Logical and Analytical Reasoning CUET General Test MCQs

In each question below is given a statement followed by two Assumptions I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Give answer
a) if Assumption I is implicit
b) if Assumption II is implicit
c) if neither I nor II is implicit
d) if both I and II are implicit

Question: Statement Apart from the entertainment value of television, its educational value cannot be ignored.
Assumptions
I People take the television to be means of entertainment only.
II The educational value of television is not realised properly.

Answer: d

Question: Statement Ten candidates who were on the waiting list could finally be admitted to the course.
Assumptions
I Wait-listed candidates get admission with difficulty.
II A large number of candidates were on the waiting list.

Answer: a

Question: Statement In Mumbai, railway trains are indispensable for people in the suburbs to reach their places of work on time.
Assumptions
I Railway trains are the only mode of transport available in the suburbs of Mumbai.
II Only railway trains run punctually.

Answer: c

Question: Statement The mangoes are too cheap to be good.
Assumptions
I When the mango crop is abundant, the prices go down.
II The lower the selling price, the inferior is the quality of the commodity.

Answer: b

Question: Statement Of all the newspapers published in Delhi, ‘The Time and Space’ has the largest number of readers.
Assumptions
I Volume of readership of all the newspapers in Delhi is known.
II No newspaper in Delhi other than ‘The Time and Space’ has large readership.

Answer: a

In the following questions certain statements and conclusions are given. You have to take statements as true even if they seems to be at variance from commonly known facts, then answer the following questions.

Question: Statement Medals are awards. Conclusions
I. All awards are not medals.
II. All medals received are called awards.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion II follows
c) Both Conclusions I and II follow
d) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

Answer: b

Question: Statements
1. Some fruits are vegetables.
2. All vegetables are plants.
Conclusions
I. Some plants are vegetables.
II. Some fruits are plants.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion II follows
c) Both I and II follow
d) Neither of them follows

Answer: c

Question: Statements
1. All animals are dogs.
2. All dogs are birds.
Conclusions
I. All animals are birds.
II. All birds are animals.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion II follows
c) Both Conclusions I and II follow
d) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

Answer: a

Question: Statements
1. Some books are mobiles.
2. Some calculators are mobiles.
Conclusions
I. Some mobiles are calculators.
II. Some mobiles are books.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion I follows
c) Both Conclusions I and II follow
d) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

Answer: c

Question: Statement
1. No flower is a pot.
2. No pot is a garden.
Conclusion
I. No flower is a garden.
II. All garden are pots.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion II follows
c) Both Conclusion I and II follow
d) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

Answer: d

Question: Statements
1. Some food are sweet.
2. Some food are sour.
Conclusions
I. All food are either sweet or sour.
II. Some sweets are sour.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion II follows
c) Both Conclusions I and II follow
d) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

Answer: d

Question: Statements
1. All children are students.
2. All students are players.
Conclusions
I. All players are students.
II. All children are players.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion II follows
c) Both Conclusion I and II follow
d) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

Answer: b

Question: Statements All Student are boys.
No boy is dull.
Conclusions
I. There are no girl in the class.
II. No student is dull.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion II follows
c) Both Conclusions I and II follow
d) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

Answer: c

Question: Statements
1. No girl is a parrot.
2. Sowmya is girl.
Conclusions
I. Sowmya is not a parrot.
II. All girls are not Sowmya.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion II follows
c) Either Conclusion I or II follows
d) Niether Conclusion I nor II follows

Answer: a

Question: Statements
1. Most players are men.
2. Some men are singers.
Conclusions
I. Some singers are men.
II. Some players are singers.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion II follows
c) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows
d) Both Conclusions I and II follow

Answer: a

Question: Statements
1. All cupboards are watches.
2. All watches are costly.
Conclusions
I. All cupboards are costly.
II. Some costly things are cupboards.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion II follows
c) Both of them follow
d) Neither of them follows

Answer: c

Question: Statements
1. All English movies are violent.
2. Some people like watching English movies.
Conclusions
I. All people watching English movies like violence.
II. All people who like violence watch English movies.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Neither I nor II follows
d) Both I and II follow

Answer: a

Question: Statements
1. Some human creature are angles.
2. All angles are doctors.
Conclusions
I. Some human creatures are doctors.
II. Some doctors are human creatures.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Both I and II follow
d) Neither I nor II follows

Answer: c

Question: Statements
1. All teachers are experienced.
2. Some teachers are spinsters.
Conclusions
I. Some experienced are spinsters.
II. Some spinsters are experienced.
a) Only Conclusions II follows
b) Either Conclusion I or II follows
c) Both Conclusions I and II follow
d) Only Conclusion I follows

Answer: c

Question: Statements
1. Blue is black and some black is red.
2. All red is green but not yellow.
Conclusions
I. Some Blue is Green.
II. No Black is Yellow.
III. Some Black is not Yellow
a) Only I and II follow
b) Only II and IV follow
c) Only I and III follow
d) Only I, II and IV follow

