Reasoning Ability — MCQ Practice Questions & Answers

Question 1

Five friends are sitting in a circle. A sits opposite to C. B sits to the right of A. D is not adjacent to A. How many positions can E occupy?

Accepted Answer

Correct answer: B. 2 — In circle of 5: A-B-?-D-C or A-?-D-?-C patterns. With constraints, E can occupy 2 specific positions maintaining the circular arrangement.

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A. 1

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C. 3

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D. 4

Question 2

In a family, there are 6 members. X is married to Y. X has two children with Y. Z is brother of X. Z is married to W. W has sister V. How many females are there (minimum)?

Accepted Answer

Correct answer: B. 3 — Y (wife), W (wife), V (sister). Minimum 3 females identified. Children's gender unspecified.

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A. 2

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C. 4

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D. 5

Question 3

All students are learners. Some learners are successful. All successful people are happy. Which is definitely true?

Accepted Answer

Correct answer: C. Some learners are happy — Some learners are successful, and all successful people are happy, therefore some learners are definitely happy.

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A. All students are happy

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B. Some students are happy

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D. All learners are happy

Question 4

Statement: All politicians are ambitious. Some ambitious people are corrupt. Conclusion: Some politicians are corrupt.

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Correct answer: B. The conclusion does not follow — Though all politicians are ambitious and some ambitious people are corrupt, we cannot conclude that the corrupt ones are from the politician group.

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A. The conclusion follows

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C. Data is insufficient

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D. Definitely false

Question 5

In a circular arrangement of 8 people, if person A is at position 1 and person B is directly opposite, at what position is B?

Accepted Answer

Correct answer: C. 5 — In a circle of 8, position 1 is opposite to position (1+8/2)=5. So B is at position 5.

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A. 3

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B. 4

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D. 6

Question 6

A, B, C, D, E are sitting in a circle. A is opposite to C. B is to the immediate right of A. D is between C and E. Who sits to the immediate left of C?

Accepted Answer

Correct answer: A. E — In circle: A-B (right of A)-E-D-C (opposite to A). From C going left: C-D-E-B-A. So A sits to the immediate left of C when going counterclockwise

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B. D

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C. B

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D. A

Reasoning Ability - MCQ Practice Questions