Logical Reasoning Test-7

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Logical Reasoning Test-7

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Question 1
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If O sits in chair 1 and H sits in chair 7, then the number of chairs between F ’s chair and I ’s chair must be:

A
0

B
1

C
2

D
3

Solution
Question 2
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Strict gun control laws cause decrease in violent crime, in the six months since the city council passed a gun control law, armed robberies in City X have dropped by 19 percent.

Q.

All of the following, if true, are valid objections to the argument above EXCEPT

A
A decrease in crime in one city does not mean that such a decrease would occur anywhere a gun control law was enacted.

B
Other factors may have caused the drop in armed robberies.

C
Armed robbery is only one category of violent crime that might be affected by a gun control law.

D
The gun control law has made it more difficult for citizens to purchase guns for legitimate purposes of self-defence.
Question 3
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Strict gun control laws cause decrease in violent crime, in the six months since the city council passed a gun control law, armed robberies in City X have dropped by 19 percent.

Q.

Which of the following statements, if true, would strengthen the argument above?

I. Before the law was passed, the number of armed robberies had been steadily increasing.

II. The more that laws are used to prevent a crime, the less likely that crime is to occur.

III. Three-fourths of all violent crimes involve the use of a gun.

A
I only

B
III only

C
I and II only

D
II and III only
Question 4
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Strict gun control laws cause decrease in violent crime, in the six months since the city council passed a gun control law, armed robberies in City X have dropped by 19 percent.

Q.

Which of the following statements, if true, would weaken the argument above?

I. In the six months since the law was passed, 40 per cent more police have been hired.

II. In the six months since the law was passed, accidental deaths by firearms have increased by 10 per cent.

III. Only 30 per cent of those indicated under the new law have been convicted

A
I only

B
III only

C
I and II only

D
I and III only

Solution

The correct answer is B as it does not take more relevant to the given statement therefore it weakens the statement.
Question 5
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If today is Saturday, then what day of the week will be the 999th day from today?

A
Wednesday

B
Saturday

C
Tuesday

D
Thrusday

Solution

Today = 999 days

=(999/7) = 142 weeks + 5 days

= 5 days after Saturday = Thursday
Question 6
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How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

A
24

B
21

C
20

D
22

Solution

The hands of a clock coincide 11 times in every 12 hours (Since between 11 and 1, they coincide only once, i.e., at 12 o'clock).

AM

12:00

1:05

2:11

3:16

4:22

5:27

6:33

7:38

8:44

9:49

10:55

PM

12:00

1:05

2:11

3:16

4:22

5:27

6:33

7:38

8:44

9:49

10:55

The hands overlap about every 65 minutes, not every 60 minutes.

The hands coincide 22 times in a day.
Question 7
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Rohit is seventeenth from the left end of a row of 29 boys and Karan is seventeenth from the right end in the same row. How many boys are there between them in the row?

A
3

B
5

C
6

D
Data inadequate

Solution
Question 8
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I am standing at the centre of a circular field. I go down south to the edge of the field and then turning left I walk along the boundary of the field equal to three-eighth of its length. Then I turn west and go right across to the opposite point on the boundary. In which direction am I from the starting point?

A
North-west

B
North

C
South-west

D
West

Solution

The movements are as indicated in Fig. (O to A, A to B, and B to C).

Clearly, C lies to the South-west of O.
Question 9
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240, 240, 120, 40, ?, 2

A
10

B
4

C
20

D
8

Solution
Question 10
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3, 1, 7, 3, 13, 7, 21, 15, 31, 31, ?, 63, 57

A
41

B
39

C
38

D
43

Solution