Chuẩn bị gì trước phỏng vấn: 65 Câu hỏi logic bằng tiếng Anh

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Number Series

1. Look at this series: 12, 11, 13, 12, 14, 13, … What number should come next?

• A. 10
• B. 16
• C. 13
• D. 15

Answer: D. This is an alternating number of subtraction series. First, 1 is subtracted, then 2 is added.

2. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, … What number should come next?

• A. 22
• B. 26
• C. 23
• D. 20

Answer: A. This is an alternating number of subtraction series. First, 2 is subtracted, then 4, then 2, and so on.

3. Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, … What number should come next?

• A. 7
• B. 12
• C. 10
• D. 13

Answer: C. It’s an alternating addition and subtraction series. 3 is added in the first pattern, and then 2 is subtracted.

4. Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), … What number should come next?

• A. (1/3)
• B. (1/8)
• C. (2/8)
• D. (1/16)

Answer: B. It’s a division series. Every number is half of the previous number. The number is divided by 2 successively to get the next result. 4/2 = 2. 2/2 = 1. 1/2 = ½. (1/2)/2 = ¼. (1/4)/2 = 1/8 and so on.

5. Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, … What number should come next?

• A. 20
• B. 25
• C. 30
• D. 50

Answer: A. This is an alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 10 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next. In the second, 5 is added to each number to arrive at the next.

Verbal Classification

6. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

• A. index
• B. glossary
• C. chapter
• D. book

Answer: D. Rest is all parts of a book. Choice a does not belong because the book is the whole, not a part.

7. Which word is the odd man out?

• A. trivial
• B. unimportant
• C. important
• D. insignificant

Answer: C. Remaining are synonyms of each other.

8. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

• A. wing
• B. fin
• C. beak
• D. rudder

Answer: C. The wing, fin, and rudder are all parts of an airplane.

9. Which word is the odd man out?

• A. hate
• B. fondness
• C. liking
• D. attachment

Answer: A. Rest are positive emotions.

10. Pick the odd man out?

• A. just
• B. fair
• C. equitable
• D. biased

Answer: D. Fair, just, and equitable are all synonyms meaning impartial. Favorable means expressing approval.

Analogies

11. CUP : LIP :: BIRD : ?

• A. GRASS
• B. FOREST
• C. BEAK
• D. BUSH

Answer: C. BEAK. You drink out of a cup with your lips. Similarly, birds bite grass with their beaks.

12. Paw : Cat :: Hoof : ?

• A. Lamb
• B. Horse
• C. Elephant
• D. Tiger

Answer: B. Horse. Cat’s feet are called paws and horse’s are called hoofs.

13. 

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4

Answer: B. A T-shirt is to a pair of shoes as a chest of drawers is to a couch. The relationship shows to which group something belongs. The T-shirt and shoes are both articles of clothing; the chest and couch are both pieces of furniture.

14. 

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4

Answer: C. Scissors is to knife as a pitcher is to watering can. This relationship is about function. The scissors and knife are both used for cutting. The pitcher and watering can are both used for watering.

15. EXPLORE : DISCOVER

• A. read : skim
• B. research : learn
• C. write : print
• D. think : relate
• E. sleep : wake

Answer: B. One explores to discover; one researches to learn.

Matching Definitions

16. An Informal Gathering occurs when a group of people get together in a casual, relaxed manner. Which situation below is the best example of an Informal Gathering?

• A. A debating club meets on the first Sunday morning of every month.
• B. After finding out about his salary raise, Jeremy and a few colleagues go out for a quick dinner after work.
• C. Meena sends out 10 invitations for a bachelorette party she is giving for her elder sister.
• D. Whenever she eats at a Chinese restaurant, Roop seems to run into Dibya.

Answer: B. After getting some good news, Jeremy and a few friends casually get together for a drink after work, thereby having an informal gathering. Choices a and c describe more formal types of gatherings. Choice d describes a chance or coincidental kind of meeting.

17. A Tiebreaker is an additional contest carried out to establish a winner among tied contestants. Choose one situation from the options below that best represents a Tiebreaker.

• A. At halftime, the score is tied at 28.
• B. Mary and Megan have each scored three goals in the game.
• C. The referee tosses a coin to decide which team will have possession of the ball first.
• D. The Sharks and the Bears each finished with 14 points, and they are now battling it out in a five-minute overtime.

Answer: D. This is the only choice that indicates that an additional period of play is taking place to determine the winner of a game that ended in a tie.

