Logical Reasoni...

Directions for Questions : The questions in this section are based on the reasoning contained in brief statements or passages. For some questions, more than one of the choices could conceivably answer the question. However, you are to choose the best answer.

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Premiums for automobile accident insurance are often higher for red cars than for cars of other colours. To justify these higher charges, insurance companies claim that overall, a greater percentage of red cars are involved in accidents than are cars of any other colour. If this claim is true, then lives could undoubtedly be saved by banning red cars from the roads altogether.

11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, ?

6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ?

Skeleton : Body : : Grammar : _______

A bowl of sweets was placed on a table to be distributed among three brothers –Rajan, Sajal and Karan. Rajan arrived first and ate what he thought was his share of sweets and left. Then, Sajal arrived. He thought that he was the first one to arrive and ate the number of sweets, he thought was his share and left. Lastly, Karan arrived. He again thought he was the first one to arrive and he took what he thought was his share. If 16 sweets are left in the bowl finally, how many sweets did the bowl contain initially?

An egg vendor calls on his first customer and sells half his eggs and half an egg. To the second customer, he sells half of what he was left with and half an egg, and to the third customer, he sells half of what he was then left with and half an egg. However, he did not break any egg. If, in the end, the vendor was left three eggs, how many eggs did he have initially?

Rachna correctly remembers that last time sports meet was held after January but before August. Nada correctly remembers that the sports meet was held before June. Deepa correctly remember that the month in which the sports meet was held had more than 30 days. In which month of the year was the sports meet definitely held?

Directions (28 –31): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

(i) Five Professors (Dr. Joshi, Dr. Davar, Dr. Natrajan, Dr. Chaudhary and Dr. Zia) teach five different subjects (Zoology, Physics, Botany, Geology and History) in four universities (Delhi, Gujarat, Mumbai and Osmania), not necessarily in the same order.

(ii) Dr. Chaudhary teaches Zoology in Mumbai University.
(iii)  Dr. Natrajan is neither in Osmania University nor in Delhi University and he teaches neither Geology nor History.
(iv)  Dr. Zia teaches Physics but neither in Mumbai University nor in Osmania University.
(v)  Dr. Joshi teaches History in Delhi University.
(vi)  Two Professors are from Gujarat University.
(vii)  One Professor teaches only one subject and in one University only.

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Who teaches Geology?

Directions : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

(i) Five Professors (Dr. Joshi, Dr. Davar, Dr. Natrajan, Dr. Chaudhary and Dr. Zia) teach five different subjects (Zoology, Physics, Botany, Geology and History) in four universities (Delhi, Gujarat, Mumbai and Osmania), not necessarily in the same order.

(ii) Dr. Chaudhary teaches Zoology in Mumbai University.
(iii)  Dr. Natrajan is neither in Osmania University nor in Delhi University and he teaches neither Geology nor History.
(iv)  Dr. Zia teaches Physics but neither in Mumbai University nor in Osmania University.
(v)  Dr. Joshi teaches History in Delhi University.
(vi)  Two Professors are from Gujarat University.
(vii)  One Professor teaches only one subject and in one University only.

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Which university is Dr. Zia from?

Directions : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

(i) Five Professors (Dr. Joshi, Dr. Davar, Dr. Natrajan, Dr. Chaudhary and Dr. Zia) teach five different subjects (Zoology, Physics, Botany, Geology and History) in four universities (Delhi, Gujarat, Mumbai and Osmania), not necessarily in the same order.

(ii) Dr. Chaudhary teaches Zoology in Mumbai University.
(iii)  Dr. Natrajan is neither in Osmania University nor in Delhi University and he teaches neither Geology nor History.
(iv)  Dr. Zia teaches Physics but neither in Mumbai University nor in Osmania University.
(v)  Dr. Joshi teaches History in Delhi University.
(vi)  Two Professors are from Gujarat University.
(vii)  One Professor teaches only one subject and in one University only.

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Who teaches Botany?