Answer: c

Question: Statements
1. Some yeas are decades.
2. All centuries are decades.
Conclusions
I. Some centuries and years.
II. Some decades are years.
III. No century is a year.
a) Conclusion I and II follow.
b) Neither Conclusion I nor II follow
c) Only Conclusion I follows
d) Only Conclusion II follows

Answer: d

Question: Statements
1. No cow is a chair.
2. All chairs are tables.
Conclusions
I. Some tables are chairs
II. Some tables are cows.
III. Some chairs are cows.
IV. No table is a cow.
a) Either II or III follow
b) Either II or IV and I follow
c) Only I follows
d) All conclusions follow

Answer: b

Question: Statements
1. Some buds are flowers.
2. All flowers are trees.
3. All trees are leaves.
Conclusions
I. Some leaves are buds.
II. All flowers are leaves.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion II follows
c) Both I and II follow
d) Neither I nor II follows

Answer: c

Question: Below are given statements. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements. Statements
1. All rats are hills.
2. All hills are rivers.
a) Some rivers are rats
b) No river is a hill
c) All hills are rats
d) No river is a rat

Answer: a

Question: Read the given statements carefully and answer the question.
Statements
1. All teachers get angry.
2. Some teachers are sad.
3. Sad people may cry.
Which of the following conclusion is true?
a) All sad people cry
b) Some teachers may cry
c) All angry people are teachers
d) All sad people get angry

Answer: b

In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to distinguish between a ‘strong’ argument and a ‘weak’ argument. A ‘strong’ argument must be both important and directly related to the question. A ‘weak’ argument may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspect of the question. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is ‘strong’ and which is ‘weak’.
Give answer
a) if only Argument I is strong
b) if only Argument II is strong
c) if neither I nor II is strong
d) if both I and II are strong

Question: Statement Should there be a total ban on use of plastic bags?
Arguments
I. No, instead the thickness of plastic bags, which can be used without much damage to the environment, should be specified.
II. Yes, use of plastic bags causes various problems like water pollution and water logging and hence, it is necessary to ban it.

Answer: d

Question: Statement Should coal engines be replaced by electric engines in trains?
Arguments
I. Yes, coal engines cause a lot of pollution.
II. No, India does not produce enough electricity to fulfil even the domestic needs.

Answer: d

Question: Statement should English be the medium of instruction for higher education in India?
Arguments
I. Yes, even in advanced countries like UK and USA, the medium of instruction is English for higher education.
II. Yes, English is much widely spoken language in the world today.

Answer: b

Question: Statement Should there be only a uniform rate of income tax irrespective of the level of income?
Arguments
I. Yes, this will substantially reduce the work of the officials of the income tax department.
II. No, this will reduce government tax collection to a large extent.

Answer: b

Question: Statement Should all the factories in the cities be shifted to the outskirts, far away from the main city?
Arguments
I. Yes, this is an essential Step for controlling pollution in the city.
II. No, such a Step will lead to lot of inconvenience to the employees of the factories and their families as well.

Answer: a

In the following questions, each question has a statement followed by two conclusions. Taking the statement to be true, decide which of the given conclusions definitely follows from the given statement. Indicate your answer as
Give answer
a) if only I follows
b) if only II follows
c) if neither I nor II follows
d) if both I and II follow

Question: Statement Good health is dependent on right eating habits. Most of the people do not follow any rule regarding eating.
Conclusions
I. Most of the people have poor health.
II. People are ignorant of proper eating habits.

Answer: a

Question: Statement Black cloud follows thunder. Rains follow thunder.
Conclusions
I. Thunder is the cause of rain.
II. Black cloud is the cause of thunder.

Answer: b

Question: Statement Workers feel highly motivated when they get sense of involvement by participating in the management of companies.
Conclusions
I. Workers should be motivated to produce more.
II. Workers should be allowed to participate in the management of companies.

Answer: d

Question: Statement Industrial revolution which first of all started in Europe has brought about modern age.
Conclusions
I. Disparity between rich and poor results in revolution.
II. Revolution overhauls society.

Answer: b

Question: Statement America’s defence secretary reiterated that they would continue to supply arms to Pakistan.
Conclusions
I. Pakistan is incapable of manufacturing arms.
II. It would ensure peace in the region.

Answer: c

Question: Statement Success cannot be achieved without hard work.
Conclusions
I. Every hardworking person is successful.
II. Every successful person is hardworking.

Answer: b

Question: Statement Unlike Aryabhata, moon is a natural satellite of the Earth.
Conclusions
I. Aryabhatta is not a satellite.
II. Moon is star and Aryabhatta is a satellite.
Find which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statement.

Answer: c

Question: Statement Customer service cannot be enforced. It has to come from within.
Conclusions
I. Customer service should be voluntary.
II. Employees do not serve customers.

