LOGICAL REASONING PRACTICE EXERCISE

(Puzzles)
Ref: LRPE1002101
Directions for questions 1 to 3: These questions are 4. Who spent the maximum amount of money this
based on the following information. month?
(A) A
Top 64 players participated in a knock out tennis (B) B
tournament. This tournament has five knock out rounds (C) C
before the final, i.e. first round, second round, third (D) Cannot be determined
round, quarter finals and semifinals. In the first round,
the highest seeded player (seed 1) plays the lowest 5. How much money did each of the boys save in the
seeded player (seed 64) and this match is designated as last month?
match no.1 of the first round; the 2nd seeded player plays (A) `30
the 63rd seeded player and this match is designated as (B) `50
match no.2 of the first round, and so on. Thus, for (C) `20
instance match no.32 of the first round is to be played (D) Cannot be determined
between the 32nd seeded and the 33rd seeded players. In
the second round, the winner of match no.1 of the first 6. Who received the maximum amount of money in this
round plays the winner of match no.32 of the first round month?
and this match is designated as match no.1 of the (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
second round. Similarly, the winner of match no.2 of the
first round plays the winner of match no.31 of the first Directions for questions 7 to 10: These questions are
round and this match is designated as match no.2 of the based on the following data.
second round. Thus, for instance, match no.16 of the
second round is to be played between the winner of Ten tokens, numbered 1 through 10, are distributed
match no.16 of the first round and the winner of match among five boys – Jayaraj, Kamal, Lohit, Manish and
no.17 of the first round. The same pattern is followed for Nihar. The numbers on the tokens that Kamal gets are
later rounds as well. An upset is said to be taken place if perfect squares. The numbers on the tokens that Manish
a lower seeded player beats a higher seeded player. gets are all multiples of 3. Lohit is the only person who
gets exactly one token and the number on his token is
1. What is the maximum possible number of upsets in
equal to the sum of the numbers on Nihar’s tokens.
the tournament?
Nihar gets exactly two tokens, both of which bear even
(A) 64 (B) 63 (C) 127 (D) 32
numbers and one of which bears a number which is also
a multiple of 3.
2. If there is no upset in the tournament, with whom
does seed 3 play in the quarterfinals? 7. Which of the following is the sum of the numbers on
(A) Seed 6 (B) Seed 2 (C) Seed 4 (D) Seed 5 Jayaraj’s tokens?
(A) 22
3. If seed 43 reaches the third round, who among the
(B) 20
following players could he have played in that (C) 15
round? (D) None of these
(A) Seed 52 (B) Seed 36
(C) Seed 54 (D) Seed 38 8. Which of the following is the number on Lohit’s
token?
Directions for questions 4 to 6: These questions are (A) 6
based on the following data. (B) 8
(C) 10
Among five friends A, B, C, D and E, everyone receives (D) Either (B) or (C)
an equal amount every month as pocket money and
everyone spends an equal amount every month. But this 9. Which of the following gives the numbers on
month their receipts and expenditures varied from their Kamal’s tokens completely?
normal receipts and expenditures. A received `10 more (A) 1 and 9
than the normal monthly pocket money and spent `5 (B) 4 and 9
more than the normal monthly expenditure. B received (C) 1 and 4
`5 less than the normal monthly pocket money and (D) 1, 4 and 9
spent `5 less than the normal monthly expenditure. This
month C received `15 more than A but saved `15 less 10. Which of the following gives the numbers on
than A. D received `10 more than B and saved the same Manish’s tokens completely?
amount as A. E received `45 less than what C received (A) 3 and 6
this month and could not save any money, since he had (B) 3 and 9
to spend the same amount of money he had spent in the (C) 6 and 9
previous months. (D) 3, 6 and 9
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Directions for questions 11 to 14: These questions are 15. If the numbers of students who participated in
based on the following information. dancing at the theatre and singing at the theatre
differ by one, then which of the following can be the
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are travelling to number of students who participated in Drama?
three different places among Hyderabad, Chennai and (A) 80 (B) 72
Bangalore by three different cars among Wagon R, (C) 96 (D) 90
Honda city and swift but not necessarily in the same
16. If the numbers of students who participated in
order. The maximum number of persons travelling by
singing at stadium and theatre are equal, then which
any car is three. In each car there are atleast one male
of the following can be the number of students who
and one female. Each car is travelling to only one place.
participated in dancing?
Only G and F’s sister are travelling to Bangalore. B and (A) 78 (B) 84
E are travelling by the same car but it is not Wagon R. C (C) 79 (D) 82
who is female and A are travelling to the same place, but
not to Hyderabad. A and A’s brother H are travelling by 17. If the numbers of students who participated in
different cars. Two females are travelling by Honda City. singing and dancing are equal, and the numbers of
D is not travelling by Wagon R. A is a female. students who performed in the mall is 61, then what
is the number of students who participated in
11. How many females are travelling in all the cars singing?
together? (A) 62
(A) 8 (B) 4 (B) 61
(C) 5 (D) Either 3 or 4 (C) 63
(D) 60
12. Which of the following group of persons is travelling
18. If the numbers of students who participated in
by Wagon R?
singing and dancing are equal, and the numbers of
(A) CF (B) FG
students who performed in the mall is 61, then what
(C) ACF (D) AFG
is the number of students who participated in singing
at the stadium?
13. To which city is F travelling?
(A) Hyderabad (A) 8
(B) Chennai (B) 6
(C) Bangalore (C) 10
(D) Either (A) or (B) (D) Cannot be determined

14. Which of the following is true based on the given Directions for questions 19 to 21: These questions are
information? based on the following information.
(A) A is travelling to Hyderabad by Wagon R.
(B) B is travelling to Chennai by Honda City. Each of the three persons Mamta, Madhuri and Mithu,
(C) Two females are travelling by Wagon R. belong to different city among Hyderabad, Delhi and
(D) D is travelling to Chennai by Swift. Mumbai and also each work in a different city among the
cities mentioned above. A person, who belongs to a city,
Directions for questions 15 to 18: These questions are does not work in the same city. When they were asked
based on the following information. about themselves, they gave the following replies.

