Q1. In a standard dice, if 1 is on the top face and 2 is facing you, which number is on the bottom face?
A 5
B 6 Correct
C 4
D 3
Explanation
In a standard dice, opposite faces always sum to 7. Therefore, the face opposite to 1 is 6 (1+6=7).
Reasoning (Deductive, Inductive, Abductive) MCQ — 57 Practice Questions with Answers
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Q2. Statement: 'Many farmers in Rajasthan are committing suicide due to crop failure and mounting debts.' Course of Action I: The government should provide crop insurance and debt relief schemes. Course of Action II: Farming should be banned in drought-prone areas. Which course(s) of action is/are appropriate?
A Only Course I is appropriate Correct
B Only Course II is appropriate
C Both I and II are appropriate
D Neither I nor II is appropriate
Explanation
Course I directly addresses the root causes (financial distress) through feasible government intervention. Course II is extreme and would deprive millions of their livelihood. Only Course I is appropriate.
Q3. A machine rearranges numbers. In each step, it picks the smallest number and places it at the left end, and picks the largest number and places it at the right end. Input: 7 3 9 1 5 What is the output after Step 1?
A 1 3 7 5 9
B 1 3 5 7 9
C 1 7 3 5 9 Correct
D 1 7 5 3 9
Explanation
From input 7 3 9 1 5: Smallest=1 (move to left end), Largest=9 (move to right end). The remaining numbers stay in their relative order: 7, 3, 5. Output: 1 7 3 5 9.
Q4. Statements: All pens are pencils. All pencils are stationery. Conclusions: I. All pens are stationery. II. Some stationery are pens. Which conclusion(s) follow?
A Neither I nor II follows
B Only Conclusion I follows
C Only Conclusion II follows
D Both I and II follow Correct
Explanation
All pens are pencils + All pencils are stationery → All pens are stationery (I follows). Since all pens are stationery and pens exist, some stationery must be pens (II follows by implication/conversion of A-type).
Q5. Statement: 'All roses are flowers. All flowers need water.' Conclusion I: All roses need water. Conclusion II: Some things that need water are roses. Which conclusion(s) follow(s)?
A Only Conclusion I follows
B Only Conclusion II follows
C Both I and II follow Correct
D Neither I nor II follows
Explanation
All roses are flowers and all flowers need water, so by transitivity all roses need water (I follows). Since roses need water and roses exist, some things needing water are roses (II follows). Both conclusions follow.
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Q6. In a certain code language, 'sky is blue' is written as '5 3 9', 'blue is bright' is written as '9 3 7'. What is the code for 'sky'?
A 3
B 5
C 9
D 7
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Q7. Five friends — A, B, C, D, E — are sitting in a row facing north. C is to the immediate right of A. B is at the extreme left end. E is between D and C. Who is sitting in the middle?
A E
B C
C A
D D
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Q8. A machine applies the following operations on each number in sequence: Operation 1: Add the position number (1st number gets +1, 2nd gets +2, etc.) Operation 2: If the result is odd, multiply by 2; if even, divide by 2. Input: 4, 7, 2, 9 What is the final output?
A 5, 18, 5, 26
B 5, 9, 5, 13
C 3, 18, 3, 26
D 10, 18, 10, 26
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Q9. Six persons A, B, C, D, E, F sit in a row facing north. C sits third to the left of F. B sits at the right end. A is an immediate neighbour of both C and D. E does not sit at any end. Who sits at the left end?
A D
B C
C E
D A
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Q10. In a code language, 'sky is blue' = '5 3 9' and 'blue is bright' = '9 3 7'. What is the code for 'sky'?
A 3
B 5
C 9
D 7
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Q11. Which Venn diagram best represents the relationship among: Mothers, Women, Engineers?
A Three separate circles
B Mothers inside Women, Engineers overlapping with Women (and thus partly with Mothers)
C Women inside Mothers, Engineers separate
D All three concentric circles
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Q12. In a certain code language, 'sky is blue' is coded as '5 3 7', 'blue is nice' is coded as '3 7 9', and 'nice sky far' is coded as '9 5 2'. What is the code for 'far'?
A 9
B 5
C 2
D 3
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Q13. Statement: 'All teachers are educated. All educated people are taxpayers.' Conclusion I: All teachers are taxpayers. Conclusion II: Some taxpayers are teachers. Which conclusion(s) follow(s)?
A Only Conclusion I follows
B Only Conclusion II follows
C Both I and II follow
D Neither I nor II follows
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Q14. Statements: Some books are pens. Some pens are erasers. Conclusions: I. Some books are erasers. II. No book is an eraser. Which conclusion(s) follow?
A Both I and II follow
B Only Conclusion I follows
C Only Conclusion II follows
D Either Conclusion I or II follows
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Q15. A cube has six faces painted with six different colours: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, White, Black. Red is opposite to Green. Blue is adjacent to Red. White is opposite to Black. Which colour is opposite to Blue?
A White
B Yellow
C Black
D Green
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