LOGICAL REASONING PRACTISE EXERCISE

(All Areas)
Ref: LRPE1002105
Directions for questions 1 to 4: Answer these Directions for questions 5 to 9: Answer these
questions based on the following information. questions based on the following information.

In the final round of a puzzle competition, each of the A, B, C, D and E are five students in a school. Each of
four finalists Adam, Bhuvi, Kaul and Naveen was given them have to team up with a different one among P, Q,
the same set of 5 Wordoku puzzles to solve. They are R, S and T. Each team has to choose four subjects from
given 20 minutes to solve each puzzle. Fifteen points are five subjects: Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and
given for solving the puzzle within the given time. Sociology, to participate in a quiz. We also know that
For every full minute saved by a finalist, he is awarded
3 bonus points. For example, if a puzzle is solved in (1) No two teams can chose the same set of four
7 minutes 15 seconds, the finalist is awarded 51 points subjects.
i.e.,15 for solving puzzle and 36 for saving 12 full (2) If A choses Maths, he willn’t choose Chemistry.
minutes. (3) B and R leave the same subject.
(4) S chooses only one of Physics and Chemistry.
The final winner is decided based on the highest total (5) Q chooses Biology, Physics and Sociology.
number of points. In case of a tie, the finalist who solves (6) E chooses Biology.
a greater number of puzzles is ranked higher. (7) Neither C nor P choose maths.

We also know the following. 5. With whom did Q form a team?

(A) A (B) B
(1) The bonus points awarded to finalists are unique (C) C (D) D
across all the competitions and puzzles. 6. Which of the following subjects are definitely
(2) Every participant received bonus points from the chosen by E?
third puzzle. (A) Sociology, Maths, Chemistry
(3) Bhuvi was ranked 3rd and he has total points equal (B) Sociology, Biology, Chemistry
to the last ranked participant. (C) Physics, Biology, Chemistry
(4) No two participants solved the same number of (D) Biology, Maths, Chemistry
puzzles.
(5) None of them solved all the five puzzles. 7. If D didn’t team up with S, then which subject did E
(6) Two participants received bonus points for three not choose?
puzzles. (A) Biology (B) Maths
(7) Adam is the winner and he took less than 15 min to (C) Sociology (D) Physics
solve each of the puzzle that he could solve.
(8) Adam scored 18 points more than his closest 8. If E didn’t choose Sociology, then R didn’t choose
competitor Naveen. which of the following subjects?
(9) Kaul solved a puzzle in 11:37 minutes. this was the (A) Physics (B) Chemistry
shortest time recorded across all participants and all (C) Biology (D) Maths
the puzzles in the final round.
9. Which of the following is definitely true?
1. What is the total number of points awarded to (A) B did not choose Sociology.
Naveen? (B) D chose Sociology.
(A) 77 (B) 79 (C) 81 (D) 83 (C) E chose Maths.
(D) D did not choose physics.
2. What is the bonus points awarded to Adam?
(A) 51 (B) 54 Directions for questions 10 to 13: These questions are
(C) 48 (D) 45 based on the following information.

An exam is scheduled on three consecutive days

3. What are the times taken by Naveen (rounded off to D1, D2 and D3. Each day the number of students
the next higher minute) to solve the puzzles he appearing for the exam decreased by the same number
solved? as compare to the previous day. Further the following
(A) 16, 17, 18, 20 information is known.
(B) 16, 18, 19, 20
(C) 16, 17, 20 (A) The number of students who attended the exam
(D) 16, 18, 19 on all three days is one less than the number of
students who did not attend the exams on any of the
4. The number of puzzles solved by all the finalists three days.
who are ranked 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st are (B) 55 students appeared for the exam on at most one
(A) 4, 3, 2, 1 (B) 2, 1, 3, 4 of the three days.
(C) 1, 2, 3, 4 (D) 1, 2, 4, 3
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(C) The number of students who appeared for the exam 16. If Paul is a truth-teller then which of the following
on D1 (day one) is 50, and the number of students statements is definitely true?
who appeared for the exam on exactly two days is (A) Quin is the liar
27. (B) PayCM is the most popular
(D) At least one person appeared for the exam on any day. (C) Robert is an alternator
(D) PayBM is the least popular
10. What is the total number of students who attended
the exam on at least one of the three days? 17. If PayBM is the most popular app, then who is an
alternator?
(A) Paul
(B) Robert
11. What is the maximum possible value for the number (C) Quin
of students who appeared for all three exams? (D) Such case does not arise