18. Reentry occurs when a person leaves his or her social system for a period of time and then returns. Which situation below best describes Reentry ?

• A. When he is offered a better paying position, Jacob leaves the restaurant he manages to manage a new restaurant on the other side of town.
• B. Catherine is spending her junior year of college studying abroad in France.
• C. Malcolm is readjusting to civilian life after two years of overseas military service.
• D. After several miserable months, Sharon decides that she can no longer share an apartment with her roommate Hilary.

Answer: C. Malcolm is the only person returning to a social system that he has been away from for an extended period of time.

19. Embellishing the Truth occurs when a person adds fictitious details or exaggerates facts or true stories. Which situation below is the best example of Embellishing the Truth?

• A. Isabel goes to the theater, and the next day, she tells her coworkers she thought the play was excellent
• B. The realtor describes the house, which is eleven blocks away from the ocean, as prime waterfront property.
• C. During the job interview, Fred, who has been teaching elementary school for ten years, describes himself as a very experienced teacher
• D. The basketball coach says it is likely that only the most talented players will get a college scholarship

Answer: B. The realtor is using a clear exaggeration when she states that a house which is eleven blocks away from the ocean is prime waterfront property.

20. Posthumous Publication occurs when a book is published after the author’s death. Which situation below is the best example of Posthumous Publication 

• A. Richard’s illness took his life before he was able to enjoy the amazing early reviews of his novel
• B. Melissa’s publisher cancels her book contract after she fails to deliver the manuscript on time.
• C. Clarence never thought he’d live to see the third book in his trilogy published..
• D. Elizabeth is honored with a prestigious literary award for her writing career and her daughter accepts the award on behalf of her deceased mother.

Answer: A. Although choice d also mentions a writer who has died, it does not state that one of the writer’s books was published after her death, only that she received an award. Choice a states that Richard wasn’t around to see the early reviews of his novel, therefore implying that Richard died before the book was published. The other two options depict living writers

Verbal Reasoning

21. Vincent has a paper route. Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his neighborhood. It takes Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has other plans, his friend Thomas, who lives on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him.

• A. Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood.
• B. It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers.
• C. It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries.
• D. Thomas would like to have his own paper route.

Answer: A. The fact that Vincent and Thomas live on the same street indicates that they live in the same neighborhood. There is no support for any of the other choices.

22. Erin is twelve years old. For three years, she has been asking her parents for a dog. Her parents have told her that they believe a dog would not be happy in an apartment, but they have given her permission to have a bird. Erin has not yet decided what kind of bird she would like to have.

• A. Erin’s parents like birds better than they like dogs
• B. Erin does not like birds.
• C. Erin and her parents live in an apartment.
• D. Erin and her parents would like to move.

Answer: C. Since Erin’s parents think a dog would not be happy in an apartment, we can reasonably conclude that the family lives in an apartment. We do not know if Erin’s parents dislike dogs (choice a) or if Erin dislikes birds (choice b).There is no support for choice d.

23. When they heard news of the hurricane, Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans. Instead of traveling to the island beach resort, they booked a room at a fancy new spa in the mountains. Their plans were a bit more expensive, but they’d heard wonderful things about the spa and they were relieved to find availability on such short notice.

• A. Maya and Julian take beach vacations every year.
• B. The spa is overpriced.
• C. The spa is overpriced.
• D. Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans because of the hurricane

Answer: D. The first sentence makes this statement true. There is no support for choice a. The passage tells us that the spa vacation is more expensive than the island beach resort vacation, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the spa is overpriced; therefore, choice b cannot be supported. And even though the paragraph says that the couple was relieved to find a room on short notice, there is no information to support choice c, which says that it is usually necessary to book at the spa at least six months in advance.

24. Georgia is older than her cousin Marsha. Marsha’s brother Bart is older than Georgia. When Marsha and Bart are visiting with Georgia, all three like to play a game of Monopoly. Marsha wins more often than Georgia does.

• A. When he plays Monopoly with Marsha and Georgia, Bart often loses.
• B. Of the three, Georgia is the oldest.
• C. Georgia hates to lose at Monopoly.
• D. Of the three, Marsha is the youngest.

Answer: D. If Georgia is older than Marsha and Bart is older than Georgia, then Marsha has to be the youngest of the three. Choice b is clearly wrong because Bart is the oldest. There is no information in the paragraph to support either choice a or choice c.