Answer: a

Question: A statement follows by some conclusions are given below.
Statement Based on his performance, Rajesh got a poor rating in his office.
Conclusions
I. Rajesh did not perform well.
II. The rating given to Rajesh was not up to the mark.
Find which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion II follows
c) Both I and II follow
d) Neither I nor II follows

Answer: c

Question: Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.
Statements
1. Depleting natural resources is a major concern in our country.
2. Unless we go for renewable energy sources in a big way increase in population being a heavy burden on the energy resources, will reduce the quality of life.
Conclusions
I. Depleting natural impacts quality of life.
II. Use of renewable energy sources is a solution to counter increase in population.
Find which of the gives conclusions logically follows from the given statements.
a) Only Conclusion I follows
b) Only Conclusion II follows
c) Both I and II follow
d) Neither I and II follows

Answer: c

Below in each question are given two Statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choices correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Give answer
a) if Statement A is the cause and Statement B is its effect
b) if Statement B is the cause and Statement A is its effect
c) if both statements are effects of independent causes
d) if both statements are effects of some common cause

Question:
A. Domestic price of petrol has gone down.
B. International price of crude oil has decreased.

Answer: b

Question:
A. Ahmed is a healthy boy.
B. His mother is very particular about the food he eats.

Answer: b

Question:
A. Ravi died while on the way to the hospital.
B. A car dashed into the motorcycle Ravi was driving.

Answer: b

Question:
A. The average day temperature of the city has increased by about 2 degrees in the current year over the average of past ten years.
B. More people living in rural areas of the state have started migrating to the urban areas in comparison with the earlier year.

Answer: c

Question:
A. Most of the shopkeepers in the locality closed their shops for the second continuous day.
B. Two groups of people living in the locality have been fighting with each other with bricks and stones, forcing people to stay indoors.

Answer: b

Question:
A. The Government has decided to increase the prices of LPG cylinders with immediate effect.
B. The Government has decided to increase the prices of Kerosine with immediate effect.

Answer: d

Question:
A. Party ‘X’ won clear majority in the recently held state assembly elections.
B. Of late, there was unrest in public and also among the members of the ruling party of the state.

Answer: d

Question:
A. Staff members of the university decided to go on strike in protest during the examinations.
B. The university administration made all the arrangements for smooth conduct of examination with the help of outsiders.

Answer: a

Question:
. A. In the university examination, overall performance of students from college ‘X’ was better than that of students from college ‘Y’.
B. Majority of the students depend upon coaching classes for university examinations.

Answer: c

Question:
A. The Government of state ‘X’ decided to ban working of women in night shifts and also in late evening hours.
B. The percentage of working women has a significant rise in the last one decade.

Answer: c

Each of these questions has an Assertion (A) and a Reason (R).
Give answer
a) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of ‘A’
b) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true but ‘R’ is not the correct explanation of ‘A’
c) if ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false
d) if ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true

Question: Assertion (A) India’s ‘Republic Day’ falls on 26th January.
Reason (R) Constitution of India, declaring India as a ‘Republic’, came into force on 26th January 1950.

Answer: a

Question: Assertion (A) India is a democracy.
Reason (R) India is a developing country.

Answer: b

Question: Assertion (A) In India, the judiciary is independent of the executive.
Reason (R) Judiciary favours the government and helps in the implementation of its plans.

Answer: c

Question: Assertion (A) A salt water fish drinks sea water whereas a fresh water fish never drinks water.
Reason (R) A salt water fish is hypertonic to its environment while a fresh water fish is not hypertonic to its environment.

Answer: a

Question: An Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below.
Assertion (A) Leakages in household gas cylinders can be detected.
Reason (R) LPG has a strong smell.
Choose the correct option.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
c) Both A and R are false
d) A is true but R is false

Answer: a

Question: An Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below.
Assertion (A) Beri - Beri is a viral infection.
Reason (R) Vitamin deficiency causes diseases.
Choose the correct option.
a) A is false but R is true
b) A is true but R is false
c) Both A and R are false
d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Answer: a

Question: An Assertion (A) and a Reason (R) are given below.
Assertion (A) We prefer to wear white clothes in winter.
Reason (R) White clothes are good reflectors of heat.
Choose the correct option.
a) A is true but R is false
b) A is false but R is true
c) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of a)
d) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

Answer: b

Question: An Assertion (A) and a Reason (R) are given below.
Assertion (A) Rainwater harvesting reduces soil
crosion. Reason (R) Rainwater harvesting is not important for conservation of water.
Choose the correct option.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

Answer: c

Question: An Assertion (A) and a Reason (R) are given below.
Assertion (A) Penguins are birds, found in the hottest regions of the earth.
Reason (R) Birds in hot regions do not have wings.
Choose the correct option.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are ture, but r is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) Both A and R are false 

Answer: d

Question: An Assertion (A) and a Reason (R) are given below.
Assertion (A) Perennial rivers mostly originate from the Himalayas.
Reason (R) The fountains in the Himalayas feed the rivers.
Choose the correct option.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

Answer: c