Directions for questions 18 to 21: These questions are

based on the following information.
12. What is the maximum possible value by which the
number of students decrease each day? The government of India has released four new varieties
of seeds in Rice, Moong, Basmati and Sugarcane for
cultivation which are superior in at least one aspect than
the previously released seeds. The various aspects in
13. What is the minimum possible value of the number consideration for each of these varieties are is as
of students who attended the exam only D1? follows: duration of cropping, output, pest tolerance and
water requirement. Each variety has one common
advantage that each crop can be immediately sown
again after the harvest.
Directions for questions 14 to 17: These questions are Below table represent the data for the four varieties:
based on the following information.
Water
Three friends Paul, Quin and Robert downloaded Output requirement
Duration Pest
a mobile app to utilize the service provided by their Crop (Quintals (gallons per
(Days) tolerance
respective banks. Each of the friends downloaded one per acre) acre per
different app among PayAM, PayBM and PayCM. Also, day)
each app has a different popularity, which is measured Rice 120 30 8 10
by the total number of times the app has been Moong 60 15 30
downloaded (the more the number of downloads the Basmati 150 9 20
more popular the app is). Each of the friends belongs to Sugarcane 210 50 7 20
a different category among – Truth-tellers (who always
make true statements), Alternators (who alternate Note:
between true and false statements), and Liars (who (1) Duration means the number of days from seeding till
always make false statements). When each of them was the crop is ready for harvest.
asked about the details of the app downloaded, they (2) Output is the amount of production per acre in
responded by giving two statements each, as follows: quintals.
(3) Pest tolerance indicates the number of different
Paul: The app that Robert downloaded is the least pests (out of the ten identified pathogens) that the
popular. crops grown using these seeds is resistant to.
The app PayAM is downloaded either by Quin (4) Water requirement shows the quantum of water
or me. these seeds require.
Quin: I downloaded the most popular app. Further the following information is known:
Paul downloaded PayCM. (a) `500 per acre is required once in every 15 days
(during the entire duration) to spray pesticide for each
Robert: Quin downloaded PayCM. of the pathogen that the crop is not resistant to.
Paul downloaded the second most popular app. (b) The cost of water for cultivation is `20 per gallon.
(In all the above statements only PayAM, PayBM and 18. Two farmers A and B cultivated Rice and Moong
PayCM are being compared) respectively, and after the duration of 120 days
14. Which of the following person(s) cannot be a liar? found that the profit obtained is the same. Which of
(A) Both Paul and Robert the following explains the above observation?
(B) Both Paul and Quin (A) The pest resistance of Moong is lower than that
(C) Only Paul of Rice.
(D) Only Robert (B) A spends `48,000 less to water his rice crop
than B spends to water his Moong crop.
15. If PayBM is the second popular network, then which (C) B cultivates Moong twice in the same duration
of the following is the most popular network? as A cultivates rice.
(A) PayAM (D) Market price of Moong is greater than the
(B) PayCM market price of Rice.
(C) Anyone among (A) and (B)
(D) Cannot be determined

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19. A farmer P wants to switch to Basmati from Rice to (D) More than one of the above
double his profit as it fetches 50% more price in the Directions for questions 27 to 31: These questions are
export market as compared to the domestic market based on the following information.
price of Rice, which is `7,000 per quintal. What
should be his output per acre (approx.) to achieve Eight persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H – are sitting in
this target? (The export charges are `7,500 per crop) a row but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them
(A) 35 (B) 37 are facing north and some are facing south. The following
(C) 41 (D) Cannot be determined information is known about their seating arrangement.

20. If a farmer Q who is planning to crop either Neither A nor B is adjacent to C and both A and B are
sugarcane or both Moong and Basmati in a facing the same direction. Two persons are sitting
sequence, as the duration and costs of cropping for between E and G, who are facing different directions. E is
each of the two options is the same, then what is the sitting third to the right of C. Exactly one person is sitting
pest tolerance of Moong? between A and H. A and H are facing different directions.
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10 F is to the immediate left of H. H and E are facing the
same direction. D and F are facing different directions
21. Which of the following crops has the lowest cost
and B is sitting fourth to the left of E, who is facing north.
incurred per quintal of output (use data calculated in
previous questions)? 27. Who among the following pairs of persons is sitting
(A) Rice (B) Moong
at the ends of the row?
(C) Basmat (D) Sugarcane
(A) BF (B) HE (C) GA (D) BC
Directions for questions 22 to 26: These questions are
28. How many persons are facing the south?
based on the following information.
(A) Four
(B) Five
Ten persons are sitting in twelve seats in two parallel
(C) Three
rows containing five people each, in such a way that
(D) Cannot be determined
there is an equal distance between adjacent seats. In
row1, – A, B, C, D and E are seated and all of them are
29. B is related to H in a certain way; in the same way
facing south. In row2 – J, K, L, M and N are seated all of
E is related to whom?
them are facing north but not necessarily in the same
(A) B (B) G (C) F (D) D
order. There is a vacant seat in each row. Therefore in
the seating arrangement each seat in one row is
30. Three of the following four are alike in a particular
opposite to exactly one seat in the other row.
pattern and so form a group. Find the one which
does not belong to the group.
B and D sit three places away from each other. Neither
(A) BH (B) GE
B nor D sit opposite M and K. Neither M nor K sits
(C) EA (D) CG
adjacent to a vacant seat. The vacant seat of row 2 is not
at any end and M and K do not sit adjacent to each other.
31. Which of the following statements is definitely true?
E sits adjacent to neither B nor D. A sits in the second
(A) G and E are facing the same direction.
seat to the left of the person who sits opposite N but not
(B) A is sitting to the left of D.
adjacent to B. Only one person sits between N and L. C
(C) Three people are sitting between G and E.
sits adjacent to neither a vacant seat nor opposite M and
(D) A is sitting fourth to the left of G.
K.

22. Which of the following pairs of persons sit adjacent Directions for questions 32 to 35: These questions are
based on the following information.
to vacant seat in any row?
(A) NK (B) CA (C) DB (D) LJ
A cube is painted in red on all its faces. It is then cut into
23. Who sits opposite the person who sits in the second two equal parts along a plane parallel to one of its faces.
One of the piece is then painted in black colour on all its
seat to the right of C?
faces. Each cuboids is then cut into 32 identical cubes.
(A) L (B) N (C) K (D) M
32. How many cubes have no colour on them?
24. If M does not sit opposite vacant seat, then who
sits to the immediate right of the person who sits
opposite M?
(A) E (B) A (C) C (D) B
33. How many cubes have exactly one face painted red?
25. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way
and hence form a group. Find the one which does
not belong to that group.
(A) J (B) B 34. How many cubes have exactly two colour on them?
(C) A (D) M

26. Which of the following statements is/are definitely true?

35. How many smaller cubes have exactly three face
(A) M sits opposite vacant seat.
faces painted?
(B) D sits adjacent to both A and C.
(C) B and C sit adjacent to vacant seat.

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