25. On weekends, Mr. Sanchez spends many hours working in his vegetable and flower gardens. Mrs. Sanchez spends her free time reading and listening to classical music. Both Mr. Sanchez and Mrs. Sanchez like to cook.

• A. Mr. Sanchez enjoys planting and growing vegetables.
• B. Mr. Sanchez does not like classical music.
• C. Mrs. Sanchez cooks the vegetables that Mr. Sanchez grows.
• D. Mrs. Sanchez enjoys reading nineteenth century novels.

Answer: A. Because Mr. Sanchez spends many hours during the weekend working in his vegetable garden, it is reasonable to suggest that he enjoys this work. There is no information to suggest that he does not like classical music. Although Mrs. Sanchez likes to cook, there is nothing that indicates she cooks vegetables (choice c). Mrs. Sanchez likes to read, but there is no information regarding the types of books she reads (choice d).

Logical Games

The government of an island nation is in the process of deciding how to spend its limited income. It has $7 million left in its budget and eight programs to choose among. There is no provision in the constitution to have a surplus, and each program has requested the minimum amount they need; in other words, no program may be partially funded. The programs and their funding requests are:

• Hurricane preparedness: $2.5 million
• Harbor improvements: $1 million
• School music program: $0.5 million
• Senate office building remodeling: $1.5 million
• Agricultural subsidy program: $2 million
• National radio: $0.5 million
• Small business loan program: $3 million
• International airport: $4 million

26. If a legislature decides to fund agricultural subsidy programs, national radio, and a small business loan program, what 2 other programs can they fund?

• A. harbor improvements and school music program
• B. harbor improvements and international airport
• C. hurricane preparedness and international airport
• D. hurricane preparedness and school music program
• E. harbor improvements and hurricane preparedness

Answer: Option B. The only two programs that total 1.5 million dollars are the harbor improvements and school music program.

27. Senators from urban areas are very concerned about assuring that there will be funding for a new international airport. Senators from rural areas refuse to fund anything until money for agricultural subsidies is appropriated. If the legislature funds these two programs, on which of the following could they spend the rest of the money?

• A. the school music program and national radio
• B.  hurricane preparedness
• C. harbor improvements and the school music program
• D. small business loan program
• E. national radio and senate office building remodeling

Answer: A. The total cost of the school music program and national radio is $1 million, the amount left after the international airport and agricultural subsidies are funded.

• International airport + Agricultural subsidy program
• $4 million + $2 million = $6 million
• school music program and national radio is $1 million.
• Hence, Total $7 million.

Questions 3-5 are based on the following information:

At a small company, parking spaces are reserved for the top executives: CEO, president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer with the spaces lined up in that order. The parking lot guard can tell at a glance if the cars are parked correctly by looking at the color of the cars. The cars are yellow, green, purple, red, and blue, and the executives names are Alice, Bert, Cheryl, David, and Enid.

• The car in the first space is red.
• A blue car is parked between the red car and the green car.
• The car in the last space is purple.
• The secretary drives a yellow car.
• Alice’s car is parked next to David’s.
• Enid drives a green car.
• Bert’s car is parked between Cheryl’s and Enid’s.
• David’s car is parked in the last space.

28. Who is the secretary?

• A. Enid
• B. David
• C. Cheryl
• D. Bert
• E. Alice

Answer: E. Cheryl cannot be the secretary, since she’s the CEO, nor can Enid, because she drives a green car, and the secretary drives a yellow car. David’s, the purple car, is in the last space. Alice is the secretary, because her car is parked next to David’s, which is where the secretary’s car is parked.

29. Who is the CEO ?

• A. Alice
• B. Bert
• C. Cheryl.
• D. David.
• E. Enid.

Answer: C. The CEO drives a red car and parks in the first space. Enid drives a green car; Bert’s car is not in the first space; David’s is not in the first space, but the last. Alice’s car is parked next to David’s, so Cheryl is the CEO.

30. What color is the vice president’s car?

• A. green
• B. yellow
• C. blue
• D. purple
• E. red

Answer: A. The vice president’s car cannot be red, because that is the CEO’s car, which is in the first space. Nor can it be purple, because that is the treasurer’s car, which is in the last space, or yellow, because that is the secretary’s. The president’s car must be blue, because it is parked between a red car (in the first space) and a green car, which must be the vice president’s.

Statement and Assumption

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Give answer:

• (A) If only assumption I is implicit
• (B) If only assumption II is implicit
• (C) If either I or II is implicit
• (D) If neither I nor II is implicit
• (E) If both I and II are implicit.

