NUMS — Medical & Dental Entry Test
Take the NUMS Logical Reasoning — Deductive Reasoning and Syllogisms (Set 6): 30 multiple-choice questions (40 minutes) with instant scoring and a full…
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The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.
Q1. Statements: No ferries are anvils. Some anvils are lanterns. Conclusions: I. Some ferries are not anvils. II. All ferries are anvils. (Assume every group named is non-empty.) Which option is correct?
Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows
Explanation: Checking every possible arrangement of the groups consistent with the statements: conclusion I holds in all of them, and conclusion II fails in at least one.
Q2. Statements: All lockets are violins. No ferries are violins. Conclusions: I. Some violins are not lockets. II. Some ferries are not lockets. (Assume every group named is non-empty.) Which option is correct?
Answer: D. Only conclusion II follows
Explanation: Checking every possible arrangement of the groups consistent with the statements: conclusion I fails in at least one, and conclusion II holds in all of them.
Q3. Statements: No walnuts are scalpels. All scalpels are syrups. Conclusions: I. No scalpels are walnuts. II. Some scalpels are syrups. (Assume every group named is non-empty.) Which option is correct?
Answer: C. Both conclusions I and II follow
Explanation: Checking every possible arrangement of the groups consistent with the statements: conclusion I holds in all of them, and conclusion II holds in all of them.
Q4. Statements: Some lockets are not almonds. All almonds are walnuts. Conclusions: I. Some almonds are not lockets. II. Some lockets are almonds. (Assume every group named is non-empty.) Which option is correct?
Answer: B. Neither conclusion follows
Explanation: Checking every possible arrangement of the groups consistent with the statements: conclusion I fails in at least one, and conclusion II fails in at least one.
Q5. Statements: No herons are lockets. Some herons are quilts. Conclusions: I. All lockets are herons. II. Some herons are not quilts. (Assume every group named is non-empty.) Which option is correct?
Answer: B. Neither conclusion follows
Explanation: Checking every possible arrangement of the groups consistent with the statements: conclusion I fails in at least one, and conclusion II fails in at least one.
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Q6. Statements: No tulips are herons. Some compasses are not herons. Conclusions: I. No herons are tulips. II. Some tulips are not herons. (Assume every group named is non-empty.) Which option is correct?
Q7. Statements: All tulips are hammocks. Some hammocks are not almonds. Conclusions: I. Some hammocks are not tulips. II. Some tulips are hammocks. (Assume every group named is non-empty.) Which option is correct?
Q8. Statements: All violins are tablets. Some shawls are not violins. Conclusions: I. Some tablets are violins. II. Some violins are not shawls. (Assume every group named is non-empty.) Which option is correct?
Q9. Statements: Some kettles are chisels. Some chisels are anvils. No violins are kettles. Conclusions: I. Some chisels are not anvils. II. All kettles are violins. (Assume every group named is non-empty.) Which option is correct?
Q10. Statements: Some walnuts are not anvils. No scalpels are walnuts. All trowels are anvils. Conclusions: I. Some anvils are trowels. II. No walnuts are scalpels. (Assume every group named is non-empty.) Which option is correct?
Q11. Statements: All lockets are quilts. No quilts are tulips. Some lockets are herons. Conclusions: I. Some quilts are herons. II. Some lockets are not herons. (Assume every group named is non-empty.) Which option is correct?
Q12. Statements: Some herons are capsules. No almonds are capsules. All almonds are scalpels. Conclusions: I. No almonds are herons. II. Some capsules are herons. (Assume every group named is non-empty.) Which option is correct?
Q13. Five runners finished a race with no ties. Ahsan finished ahead of Bilal, and Bilal ahead of Danish. Faraz finished immediately after Danish. Gulnaz finished exactly two places behind Ahsan. Who finished fourth?
Q14. Six doctors work on six different floors of a building: ground, first, second, third, fourth and fifth. Dr Luqman works on the ground floor. Dr Mehr works two floors above Dr Imran. Dr Jamil works on the floor immediately above Dr Kiran, and Dr Kiran works higher than Dr Mehr. Who works on the second floor?
Q15. Each of three lab assistants, A, B and C, either always tells the truth or always lies. A says: 'B and C are of different kinds.' B says: 'A is a liar.' C says: 'B is truthful.' Who is telling the truth?
Q16. Three guards, A, B and C, each either always tell the truth or always lie. A says: 'Exactly one of B and C is a liar.' B says: 'A and C are both liars.' C says: 'At least one of A and B is truthful.' Who is lying?
Q17. A rickshaw starts from a stand facing north and travels 15 km. It turns left and travels 6 km, then turns left again and travels 23 km. How far is it from the stand now, and in which direction?
Q18. Shortly after sunrise, Imran stands in an open field and notices that his shadow falls exactly to his left. Which direction is he facing?
Q19. In a non-leap year, 14 March falls on a Friday. On which day of the week does 25 December of the same year fall?
Q20. A month has 30 days and its 3rd day is a Monday. How many Sundays does the month have?
Q21. Pointing to a girl, Sana said, "Her mother is the only daughter of my mother's father." How is the girl related to Sana?
Q22. M is the sister of N. N is the father of O. O is the brother of K. L is the mother of M. How is K related to L?
Q23. No candidate is admitted to the programme unless he has passed the interview. Kamran was admitted. Which statement must be true?
Q24. If the pump fails, the alarm rings. If the alarm rings, the guard is called. If the guard is called, the gate is opened. The gate stayed shut all night. Which conclusion follows?
Q25. The vaccine remains potent only if it is kept refrigerated. The vaccine from a certain consignment was found potent. Which must be true?
Q26. If the road is flooded, the school closes. Today the school is closed. Which conclusion is certain?
Q27. A committee of exactly two people is chosen from Ali, Bushra, Cyrus and Dania. Bushra and Dania never serve together. If Ali serves, Cyrus must serve too. Dania has been chosen. Who is the other member?
Q28. To enter the vault, a person needs both the key and the code; each is necessary and together they are sufficient. Zeeshan entered the vault. Which statement must be true?
Q29. Which statement is the negation of: 'Every candidate passed at least one paper'?
Q30. Which statement is the negation of: 'If the lamp is on, then the room is occupied'?