Logic and Reasoning Questions and Answers
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Q301
Taking the train across town is quicker than
taking the bus.
Taking the bus across town is slower than
driving a car.
Taking the train across town is quicker than
driving a car.
If the first two statements are true, the third
statement is
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Both the car and the train are quicker than the
bus, but there is no way to make a comparison
between the train and the car.
Q302
All Lamels are Signots with buttons.
No yellow Signots have buttons.
No Lamels are yellow.
If the first two statements are true, the third
statement is
Answer: Option A
Explanation: We know that there are Signots with buttons, or
Lamels, and that there are yellow Signots, which
have no buttons. Therefore, Lamels do not have
buttons and cannot be yellow.
Q303
The hotel is two blocks east of the drugstore.
The market is one block west of the hotel.
The drugstore is west of the market.
If the first two statements are true, the third
statement is
Answer: Option A
Explanation: The market is one block west of the hotel. The
drugstore is two blocks west of the hotel, so
the drugstore is west of the market.
Q304
Tom puts on his socks before he puts on his
shoes.
He puts on his shirt before he puts on his
jacket.
Tom puts on his shoes before he puts on his
shirt.
If the first two statements are true, the third
statement is
Answer: Option C
Explanation: There is not enough information to verify the
third statement.
Q305
Three pencils cost the same as two erasers.
Four erasers cost the same as one ruler.
Pencils are more expensive than rulers.
If the first two statements are true, the third
statement is
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Rulers are the most expensive item.
Q306
A jar of jelly beans contains more red beans
than green.
There are more yellow beans than red.
The jar contains fewer yellow jelly beans than
green ones.
If the first two statements are true, the third
statement is
Answer: Option B
Explanation: The first two statements indicate there are more
yellow jelly beans than red and green.
Q307
Cloudy days tend to be more windy than
sunny days.
Foggy days tend to be less windy than
cloudy days.
Sunny days tend to be less windy than
foggy days.
If the first two statements are true, the third
statement is
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Cloudy days are the most windy, but there is
not enough information to compare the wind
on the foggy days with the wind on the sunny
days.
Q308
The bookstore has a better selection of postcards
than the newsstand does.
The selection of postcards at the drugstore is
better than at the bookstore.
The drugstore has a better selection of postcards
than the bookstore or the newsstand.
If the first two statements are true, the third
statement is
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Of the three, the drugstore has the best selection
of postcards.
Q309
At a parking lot, a sedan is parked to the
right of a pickup and to the left of a sport
utility vehicle.
A minivan is parked to the left of the pickup.
The minivan is parked between the pickup
and the sedan.
If the first two statements are true, the third
statement is
Answer: Option B
Explanation: This is the order of the cars from left to right: minivan, pickup, sedan, sport utility vehicle.
Q310
A toothpick is useful.
Useful things are valuable.
A toothpick is valuable.
If the first two statements are true, the third
statement is
Answer: Option A
Explanation: To the extent that a toothpick is useful, it has value.