31. Statement: Films have become indispensable for the entertainment of people.

Assumptions: 

I. Films have become indispensable for the entertainment of people.

II. People enjoy films.

Options:

• A. Only assumption I is implicit.
• B. Only assumption II is implicit.
• C. Either I or II is implicit.
• D. Neither I or II is implicit.
• E. Both I and II are implicit.

Answer: B. ‘Films are indispensable’ does not mean that they are the only means of entertainment. So, I is not implicit. Clearly, II follows from the statement. So, it is implicit.

32. Statement: “To keep myself up-to-date, I always listen to 9.00 p.m. news on radio.”- A candidate tells the interview board.

Assumptions:

I. The candidate does not read newspaper.

II. Recent news is broadcast only on radio.

Options:

• A. Only assumption I is implicit.
• B. Only assumption II is implicit.
• C. Either I or II is implicit.
• D. Neither I or II is implicit.
• E. Both I and II are implicit.

Answer: D. The candidate listens to news on the radio does not mean that he does not read newspaper or that radio is the only source of recent news. So, neither I nor II is implicit.

33. Statement: A Notice Board at a ticket window: Please come in queue.’

Assumptions: 

I. Unless instructed people will not form queue.

II. People any way want to purchase tickets.

Options:

• A. Only assumption I is implicit.
• B. Only assumption II is implicit.
• C. Either I or II is implicit.
• D. Neither I or II is implicit.
• E. Both I and II are implicit.

Answer: E. The instructions have been given so that people willing to buy tickets may not form a crowd. So, I is implicit. Also, it is clear that people would purchase the tickets even after following the given instructions. So, II is also implicit.

34. Statement: Do not copy our software without our permission – A notice.

Assumptions: 

I. It is possible to copy the software.

II. Such warning will have some effect

Options:

• A. Only assumption I is implicit.
• B. Only assumption II is implicit.
• C. Either I or II is implicit.
• D. Neither I or II is implicit.
• E. Both I and II are implicit.

Answer: E. Since the notice warns one against copying software without permission, it is evident that software can be copied. So, I is implicit. Also, the warning is given with the motive that no one dares to copy the software. So, II is also implicit.

35. Statement: If he is intelligent, he will pass the examination.

Assumptions: 

I. To pass, he must be intelligent.

II. He will pass the examination.

Options:

• A. Only assumption I is implicit.
• B. Only assumption II is implicit.
• C. Either I or II is implicit.
• D. Neither I or II is implicit.
• E. Both I and II are implicit.

Answer: A. The statement mentions that he will pass if he is intelligent. So, I is implicit. Further, this means that it is not necessary that he will pass. So, II is not implicit.

Statement and Conclusion

In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.

Give answer:

• (A) If only conclusion I follows
• (B) If only conclusion II follows
• (C) If either I or II follows
• (D) If neither I nor II follows and
• (E) If both I and II follow.

36. Statements: The old order changed yielding place to new.

Conclusions: 

I. Change is the law of nature.

II. Discard old ideas because they are old.

Options:

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows
• E. Both I and II follow

Answer: A. Look carefully at the number of dots in each domino. The first segment goes from five to three to one. The second segment goes from one to three to five. The third segment repeats the first segment.

37. Statements: Government has spoiled many top-ranking financial institutions by appointing bureaucrats as Directors of these institutions.

Conclusions: 

I. Government should appoint Directors of the financial institutes taking into consideration the expertise of the person in the area of finance.

II. The Director of the financial institute should have expertise commensurate with the financial work carried out by the institute.

Options:

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows
• E. Both I and II follow

Answer: E. According to the statement, Government has spoiled financial institutions by appointing bureaucrats as Directors. This means that only those persons should be appointed as Directors who are experts in finance and are acquainted with the financial work of the institute. So, both I and II follow.

38. Statements: Prime age school-going children in urban India have now become avid as well as more regular viewers of television, even in households without a TV. As a result, there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers.

Conclusions: 

I. Method of increasing the readership of newspapers should be devised.

II. A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the impact of TV. on the readership of newspapers.

Options:

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows
• E. Both I and II follow

Answer: D. The statement concentrates on the increasing viewership of TV. and does not stress either on increasing the readership of newspapers or making studies regarding the same. So, neither I nor II follows.

39. Statements: Wind is an inexhaustible source of energy and an aerogenerator can convert it into electricity. Though not much has been done in this field, the survey shows that there is vast potential for developing wind as alternative source of energy.

