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Logical Reasoning Quiz for MBA entrance exams

 

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Direction for questions 1 – 2: Answer the
questions based on the following information.

Director of an institute wants to
distribute teaching assignments of HRM, Psychology, Development Studies, Trade
policy and Finance to five of six newly appointed faculty members. Prof.
Fotedar does not want any assignment if Prof. Das gets one of the five. Prof.
Chaudhury desires either HRM or Finance or no assignment. Prof. Banik opines
that if Prof. Das gets either Psychology or Trade Policy then she must get the
other one. Prof. Eswar insists on an assignment if Prof. Acharya gets one.

1. Which of the following is a valid
faculty-assignment combination if all the faculty preferences are considered?

A. Prof. Acharya-HRM, Prof.
Banik-Psychology, Prof. Chaudhury-Development Studies, Prof. Das-Trade Policy,
Prof. Eswar-Finance

B. Prof. Chaudhury-HRM, Prof.
Das-Psychology, Prof. Acharya-Development Studies, Prof. Banik-Trade Policy,
Prof. Eswar-Finance

C. Prof. Acharya-HRM, Prof.
Banik-Psychology, Prof. Eswar-Development Studies, Prof. Das Trade Policy, Prof.
Fodetar-Finance

D. Prof. Banik-HRM, Prof.
Fotedar-Psychology, Prof. Eswar-Development Studies, Prof. Chaudhury-Trade
Policy, Prof. Acharya-Finance

2. If Prof. Acharya gets HRM and Prof.
Chaudhury gets Finance, then which of the following is not a correct
faculty-assignment combination assuming all faculty preferences are considered?

A. Prof. Das-Development Studies, Prof.
Banik Trade Policy

B. Prof. Fotedar-Development Studies, Prof.
Banik Trade Policy

C. Prof. Banik-Development Studies, Prof.
Eswar Trade Policy

D. Prof. Banik-Development Studies, Prof.
Das Trade Policy

Direction for Questions 3 – 4: Answer the
questions based on the following information.

In each question below three statements (I,
II and III) are given followed by four conclusions numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. You
have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at
variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide
which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements,
disregarding commonly known facts. Choose the correct options (A to D)
presented below.

3.
Statements:  I. Some drivers are
technicians II. All technicians are engineers III. Some engineers are lecturers

Conclusions:
1. Some technicians are lecturers  2.
Some lecturers are drivers  3. All
engineers are technicians 4. Some engineers are drivers

A. Only 3 follows
       

B. Only 4 follows
       

C. Only 3 and 4
follows          

D. None of the
above

4.
Statements: I. Some barbers are fashion designers II. No fashion designers are
businessmen III. Some businessmen are traders

Conclusions:
1. No Fashion designers are traders 2. Some traders are not fashion designers
3. Some fashion designers are traders 4. Some barbers are not businessmen

A. Either 1, 2
and 4 or 3, 2 and 4 follow

B. Either 1 and 4
or 3 and 4 follow

C. Either 1 and 2
or 3 and 2 follow

D. None of the
above

5.
Pointing to Priya, father of Pritu says, “She is the daughter of the daughter
of the wife of the only son of the grandfather of my sister.” How is Sushma
related to Priya if Sushma is the sister of Pritu?

 A. Mother       B. Aunt            C.
Niece           D. None of the above

Direction
for the question 6 – 8: Read the following information and answer the questions
given below it. For selection of films produced before December 2007 for the National Film Festival of India, following criteria are given.

1. The film must be submitted to the National
Film Development Corporation (NFDC) by 31.10.2007.

2. The production cost of the film should not
exceed Rupees Five crores.

3. The director of the film should have passed
a three year course either from the Film and Television Institute of India
(FTII) or from Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute.

4. The length of the film should not exceed
150 minutes.

5. The film must have been approved by the
film censor board of India.

6. However, if the film
fulfils all the above criteria except

(a) criteria 2 above, it
must be sent to the finance secretary.

(b) criteria 3 above, the
director has done at least a one year course from FTII or Satyajit Ray Film
& Television Institute, the film is kept as a stand-bye.

On the basis of above
information and information provided below, decide the course of action in each
case. No further information is available. You are not to assume anything. Mark
answer

I. if the film is to be
selected

II. if the film is not be
selected

III. if the film should be
sent to the finance secretary

IV. if the film should be
kept as a stand-bye

V. if the data given about
the film are not adequate to make a decision.

6.
Film Dainandini was produced at the cost of Rupees 2.5 crore. It was submitted
to the NFDC on 29th September 2007. The director of the film Govind Chadha
passed a 3-year course from FTII. Length of film was 120 minutes and has been
approved by the Censor Board of India.

A. I                   B. II                  C.
IV                 D. V

7.
Bhadrasalam is a 135-minute film directed by Katyani, who was a student of
Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute from 1996 to 1999. The cost of
producing the film was Rs.2.3 crore and it was submitted to NFDC on 24th
July 2007. The film has been approved by the Censor Board of India.

A. I                   B. V                  C.
III                 D. IV

8.
Rakesh Mohan, the director of the film Ek Bar Achanak, has successfully completed a
2-year course at Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute. The 150-minute
film was produced at Rupees 4.85 crore. It has been approved by the censor
board of India and submitted to NFDC on 30th Nov. 2007.

A. I                   B. III                 C.
IV                 D. II

9.
Among Anil, Bibek, Charu, Debu, and Eswar, Eswar is taller than Debu but not as
fat as Debu. Charu is taller than Anil but shorter than Bibek. Anil is fatter
than Debu but not as fat as Bibek. Eswar is thinner than Charu, who is thinner
than Debu. Eswar is shorter than Anil. Who is the thinnest person?

A. Bibek           B. Charu          C.
Debu           D. Eswar

10.
Pointing to a photograph Yuvraj says, “He is the only brother of the only
daughter of my sister’s maternal grandmother.” Pointing to another photograph
Sourav says, ‘he is the only brother of the only daughter of my sister’s
maternal grandmother.” If among the two photographs, one was either of Sourav
or Yuvraj, and the photograph, towards which Yuvraj was pointing, was not of
Sourav, then how is Yuvraj related to Sourav?

A. Paternal uncle        B. Maternal uncle       C. Grandfather            D.
None of the above

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Answers

1(b)    2(d) 
   3(b)    4(d)    
5(d)     6(a)   7(b)   
8(d)     9(d)    10(b)   

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