CMAT Logical Reasoning Practice questions Set-I: This practice set has 10 questions with their answers and Explanatory answers covering topics from the areas of Logical Reasoning.

Directions (1 -4): Study the following information and answer the questions given below: Eight friends-S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z - are sitting around a circular table not necessarily in the same order. Three of them are facing outward while five are facing towards the centre. There are equal number of males and females in the group. U is facing the centre. W is sitting third to the right of U. X is sitting third to the left of W. Three persons are sitting between X and T. The immediate neighbors of T are females. Y is sitting third to the right of X. V is sitting third to the right of S. S is not an immediate neighbor of W. The immediate neighbors of W are males and are facing the centre. The immediate neighbors of V are females and face outside. The one sitting third to the left of T is a male. No female is an immediate neighbor of Y. 1. How many persons are sitting between Z and U when counted from the left side of Z? a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four

2. Which of the following statements is true regarding Z? a) The one who is second to the right of Z is a female. b) Z is facing the centre. c) Z is a male. d) The immediate neighbours of Z are facing outside.

3. What is V’s position with respect to Y? a) Third to the left. b) Third to the right. c) Second to the left. d) Second to the right.

4. If all the friends are asked to sit in an alphabetical order starting from S in an anti clockwise direction, the positions of how many will remain unchanged (excluding S) ? a) Four b) Three c) Two d) One

5. Are all the four friends Viz. W, X, Y and Z who are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre? 1. X sits second to the right of Z. Z faces the centre. Y sits to immediate right of both X and Z. 2. W sits to immediate left of x. Y is not an immediate neighbour of W. Y sits to immediate right of Z. 3. Z is an immediate neighbour of both W and Y. X sits to the immediate left of W. Y sits to the immediate right of X. a) Only I and II b) Only I and III. c) Only II and III. d) Either I or II or III.

6. If A+B means A is husband of B, A/B means A is the sister of B, A*B means A is the son of B. How is M related to N in M*K+L/N? a) Brother b) Nephew c) Niece d) None of these

7. Which of the following can be inferred? (An inference is something which is not directly stated but can be inferred from the given facts.) a) If climatic variations are not properly assessed, then it will create negative consequences while making an unsustainable environment. b) Land degradation and climatic variations are indirectly related. c) Land sliding in hilly regions is the consequences of climatic variations. d) Climatic variations affect horticulture farming.

8. Varsha walked towards north in the direction of KFC. When KFC was 90 metres away from her, she turned left to pick Charu who was 50 metres away in that direction. Both of them then walked towards the west for 100 metres and then turned right and walked further 90 metres. How many metres away was KFC now? a) 0 b) 90 c) 50 d) 150

Directions (9 - 10): In each of the following questions there are three statements, which are followed by three or four conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements. 9. Statements: I. All plates are tables. II. All tables are chairs. III. Some cups are chairs. Conclusions: I. Some chairs are plates. II. Some cups are tables. III. All the tables are plates.

a) Only (1) and (2) b) Only (1) c) Only (2) d) Only (1) and (3)

10. Statements: I. Some erasers are rulers. II. All the pencils are rulers. III. All the pens are erasers. Conclusions: I. Some erasers are pencils. II. No pen is ruler. III. Some pencils are erasers. a) Only (1) b) Only (1) and (2) c) Only (1) and (3) d) None follows

ANSWER KEY

Question Answer 1.

B

2.

A

3.

B

4.

D

5.

D

6.

B

7.

A

8.

D

9.

A

10.

D