Conclusions: 

I. Energy by wind is comparatively newly emerging field.

II. The energy crisis can be dealt by exploring more in the field of aero-generation.

Options:

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows
• E. Both I and II follow

Answer: E. The phrase ‘not much has been done in this field’ indicates that wind energy is a comparatively newly emerging field. So, I follows. The expression ‘there is vast potential for developing wind as alternative source of energy’ proves II to be true.

40. Statements: The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.

Conclusions: 

I. Your life will be dull if you don’t face a problem.

II. Your life will be dull if you don’t face a problem.

Options:

• A. Only conclusion II follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows
• E. Both I and II follow

Answer: D. Clearly, both I and II do not follow from the given statement.

Cause and Effect

In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and mark your answer as

• (A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
• (B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
• (C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
• (D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
• (E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

41. Statements: 

I. All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.

II. Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.

Options:

• A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
• B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
• C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes.
• D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
• E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Answer: D. Closing the schools for a week and the parents withdrawing their wards from the local schools are independent issues, which must have been triggered by different individual causes.

42. Statements: 

I. There is unprecedented increase in the number of young unemployed in comparison to the previous year.

II. A large number of candidates submitted applications against an advertisement for the post of manager issued by a bank

Options:

• A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
• B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
• C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes.
• D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
• E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Answer:  A. An increase in the number of unemployed youth is bound to draw in huge crowds for a single vacancy.

43. Statements: 

I. Majority of the students in the college expressed their opinion against the college authority’s decision to break away from the university and become autonomous

II. The university authorities have expressed their inability to provide grants to its constituent colleges.

Options:

• A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
• B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
• C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes.
• D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
• E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Answer: B. Clearly, the university’s decision to refuse grant to the colleges must have triggered the college authority to become autonomous.

44. Statements: 

I. The Government has imported large quantities of sugar as per trade agreement with other countries.

II. The prices of sugar in the domestic market have fallen sharply in the recent months

Options:

• A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
• B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
• C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes.
• D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
• E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Answer: A. The increase in supply always triggers a reduction in the prices.

45. Statements: 

I. It is the aim of the city’s civic authority to get the air pollution reduced by 20% in the next two months.

II. The number of asthma cases in the city is constantly increasing

Options:

• A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
• B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
• C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes.
• D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
• E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Answer: B. The increase in number of asthma cases must have alerted the authorities to take action to control air pollution that triggers the disease.

Logical Deduction

In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer:

• (A) If only conclusion I follows
• (B) If only conclusion II follows
• (C) If either I or II follows
• (D) If neither I nor II follows and
• (E) If both I and II follow.

46. Statements: No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.

Conclusions: 

I. Male athletes can play. 

II. Some athletes can play.

Options:

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows
• E. Both I and II follow

Answer: D. Since one premise is negative, the conclusion must be negative. So, neither conclusion follows.

47. Statements: All mangoes are golden in color. No golden-colored things are cheap. 

Conclusions: 

I. All mangoes are cheap. 

II. Golden-colored mangoes are not cheap.

Options:

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows
• E. Both I and II follow

Answer: B. Clearly, the conclusion must be universal negative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that ‘No mango is cheap’. Since all mangoes are golden in colour, we may substitute ‘mangoes’ with ‘golden-coloured mangoes’. Thus, II follows.

48. Statements: Some kings are queens. All queens are beautiful. 

Conclusions: 

I. All kings are beautiful. 

II. All queens are kings.

Options:

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows
• E. Both I and II follow

Answer: D. Since one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular. So, neither I nor II follows.

49. Statements: All cars are cats. All fans are cats.

Conclusions: 

I. All cars are fans

II. All cars are fans

Options:

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows
• E. Both I and II follow

Answer: D. Since the middle term ‘cats’ is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows.

50. Statements: Some engineers are fools. Anand is an engineer.

Conclusions: 

I. Some fools are engineers.

II. Anand is a fool.

Options:

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows
• E. Both I and II follow

Answer: A. Since the middle term ‘engineer’ is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows. However, I is the converse of the first premise and thus it holds.

Letter and Symbol Series

51. SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL

• A. CMN
• B. UJI
• C. VIJ
• D. IJT

Answer: C. There are two alphabetical series here. The first series is with the first letters only: STUVW. The second series involves the remaining letters: CD, EF, GH, IJ, KL.

