Online Logical Reasoning Test - Logical Reasoning Test 1

Statements: Vegetable prices are soaring in the market.

Conclusions:

1. Vegetables are becoming a rare commodity.
2. People cannot eat vegetables.

Statement: The 'M' Cooperative Housing Society has put up a notice at its gate those sales persons are not allowed inside the society.

Assumptions:

1. All the sales persons will stay away from the 'M' Cooperative Housing Society.
2. The security guard posted at the gate may be able to stop the sales persons entering the society.

Statement: Highly brilliant and industrious students do not always excel in the written examination.

Assumptions:

1. The written examination is good mainly for mediocre students.
2. The brilliant and industrious students cannot always write good answers in the exam

Statement: "Two months ago, it was announced that Central Government pensioners would get dearness relief with immediate effect but till date, banks have not credited the arrears." - A statement from a Pensioners' Forum.

Assumptions:

1. Most of the banks normally take care of the pensioners.
2. Two months time is sufficient for the government machinery to move and give effect to pensioners.

Statement: Money is the root cause of all the problems in a family.

Assumptions:

1. Every problem is caused by something.
2. There are always some problems in a family.

Statement: To investigate the murder of the lone resident of a flat, the police interrogated the domestic servant, the watchman of the multi-storeyed buildings and the liftman.

Assumptions:

1. The domestic servant, watchman and the liftman can give a clue about the suspected murder.
2. Generally in such cases the persons known to the resident are directly or indirectly involved in the murder.

Statement: Most of the development plans develop in papers only.

Courses of Action:

1. The in-charges should be instructed to supervise the field-work regularly.
2. The supply of paper to such departments should be cut short.

Statement: A very large number of students have failed in the final high school examination due to faulty questions in one of the subjects.

Courses of Action:

1. All the students who have failed in the subject should be allowed to take supplementary examination.
2. All those who are responsible for the error should be suspended and an enquiry should be initiated to find out the facts.

Statement: Four districts in State A have been experiencing severe drought for the last three years resulting into exodus of people from these districts.

Courses of Action:

1. The government should immediately start food for work programme in the district to put a halt to the exodus.
2. The government should make since efforts to provide drinking/potable water to these districts

Statement: The Government has decided not to provide financial support to voluntary organisations from next Five Year Plan and has communicated that all such organisations should raise funds to meet their financial needs.

Courses of Action:

1. Voluntary organisations should collaborate with foreign agencies.
2. They should explore other sources of financial support.

Statement: Should the educated unemployed youth be paid "unemployment allowance" by the Government?

Arguments:

1. Yes. It will provide them some monetary help to either seek employment or to kick-start some 'self-employment' venture.
2. No. It will dampen their urge to do something to earn their livelihood and thus promote idleness among the unemployed youth.

Statement: Lack of coordination between the University, its colleges and various authorities has resulted in students ousted from one college seeking migration to another.

Courses of Action:

1. If a student is ousted from a college, the information should be sent to all the other colleges of the University
2. The admissions to all the colleges of the University should be handled by the University directly.
3. A separate section should be made for taking strict action against students indulging in anti-social activities.