Analytical Reasoning MCQs Questions with Answers for Test Preparation. The Analytical Reasoning section of the test consists of questions such as Deductive and Deductive Logic, Critical Thinking and Writing Skills. In other words, there will be some statements that contain some information and you need to guess and infer other relevant information.
Questions # 01
Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows.
The supervisor of a commuter airline is scheduling pilots to fly the round-trip from City X to City Y. The trip takes only two hours, and the airline has one round-trip flight in the morning and one round-trip flight in the afternoon, each day, Monday through Friday. Pilots must be scheduled in accordance with the following rules:
- Only W, X, and Y can fly the morning flight.
- Only V, X, and Z can fly the afternoon flight.
- No pilot may fly twice on the same day.
- No pilot may fly on two consecutive days.
- X must fly the Wednesday morning flight.
- Z must fly the Tuesday afternoon flight.
Answers the following Questions:
1.Which of the following must be true?
A. W flies the Monday morning flight
B. X flies the Monday afternoon flight
C. Y flies the Tuesday morning flight
D. W flies the Thursday morning flight
E. Z flies the Thursday afternoon flight
2.If X flies on Friday morning, which of the following must be true?
A. X does not fly on Monday afternoon
B. V flies on Friday afternoon
C. W flies Thursday morning
D. Y flies Thursday morning
E. Neither W nor Y flies Thursday morning
3.If X flies only one morning flight during the week, which of the following must be true?
A. W flies exactly two days during the week
B. X flies exactly three days during the week
C. Y flies only one day during the week
D. Z flies Monday afternoon and Friday afternoon
E. X flies more times during the week than V
4.If W is not scheduled to fly at all during the week, all of the following must be true EXCEPT
A. X flies on Monday morning
B. V flies on Monday afternoon
C. Y flies on Thursday morning
D. Z flies on Friday afternoon
E. X flies on Friday morning
Questions # 02
Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows.
Now Sony Electronics brings tomorrow’s technology to today’s home stereo. The same space-age circuitry used by the Wanderer spacecraft to send images of the most distant planets back to earth has been incorporated in the new Sony X-2700 stereo system. If your home entertainment is important to you, why settle for an old-fashioned stereo system when the Sony X-2700 is priced at only a few rupees more?
Q. The most serious logical weakness of this argument is its failure to
(A) provide technical data on the manufacturing specifications of the Sony X-2700
(B) show the relevance of space-age circuitry to the requirements of home stereo
(C) specify the exact price difference between the Sony X-2700 and old-fashioned stereo systems
(D) acknowledge the contributions of scientists in the space program to the development of the advanced circuitry mentioned
The answer is: (B)
Explanation
The same space-age circuitry used by the Wanderer spacecraft to send images of the most distant planets back to earth has been incorporated. The paragraph does not link its usage at home.
Questions # 03
Read the following paragraph and answer the 7 questions give below.
Nine individuals: Ahmed, Bilal, Danish, Faisal, Haroon, Liaquat, Maryam, Shiza and Zeeshan are to serve on three committees labeled A, B and C.
- Each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees
- Every committee must have atleast one member
- Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than that of committee B
- Among Maryam, Shiza and Zeeshan none can serve on committee A
- Among Faisal, Harron and Liaquat none can serve on committee B
- Among Ahmed, Bilal and Danish none can serve on committee C
QUESTIONS
Q.1: In case Danish and Zeeshan are the individuals serving on committee B, how many of the nine individuals should serve on committee C?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
Q.2: Of the nine individuals, the maximum number that can serve together on committee C is
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
(E) 9
Q.3: In case Ahmed is the only individual serving on committee B, which among the following should serve on committee A?
(A) Bilal and Danish
(B) Bilal and Faisal
(C) Bilal and Liaquat
(D) Faisal and Haroon
(E) Danish and Haroon
Q.4: In case, any of the nine individuals serves on committee C, which among the following could not be the candidate to serve on committee A?
(A) Ahmed
(B) Bilal
(C) Danish
(D) Liaquat
(E) Shiza
Q.5: In case, Bilal, Danish and Maryam are the only individuals serving on committee B, the total membership of committee C should be
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
(E) 1
Q.6: In case, Bilal, Danish and Maryam are the only individuals serving on committee B, then the members of committee C should be
(A) Haroon and Shiza
(B) Maryam and Zeeshan
(C) Shiza and Zeeshan
(D) Faisal and Shiza
(E) Haroon and Maryam
Q.7: Among the following combinations which could constitute the membership of committee C?
(A) Danish and Shiza
(B) Faisal and Maryam
(C) Liaquat, Maryam and Shiza
(D) Faisal, Haroon and Liaquat
(E) Ahmed, Faisal, Maryam and Zeeshan
ANSWERS
1(C) 2(B) 3(A) 4(E) 5(D) 6(C) 7(B)
EXPLANATION
Q.1: (C) If Danish and Zeeshan (two persons) are in committee B, then there must be 3 persons in committee A. Hence, 4 persons should serve in committee C.
Q.2: (B) If minimum 1 in committee B, then committee A must have 2 members. Hence, committee C could have maximum of 6 members.
Q.3: (A) If Ahmed is the only (one person) serving in committee B. Then committee A must have 2 members. And, committee C cannot have Ahmed, Bilal and Danish. Hence, Bilal and Danish should serve in committee A.
Q.4: (E) Committee A cannot have Maryam, Shiza and Zeeshan. Hence, Shiza cannot serve in committee A.
Q.5: (D) If 3 members in committee B then 4 members in committee A. Hence, 2 members in committee C.
Q.6: (C) If Bilal, Danish and Maryam (3 persons) are serving in committee B. Then, committee A must have 4 persons and cannot have Maryam, Shiza and Zeeshan. Hence, Shiza and Zeeshan should be in committee C.
Q.7: (B) If committee B=1, A=2 then C=6. If committee B=2, A=3 then C=4. If committee B=3, A=4 then C=2. So, committee C cannot have odd number of members. And, committee C cannot have Ahmed, Bilal and Danish. Hence, it should have Faisal and Maryam.