52. B₂CD, _____, BCD₄, B₅CD, BC₆D

• A. B₂C₂D
• B. BC₃D
• C. B₂C₃D
• D. BCD₇

Answer: B. Because the letters are the same, concentrate on the number series, which is a simple 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 series, and follows each letter in order.

53. QPO, NML, KJI, _____, EDC

• A. HGF
• B. CAB
• C. JKL
• D. GHI

Answer: A. This series consists of letters in a reverse alphabetical order.

54. 

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4

Answer: C. This is an alternating series. In the first segment, the letter “E” faces right, then down, then right. In the second segment, the letters all face down. To follow this pattern, in the fourth segment, the letters must all face up.

55. 

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D.4

Answer: A. Look carefully at the number of dots in each domino. The first segment goes from five to three to one. The second segment goes from one to three to five. The third segment repeats the first segment.

Essential Part

56. champion

• A. running
• B. swimming
• C. winning
• D. speaking

Answer: C. Without a first-place win, there is no champion, so winning is essential. There may be champions in running, swimming, or speaking, but there are also champions in many other areas.

57. saddle

• A. horse
• B. seat
• C. stirrups
• D. horn

Answer: B. A saddle is something one uses to sit on an animal, so it must have a seat (choice b). A saddle is often used on a horse (choice a), but it may be used on other animals. Stirrups (choice c) are often found on a saddle but may not be used. A horn (choice d) is found on Western saddles, but not English saddles, so it is not the essential element here.

58. directory

• A. telephone
• B. listing
• C. computer
• D. names

Answer: B. A directory is a listing of names or things, so (choice b) is the essential element. A telephone (choice a) often has a directory associated with it, but it is not essential. A computer (choice c) uses a directory format to list files, but it is not required.Names (choice d) are often listed in a directory, but many other things are listed in directories, so this is not the essential element.

59. contract

• A. agreement
• B. document
• C. written
• D. attorney

Answer: A. An agreement is necessary to have a contract. A contract may appear on a document (choice b), but it is not required. A contract may be oral as well as written, so choice c is not essential. A contract can be made without an attorney (choice d).

60. vibration

• A. motion
• B. electricity
• C. science
• D. sound

Answer: A. Something cannot vibrate without creating motion, so motion is essential to vibration.

Artificial Language

61. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

gorblflur means fan belt

pixngorbl means ceiling fan

arthtusl means tile roof

Which word could mean “ceiling tile”?

• A. gorbltusl
• B. flurgorbl
• C. arthflur
• D. pixn arth

Answer: D. Gorbl means fan; flur means belt; pixn means ceiling; arth means tile; and tusl means roof. Therefore, pixnarth is the correct choice.

62. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

hapllesh means cloudburst

srenchoch means pinball

resbosrench means ninepin

Which word could mean “cloud nine”?

• A. leshsrench
• B. ochhapl
• C. haploch
• D. haplresbo

Answer: D. Hapl means cloud; lesh means burst; srench means pin; och means ball; and resbo means nine. Leshsrench (choice a) doesn’t contain any of the words needed for cloud nine. We know that och means ball, so that rules out choices b and c. When you combine hapl (cloud) with resbo (nine), you get the correct answer

63. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

morpirquat means birdhouse

beelmorpir means bluebird

beelclak means bluebell

Which word could mean “houseguest”?

• A. morpirhunde
• B. beelmoki
• C. quathunde
• D. clakquat

Answer: C. Morpir means bird; quat means house; beel means blue; clak means bell. Choice c, which begins with quat, is the only possible option.

64. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

krekinblaf means workforce

dritakrekin means groundwork

krekinalti means workplace. 

Which word could mean “someplace”?

• A. moropalti
• B. krekindrita
• C. altiblaf
• D. dritaalti

Answer: A. Krekin means work; blaf means force; drita means ground; and alti means place. Drita means ground, so that rules out choices b and d. Choice c isn’t correct because blaf means force. That leaves choice a as the only possible answer.

65. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

dionot means oak tree

blyonot means oak leaf

blycrin means maple leaf

Which word could mean “maple syrup”?

• A. blymuth
• B. hupponot
• C. patricrin
• D. crinweel

Answer: C. In this language, the adjective follows the noun. From dionot and blyonot, you can determine that ‘onot’ means oak. From blyonot and blycrin, you can determine that bly means leaf. Therefore, crin means maple. Because the adjective maple comes after the noun, patricrin is the only possible choice.

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