AILET entrance exam Question Bank Solutions for Logical Reasoning

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(i) Five friends A, B, C, D and E travelled to five different cities of Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad by different modes of transport viz. bus, train, aeroplane, car and boat from Mumbai.

(ii) The person who travelled to Delhi did not travel by boat.

(iii) C went to Bengaluru by car and B went to Kolkata by aeroplane.

(iv) D travelled by boat whereas E travelled by train.

(v) Mumbai is not connected by bus to Delhi and Chennai.

Who among the following travelled to Delhi?

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Shopper's Stop offers exactly 10 types of perfumes - both domestic and export varieties of Woods, Proposal, Rose, Neesh and Hydra. Shopper’s Stop is having a sale on some of these types of perfumes. The following conditions must apply:

i. Export Rose is on sale: domestic Proposal is not.
ii. If both types of Rose are on sale, then all Hydra is.
iii. If both types of Woods are on sale, then no Neesh is
iv. If neither type of Woods is on sale, then domestic Rose is.
v. If either type of Neesh is on sale, then no Hydra is.

Which one of the following could be a complete and accurate list of the types of perfume that are on sale?

Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Shopper's Stop offers exactly 10 types of perfumes - both domestic and export varieties of Woods, Proposal, Rose, Neesh and Hydra. Shopper’s Stop is having a sale on some of these types of perfumes. The following conditions must apply:

i. Export Rose is on sale: domestic Proposal is not.
ii. If both types of Rose are on sale, then all Hydra is.
iii. If both types of Woods are on sale, then no Neesh is
iv. If neither type of Woods is on sale, then domestic Rose is.
v. If either type of Neesh is on sale, then no Hydra is.

If domestic Hydra is not on sale, then which one of the following must be true?

Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Shopper's Stop offers exactly 10 types of perfumes - both domestic and export varieties of Woods, Proposal, Rose, Neesh and Hydra. Shopper’s Stop is having a sale on some of these types of perfumes. The following conditions must apply:

i. Export Rose is on sale: domestic Proposal is not.
ii. If both types of Rose are on sale, then all Hydra is.
iii. If both types of Woods are on sale, then no Neesh is
iv. If neither type of Woods is on sale, then domestic Rose is.
v. If either type of Neesh is on sale, then no Hydra is.

If both types of Woods are on sale, then which one of the following is the minimum number of types of domestic perfume that could be included in the sale?

Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Shopper's Stop offers exactly 10 types of perfumes - both domestic and export varieties of Woods, Proposal, Rose, Neesh and Hydra. Shopper’s Stop is having a sale on some of these types of perfumes. The following conditions must apply:

i. Export Rose is on sale: domestic Proposal is not.
ii. If both types of Rose are on sale, then all Hydra is.
iii. If both types of Woods are on sale, then no Neesh is
iv. If neither type of Woods is on sale, then domestic Rose is.
v. If either type of Neesh is on sale, then no Hydra is.

Which one of the following CANNOT be true?

Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Shopper's Stop offers exactly 10 types of perfumes - both domestic and export varieties of Woods, Proposal, Rose, Neesh and Hydra. Shopper’s Stop is having a sale on some of these types of perfumes. The following conditions must apply:

i. Export Rose is on sale: domestic Proposal is not.
ii. If both types of Rose are on sale, then all Hydra is.
iii. If both types of Woods are on sale, then no Neesh is
iv. If neither type of Woods is on sale, then domestic Rose is.
v. If either type of Neesh is on sale, then no Hydra is.

If neither type of Woods is on sale, then each of the following must be true EXCEPT

Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Shopper's Stop offers exactly 10 types of perfumes - both domestic and export varieties of Woods, Proposal, Rose, Neesh and Hydra. Shopper’s Stop is having a sale on some of these types of perfumes. The following conditions must apply:

i. Export Rose is on sale: domestic Proposal is not.
ii. If both types of Rose are on sale, then all Hydra is.
iii. If both types of Woods are on sale, then no Neesh is
iv. If neither type of Woods is on sale, then domestic Rose is.
v. If either type of Neesh is on sale, then no Hydra is.

If domestic Hydra is the only type of domestic perfume on sale, then which one of the following CANNOT be true?

Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Shopper's Stop offers exactly 10 types of perfumes - both domestic and export varieties of Woods, Proposal, Rose, Neesh and Hydra. Shopper’s Stop is having a sale on some of these types of perfumes. The following conditions must apply:

i. Export Rose is on sale: domestic Proposal is not.
ii. If both types of Rose are on sale, then all Hydra is.
iii. If both types of Woods are on sale, then no Neesh is
iv. If neither type of Woods is on sale, then domestic Rose is.
v. If either type of Neesh is on sale, then no Hydra is.

If exactly four of the five types of export perfume are the only perfume on sale, then which one of the following could be true?

From the alternatives, choose the one which correctly classifies the four sentences as a.   
F: Fact: If it relates to known matter of direct observation, or an existing reality or something known to be true.   
J: Judgment: If it is an opinion or estimate or anticipation of common sense or intention.  
I: Inference: If it is a logical conclusion or deduction about something based on the knowledge of fact.

(1) If democracy is to survive, people must develop a  sense of consumerism.   
(2) Consumerism has helped improve the quality of goods in certain countries.   
(3) The protected environment in our country is helping the local manufacturers.   
(4) The quality of goods suffers it the manufacturers take undue advantage of this. 

