List of top Logical Reasoning Questions on Critical Reasoning asked in MAT

Out of a total of 120 musicians in a club, \(5\%\) can play all the three instruments ––– guitar, violin and flute. It so happens that the number of musicians who can play any two and only two of the above instruments is 30. The number of musicians who can play the guitar alone is 40. What is the total number of those who can play violin alone or flute alone?

There are 50 students admitted to a nursery class. Some students can speak only English and some can speak only Hindi. Ten students can speak both English and Hindi. If the number of students who can speak English is 21, then how many students can speak Hindi, how many can speak only Hindi and how many can speak only English?

The space exploration has been done mainly by using unmanned satellites called spaceprobes containing a large variety of latest scientific instruments on board. These space probes have provided us the closeup pictures and other data about planets and other bodies in the outer space.The climax of the intensive American space programme came when Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. Originally, the artificial satellites were launched for studying the upper atmosphere of the earth.Read the following passage to examine each inference given against below Questions in the context of this passage.

Statement : "Buy pure and natural honey and company X" and advertisement in a newspaper.
Assumptions :
I. Artificial honey can be prepared.
II. People do not mind paying more for pure and natural honey.
III. No other company supplies pure honey.
A statement is followed by three assumptions marked, I, ll, Ill. Check whether these assumptions are implicit in the statement or not. Possible combination of assumptions are given against option (a), (b), (c) and (d). Choose the appropriate.

Statement : "Fly with us and experience the pleasure of flying" - an advertisement by an airlines.
Assumption :
I. More passengers may be attracted to travel by the airline after reading the advertisement.
II. People generally may prefer an enjoyable flight.
III. Other airlines may not be offering the same facilities.
A statement is followed by three assumptions marked, I, ll, Ill. Check whether these assumptions are implicit in the statement or not. Possible combination of assumptions are given against option (a), (b), (c) and (d). Choose the appropriate.

Statement : "We do not want you to see our product on newspaper, visit our shop to get a full view”. An advertisement.
Assumptions :
I. People generally decide to purchase any product after seeing the name in the advertisement.
II. Uncommon appeal may attract the customers.
III. People may come to see the product.
A statement is followed by three assumptions marked, I, ll, Ill. Check whether these assumptions are implicit in the statement or not. Possible combination of assumptions are given against option (a), (b), (c) and (d). Choose the appropriate.

Statement : "Use Riya cold cream for fair complexion”. An advertisement.
Assumptions :
I. People like to use cream for fair complexion.
II. People re easily fooled.
III. People respond to advertisements.
A statement is followed by three assumptions marked, I, ll, Ill. Check whether these assumptions are implicit in the statement or not. Possible combination of assumptions are given against option (a), (b), (c) and (d). Choose the appropriate.

Statement : ‘Smoking is injurious to health’ - a warning printed on the cigarette packets.
Assumptions :
I. People read printed matter on a cigarette packet.
II. People take careful note of a warning.
III. Non-smoking promotes health.
A statement is followed by three assumptions marked, I, ll, Ill. Check whether these assumptions are implicit in the statement or not. Possible combination of assumptions are given against option (a), (b), (c) and (d). Choose the appropriate.

The Election Commission has revised upwards the ceiling of total expenditure on all counts for Lok Sabha candidates to Rs. x lakh. Which of the following, if true, will make the ceiling an effective measure for a free and fair election?

A decade after a logging operation in India began cutting down trees in a territory that served as a sanctuary for Bengal tigers, the incidence of tigers attacking humans in nearby villages has increased by 300%. Since the logging operation has reduced the number of acres of woodland per tiger on an average from 16 acres to approximately 12 acres, the scientists have theorised that tigers must need a minimum number of acres of woodland in order to remain content.
Which of the following statements, if true, would most strengthen the scientists' hypothesis?

A light bulb company produces 2000 light bulbs per week. The manager wants to ensure that standards of quality remain constant from week to week. The manager therefore claims that out of 2000 light bulbs produced per week, 500 light bulbs are rejected. Of the following, the best criticism of the manager's plan is that the plan assumes that

Mr. Brijesh: A public sector company 'ABC' was privatised 3 years ago. It has increased profitability since then. This is a clear indication that industries will fare better in the private sector than in the public sector.
Mr. Sinha: That's wrong. Closer perusal of ABC's balance sheets shows that it has been profitable since the appointment of a professional managing director 3 years ago, while it was still in the public sector.
Which best describes the weakness in Mr. Brijesh's judgement which Mr. Sinha is using?

Among the six cities P, Q, R, S, T and U-P is not a hill station; Q and T are historical places; S is not an industrial city: P and S are not historical cities; P and Q are not similar kinds of cities. Which of two cities are historical places?

Renu is elder than Anita. Rocky is younger than Anita. Sohan is elder than Renu. Who is the eldest in the group?

Traffic safety experts predict that the installation of newly designed seat belts in all cars in India would reduce the average number of fatalities per traffic accident by 30%. In order to save lives, the Department of Transport (DOT) is considering requiring automobile manufacturers to install belts of this design in all cars produced after 2005.
Which of the following, if true, represents the strongest challenge to the DOT's proposal?

Many business offices are located in buildings having two to eight floors, if a building has more than three floors, it has a lift. If the above statements are true, then which of the following must also be true?

A highly cohesive work group is a prerequisite for high team performance. Sociologists point that the association between group cohesion and success is owing to the support individual team members give to one another and their acceptance of the group's goals and activities. Each of the following, if true, either provides support for or cannot weaken the sociologists' assumption about the relationship between cohesive and success EXCEPT.

"Some men are certainly intelligent, others are certainly not intelligent, but of intermediate men, we should say, 'intelligent'? Yes, I think, so or no, I shouldn't be inclined to call him intelligent." Which of the following most accurately reflects the intention of the writer of the above?

There are many reasons why individuals want to run their own businesses. Some foresee more personal satisfaction if they are successful in launching their own business, while others are interested mainly in the prospect of larger financial rewards. Since 1980s and early 1990s tax regulation and liberal policies nave encouraged increasing number of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to start new enterprises. Since 1990, some one-half million new ventures have been started. Not all have succeeded, of course.
The above statement makes which of the following assumptions?

Read the following information carefully to answer these questions.
A sample poll of 200 votes revealed the following information concerning three candidates A, B and C of a certain party who were running for three different offices.
28 in favour of both A and B.
98 in favour of A or B but not C.
42 in favour of B but not A or C.
122 in favour of B or C but not A.
64 in favour of C but not Aor B.
14 in favour of A and C but not B.