Logical Reasoning Test – MCQs Test 8

Directions for the following 5 (five) items (Question 1 to 5): (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Examine the information given in the following paragraph and answer the items that follow:

Guest lectures on five subjects viz., Economics, History, Statistics, English and Mathematics have to be arranged in a week from Monday to Friday. Only one lecture can be arranged on each day. Economics cannot be scheduled on Tuesday. Guest faculty for History is available only on Tuesday. Mathematics lecture has to be schedules immediately after the day of Economics lecture. English lecture has to be scheduled immediately before the day of Economics lecture.

1. Question
Which lecture is scheduled on Monday?

Which lecture is scheduled between Statistics and English?

Which lecture is the last one in the week?

Which lecture is scheduled on Wednesday?

Which lecture is scheduled before the Mathematics lecture?

Directions for the following 3 (three) items (Question 6 to 8): ): (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Read the passage given below and answer the items that follow.

A, B, C, D, E, F are members of a family. They are engineer, stenographer, doctor, draughtsman, lawyer and judge (not in order). A, the engineer is married to the lady stenographer. The judge is married to the lawyer. F, the draughtsman is the son of B and brother of E. C, the lawyer is the daughter-in-law of D. E is the unmarried doctor. D is the grandmother of F. There are two married couples in the family.

6. Question
What is the profession of B?

Which of the following is/are a couple /couples?

What is the profession of D?

In the above figure, circle P represents hardworking people, circle Q represents intelligent people, Circle R represents truthful people and circle S represents honest people. Which region represents the people who are intelligent, honest and truthful but not hardworking? (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 2)

Examine the following statements: (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 2)

1. None but the rich can afford air-travel.
2. Some of those who travel by air become sick.
3. Some of those who become sick require treatment.

Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?