Mamta: I belong to Delhi. Mithu does not work in Delhi.

These questions are based upon the following
Madhuri: I work in Delhi. Mithu belongs to Mumbai.
information:
Mithu: I do not work in Delhi. Mamta belongs to Mumbai.
In a cultural fest of a college with a strength of 250
It is also known that, each of them alternate between
students, every student must participate in exactly one
event among dancing, singing and drama at exactly one truth and lie in any order.
location among mall, stadium and theatre. It is further 19. If Mamta works in Delhi, where does Mithu belong
known that: to?
(1) The number of students who performed in the mall (A) Hyderabad
is one more than twice the number of students who (B) Delhi
performed dancing in the mall. (C) Mumbai
(2) The number of students who participated in singing (D) Hyderabad or Delhi
is exactly twice the number of students who
20. If the first statement of the person, who belongs to
participated in singing at the mall.
Delhi is true, where does Mamta work?
(3) The number of students who performed at the (A) Mumbai
theatre is twice the number of students who (B) Delhi
performed at the stadium which is one less than (C) Hyderabad
twice the number of students who participate in (D) Either (A) or (B)
dancing at the stadium.
(4) The number of students who participated in drama is 21. Who belongs to Hyderabad?
equal to the number of the persons who performed (A) Madhuri
(B) Mamta
at the theatre which is times the number of (C) Mithu
students who participated in drama at the theatre. (D) Either (A) or (B)
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Directions for questions 22 to 25: These questions are (i) The student must always choose only one subject
based on the following information. between Anatomy and Pathology.
In a casino, there is a roulette with numbers 1-12 (ii) The student must enrol for two and only two
arranged on the circumference at equidistance (not subjects from among Physiology, Ophthalmology
necessarily in that order). There is a pointer hinged at and Cardiology.
the centre of the roulette and when the roulette is spun,
(iii) The student must also opt for Anatomy, Physiology
the pointer points to exactly one of the twelve numbers.
and Biochemistry, if he or she enrols for
A person wins the game if the sum of the numbers
Pharmacology.
resulted in two consecutive spins is equal to two. Initially
the pointer is pointed at number 10. A super-human has (iv) The student cannot opt for Microbiology, if he or she
spun the roulette in such a way that in the first spin the has not chosen Pathology or Biochemistry.
resultant number is the one adjacent to 10, in the second (v) The student who does not enrol for Physiology or
spin the resultant is two places away from the previous
Pathology cannot choose Forensic Medicine.
number but in the opposite direction, in the third spin the
resultant is three places away but in the opposite
26. If a student enrols for Cardiology and Forensic
direction and so on and finally won the game. It is further
Medicine, then he or she must enrol for
known that:
(A) Biochemistry and Microbiology.
(i) None of the numbers pointed in spins 4, 5, 6 and 7 (B) Anatomy and Pharmacology.
are composite numbers. (C) Ophthalmology and Microbiology.
(ii) The number pointed in the 13th spin is to the (D) Biochemistry and Pharmacology.
immediate right of the number 8.
(iii) Number 3 is fourth to the left of the number 10. 27. If a student enrols for Microbiology, then the courses
(iv) The least sum of the three adjacent numbers is 6. he or she cannot opt for are
Sum of number 10 and the numbers adjacent to it is (A) Pathology and Physiology.
31. (B) Microbiology and Biochemistry.
(C) Forensic Medicine and Microbiology.
22. If no three adjacent numbers are all even, what is
(D) Anatomy and Pharmacology.
the number resulted in the second spin?
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 12
28. The two courses which can never be taken up
23. If the sum of no two opposite numbers is more than together are
14, what is the number resulted in the fourth spin? (A) Pharmacology and Microbiology.
(A) 8 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 11 (B) Physiology and Pathology.
(C) Biochemistry and Ophthalmology.
24. If the sum of no two opposite numbers is more than (D) Cardiology and Pathology.
14, what is the number resulted in the first spin?
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 12 29. If a student enrols for Microbiology and Forensic
Medicine, then he or she must enrol for
25. After which spin is the super human won?
(A) Ophthalmology.
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 23 (D) 24 (B) Cardiology.
Directions for questions 26 to 30: These questions are (C) Pharmacology.
based on the following data. (D) Either (A) alone or (B) alone

In a medical college, the courses being offered in a 30. If a student chooses Ophthalmology and Cardiology,
semester are Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, then the maximum number of courses that he or she
Ophthalmology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, can enrol for are (given that the condition regarding
Biochemistry, Forensic Medicine and Cardiology. Every number of courses to be selected could be violated)
student is expected to enrol for 6 subjects, subject to the (A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 3
following conditions:

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