NUMS — Medical & Dental Entry Test
Take the NUMS Logical Reasoning — Deductive Reasoning and Syllogisms (Set 1): 30 multiple-choice questions (40 minutes) with instant scoring and a full…
What this test covers
The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.
Q1. Statements: All doctors are graduates. All graduates are literate. Conclusions: I. All doctors are literate. II. Some literate people are doctors. Which option is correct?
Answer: C. Both conclusions I and II follow
Explanation: Doctors ⊂ graduates ⊂ literate people, so all doctors are literate; since doctors exist and are literate, some literate people are doctors.
Q2. Statements: Some nurses are singers. All singers are artists. Conclusions: I. Some nurses are artists. II. All artists are nurses. Which option is correct?
Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows
Explanation: The nurses who are singers are also artists, so I follows. Nothing says every artist is a nurse, so II does not follow.
Q3. Statements: No pen is a pencil. All pencils are erasers. Conclusions: I. No pen is an eraser. II. Some erasers are not pens. Which option is correct?
Answer: B. Only conclusion II follows
Explanation: The erasers that are pencils cannot be pens, so II follows. Pens may still be erasers in some other way, so I does not follow.
Q4. Statements: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. Conclusions: I. Some roses are red. II. Some red things are flowers. Which option is correct?
Answer: B. Only conclusion II follows
Explanation: II is the converse of 'Some flowers are red' and follows. The red flowers may not include any roses, so I does not follow.
Q5. Statements: Some books are pens. Some pens are bags. Conclusions: I. Some books are bags. II. All bags are pens. Which option is correct?
Answer: D. Neither conclusion follows
Explanation: Two 'some' premises give no definite link between books and bags, and 'some pens are bags' does not mean every bag is a pen.
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Q6. Statements: No cat is a dog. No dog is a cow. Conclusions: I. No cat is a cow. II. Some cows are not dogs. Which option is correct?
Q7. Statements: All tablets are medicines. No medicine is a toy. Conclusions: I. No tablet is a toy. II. Some medicines are tablets. Which option is correct?
Q8. Statements: Some surgeons are teachers. No teacher is lazy. Conclusions: I. Some surgeons are not lazy. II. Some lazy people are surgeons. Which option is correct?
Q9. Statements: All metals are elements. Some elements are gases. No gas is a solid. Conclusions: I. Some elements are not solids. II. No metal is a gas. Which option is correct?
Q10. Statements: All squares are rectangles. All rectangles are quadrilaterals. No triangle is a quadrilateral. Conclusions: I. No square is a triangle. II. Some quadrilaterals are squares. Which option is correct?
Q11. Statements: All lions are animals. Some animals are wild. Conclusions: I. All lions are wild. II. Some lions are wild. Which option is correct?
Q12. Statements: No fruit is a vegetable. Some vegetables are green. Conclusions: I. Some green things are not fruits. II. Some fruits are green. Which option is correct?
Q13. If the statement 'No surgeon is careless' is true, which of the following must also be true?
Q14. If it rains, the cricket match will be cancelled. The match was not cancelled. Which of the following must be true?
Q15. Every patient with a fever in Ward 2 is given paracetamol. Ali, a patient in Ward 2, was given paracetamol. What can be concluded?
Q16. Which statement is logically equivalent to: 'If a number is divisible by 6, then it is divisible by 3'?
Q17. Only those candidates who clear the entry test are admitted to the medical college. Sara has been admitted to the college. Which must be true?
Q18. Clearing the interview is necessary but not sufficient for getting the job. Which of the following must be true?
Q19. A is taller than B. C is shorter than B. D is taller than A. Who is the second tallest?
Q20. P scored more marks than Q. R scored fewer marks than P. S scored more marks than P. Which of the following must be true?
Q21. Pointing to a young man, Hina said, "He is the son of my mother's only brother." How is the young man related to Hina?
Q22. Sana is the sister of Omar. Rubina is Omar's mother. Tariq is Rubina's father. How is Sana related to Tariq?
Q23. Three students make statements. Ahmed: "Bilal is lying." Bilal: "Kamran is lying." Kamran: "Ahmed and Bilal are both lying." Each statement is either true or false. Who is telling the truth?
Q24. Every student who scored above 90% received a scholarship. Hamza did not receive a scholarship. Which conclusion is valid?
Q25. Some of the patients in Ward 3 are diabetic. All diabetic patients are kept on a special diet. Which of the following must be true?
Q26. In a row of students, Ali is 7th from the top and 26th from the bottom. How many students are in the row?
Q27. At least one of these is true: the pump is faulty or the valve is blocked. The engineer confirms that the valve is not blocked. What follows?
Q28. If the day before yesterday was Sunday, what day of the week will it be tomorrow?
Q29. All members of the debating club are in Grade 12. No one in Grade 12 is younger than 16. Which conclusion is valid?
Q30. Sajid walks 5 km north, turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right again and walks 5 km. How far and in which direction is he from his starting point?