Quiz on Logical Reasoning for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

The cases of food poisoning due to the consumption of liquor in rural areas are far greater than such cases in urban areas. Hence it can be concluded that the liquor supplied in rural areas is of a low quality than that supplied in urban areas.

Which of the following statements if true will most weaken the given argument?

I. The prices of liquor are lower in rural areas than in urban areas.
II. The percentage of people consuming liquor is more in rural areas than in urban areas.
III. There are many unauthorized spurious liquor shops in rural areas.
IV. The number of people suffering from food poisoning due to consumption of liquor as a percentage of people who consume liquor is almost equal for both urban areas and rural areas.

Question 2

The cases of food poisoning due to the consumption of liquor in rural areas are far greater than such cases in urban areas. Hence it can be concluded that the liquor supplied in rural areas is of a low quality than that supplied in urban areas.
Which of the following statements numbered if true will strengthen the given argument?
I. The prices of liquor are lower in rural areas than in urban areas.
II. Percentage of people consuming liquor is more in rural areas than in urban areas.
III. There are many unauthorized spurious liquor shops in rural areas.
IV. Number of people suffering from food poisoning due to consumption of liquor as a percentage of people who consume liquor is almost equal for both urban areas and rural areas.

Question 3

Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Poverty measurement is an unsettled issue, both conceptually and methodologically. Since poverty is a process as well as the outcome; many come out of it while others may be falling into it. The net effect of these two parallel processes is a proportion commonly identified as the ‘headcount ratio’, but these ratios hide the fundamental dynamism that characterizes poverty in practice. The most recent poverty reestimates by an expert group has also missed the crucial dynamism. In a study conducted on 13,000 households which represented the entire country in 1993-94 and again on 2004-05, it was found that in the ten-year period 18.2% rural population moved out of poverty whereas another 22.1% fell into it over this period. This net increase of about four percentage points was seen to have a cons variation across sales and regions.

Which of the following is an assumption which is implicit in the facts stated in the above paragraph?

I. It may not be possible to have an accurate poverty measurement in India.
II. Level of poverty in India is static over the years.
III. Researchers avoid making conclusions on poverty measurement data in India.
IV. Government of India has a mechanism to measure the level of poverty effectively and accurately.

Question 4

Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Poverty measurement is an unsettled issue, both conceptually and methodologically. Since poverty is a process as well as the outcome; many come out of it while others may be falling into it. The net effect of these two parallel processes is a proportion commonly identified as the ‘headcount ratio’, but these ratios hide the fundamental dynamism that characterizes poverty in practice. The most recent poverty reestimates by an expert group has also missed the crucial dynamism. In a study conducted on 13,000 households which represented the entire country in 1993-94 and again on 2004-05, it was found that in the ten-year period 18.2% rural population moved out of poverty whereas another 22.1% fell into it over this period. This net increase of about four percentage points was seen to have a cons variation across sales and regions.

Which of the following is a conclusion which can be drawn from the facts stated in the above paragraph?
I. Accurate estimates of the number of people living below the poverty line in India is possible to be made.
II. Many expert groups in India are not interested to measure poverty objectively.
III. Process of poverty measurement needs to take into account various factors to tackle its dynamic nature.
IV. People living below the poverty line remain in that position for a very long time.

Question 5

Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Poverty measurement is an unsettled issue, both conceptually and methodologically. Since poverty is a process as well as the outcome; many come out of it while others may be falling into it. The net effect of these two parallel processes is a proportion commonly identified as the ‘headcount ratio’, but these ratios hide the fundamental dynamism that characterizes poverty in practice. The most recent poverty reestimates by an expert group has also missed the crucial dynamism. In a study conducted on 13,000 households which represented the entire country in 1993-94 and again on 2004-05, it was found that in the ten-year period 18.2% rural population moved out of poverty whereas another 22.1% fell into it over this period. This net increase of about four percentage points was seen to have a cons variation across sales and regions.

Which of the following is an inference which can be made from the facts stated in the above paragraph?

I. Poverty measurement tools in India are outdated.
II. Increase in the number of persons falling into poverty varies considerably across the country over a period of time.
III. Government of India has stopped measuring poverty-related studies.
IV. People living in rural areas are more susceptible to fall into poverty over time.

Question 6

Directions: In each of the following questions, a statement is followed by two course of action. A course of action is taken for redressal, follow up, etc. Read the statement carefully and answer the question.

Statement: Although various efforts have been made over the past 10 years and more recently, over the past couple of years in setting up the infrastructure in various corners of the country to provide electricity, vast stretches of the country still remain devoid of power.
Courses of Action:
I. The infrastructure should not only be installed but also set to use and maintained and monitored by setting up of a National Energy Inspection body.
II. The government should draft a proposal for 100% FDI in power generation and supply.

Question 7

Directions: In each of the following questions, a statement is followed by two course of action. A course of action is taken for redressal, follow up, etc. Read the statement carefully and answer the question.

Statement: Although there is a much more hands-on approach to teaching in the United States of America, there is a deplorable lack of IQ skill development which leads to a very low level of knowledge among school children about what happens outside of the United States.
Courses of Action:
I. There has to be an overhaul of the education system with an equal focus on skill development and knowledge development.
II. There needs to be an increase in the number of general knowledge lectures by making them compulsory for all schools.

Question 8

Direction: Below in each question are given two statements I and II. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and then decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Statements:
I. The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered by the unaided institutions which are much lower than the fees charged last year.
II. The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions.

Question 9

Direction: In each of the following questions, a question is followed by information given in three statements. You have to study the question along with the statements and decide the information given in which statement(s) are sufficient to answer the question.

Who is brother-in-law of A?

I. A is married to brother of B. C is daughter of A.
II. D and E are the only brothers of B. B is a female.
III. Only D has no child.

Question 10

Direction: Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements labeled I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give your answer accordingly:

How many students in standard V of our school do not play chess?

I. No girl has interest in chess.
II. In standard V, there are 40 boys.