrist
Of the remaining, 25% wear wrist bands on both hands
How many players don't wear a wrist band?
1. 340             2. 360             3. 412             4. 432
59. In a class, except 18 all are above 50 years.15 are below 50 years of age. How many people are there?
1. 30               2. 33               3. 36               4. None of these
60. A square plate of some size is cut at four corners. Equal squares of the same size are cut and is formed as open box. If this open box carries 128 ml of oil. What is the size of the side of the plate?
1. 17               2. 14               3.13                4. None of these.