The question is followed by two statements, I and II. Answer the following question using the instructions. 

In a cricket match, the 'man of the match' award is given to the player scoring the highest number of runs. In case of a tie,  the player (out of those locked in the tie) who has taken the higher number of catches is chosen. Even thereafter, if there is a tie, the player (out of those locked in the tie) who has dropped fewer catches is selected. Aakash, Biplab and  Chirag who were contenders for the award dropped at least one catch each. Biplab dropped 2 catches more than Aakash did, scored 50, and took 2 catches. Chirag got two chances to catch and dropped both. Who was the 'man of the match'?  

I. Chirag made 15 runs less than both Aakash and Biplab.   
II. The catches dropped by Biplab are 1 more than the catches taken by Aakash.

The question is followed by two statements, I and II. Answer the following question using the instructions. 

Four friends, A, B, C and D got the top four ranks in a  competitive examination, but A did not get the first, B did  not get the second, C did not get the third, and D did not get  the fourth rank. Who secured which rank?   
I. Neither A nor D were among the first 2  
II. Neither B nor C was third or fourth.

The question given below has a  statement followed by two conclusions I and II. Consider the statement and the following conclusions. Decide which of the conclusions follow from the statement.

Statement:   
A degree in law is of the most wanted degrees by youth in  India.   
Conclusions:   
I. A degree in law guarantees a good profession.   
II. A degree in law is the first choice for youth in India. 

The question given below has a  statement followed by two conclusions I and II. Consider the statement and the following conclusions. Decide which of the conclusions follow from the statement.

Statement:     
Any student who is caught red-handed using unfair means discredits his parents and teachers.   
Conclusions:   
I. Such students try to show that their teachers don't teach properly in the class.   
II. Stringent actions must be taken against such students. 

At birth we have no self-image. We cannot distinguish anything from the confusion of light and sound around us.  From this beginning of no-dimension, we gradually begin to differentiate our body from our environment and develop a sense of identity, with the realization that we are a separate and independent human being. We then begin to develop a  conscience, the sense of right and wrong. Further, we develop social consciousness, where we become aware that we live with other people. Finally, we develop a sense of values,  which is our overall estimation of our worth in the world.  Which one of the following would be the best completion of this passage?

Violence against racial and religious minority groups increased sharply throughout the country last year, despite a slight decline in statewide figures. Compiling incidents from police departments and private watchdog groups, the County  Human Relations Committee reported almost 500 hate crimes in the year, up from only 200 last year. It was the first increase since the committee began to report a yearly figure six years ago. The lower Statewide figures are Probably in error due to under-reporting in other countries; under-reporting is the major problem that state surveyors face each year.  All of the following, if true, would support the conclusion  or the explanation of the discrepancy in the state and county figures EXCEPT:

In the last three years, the number of arrests for burglary and robbery in Sandy Beach has declined by more than 30  percent. At the same time, the city has reduced the size of its police force by 25 percent.   
Which one of the following helps to resolve an apparent discrepancy in the information above?

To be admitted to Bigshot University, you must have a 3.5  grade-point average (GPA) and a score of 800 on the admission test, a 3.0 GPA and a score of 1.000 on the admission test, or a 2.5 GPA and a score of 1,200 on the admission test. A sliding scale exists for the other scores and GPAs.   
Which one of the following is inconsistent with the above?

Only 75 years ago, the best fishing in the world was the  Grand Banks of the North Atlantic. But now overfishing and man’s pollution have decimated the area. There will be no fishing industry in the Americas in a few years. The waters off New foundland now yield less than the catch of five years ago, and less than one-quarter of the total of ten years ago.  The cod has almost disappeared. The numbers of fishermen in New foundland and New England have declined, and their yearly earnings are now at an all-time low. Yet radar has made fishing methods more efficient than ever.   
Which one of the following identifies most clearly a faulty assumption in the reasoning of this passage?

A number of law suits have been brought against popular singing groups charging that suicidal themes in their songs have led to teenage suicides. So far, the courts have found that the lyrics are protected under the Constitution. But what if this should change and a court decides that suicidal themes in popular songs are dangerous? In fact, the songs that have been charged so far are anti-suicide; they present sardonically the self-destructive behaviour of drinking,  drugs, and escape by death. They describe a pitiful state of mind, but they do not endorse it.  Blaming suicide on the arts is nothing new. In the late eighteenth century, Goethe’s popular novel The Sorrows of  Young Werther was said to be the cause of a rash of suicides in imitation of the novel’s hero. If we begin to hold suicide in books or music responsible for suicides in real life the operas of Verdi and Puccini will have to go, and Romeo and  Juliet and Julius Caesar will disappear from the high school reading lists.  Which one of the following is an assumption necessary to the author's argument?

Archaeologists have come to the support of Arctic anthropologists. A small minority of anthropologists assert that Stone Age tribes of the Arctic domesticated wolves and trained them to haul sleds. Excavations have recently found evidence to support this claim. Archaeologists have found wolf bones near the site of a Stone Age village. They have also found walrus bones that might have been used on primitive sleds. The small minority of anthropologists believe that their theories have been proved.   
Which one of the following is true of the evidence cited in the paragraph above?