CoCubes Logical Reasoning [Previous Year]


 Directions : Q1 – Q15 -> Statement and Conclusion

The question contains some statements followed by some conclusions. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

1. Statements
Some bags are hot.
All hots are cakes.

Conclusions
I. All cakes are bags.
II. Some bags are cakes.

A. Only conclusion I follows.
B. Only conclusion II follows.
C. Neither I nor II follows.
D. Both I and II follow.

Ans. b

2. Statements

Recent trends also indicate that the number of child migrants in large cities is increasing. These children leave their families to join the ranks of urban poor doing odd jobs in markets, workshops, hotels or in service sectors.

Conclusions:
I. Migration to big cities should be checked.
II. The plight of poor children should be thoroughly studied.

A. Only conclusion I follows.
B. Only conclusion II follows.
C. Either I or II follows.
D. Neither I nor II follows.
E. Both I and II follow.

Ans. d

3. Statements:
All files are folders.
All folders are boxes.
All boxes are drawers.

Conclusions:
I. All folders are drawers.
II. All boxes are files.
III. All files are drawers.
IV. All drawers are folders.

A. All follow
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follow
D. Only II and III follows
E. None follows

Ans. b

4. Statements:
No country is absolutely self-dependent these days.

Conclusions:
I. It is impossible to grow and produce all that a country needs.
II. Countrymen in general have become lazy.

A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow

Ans. a

5. Statements
Some bags are hot.
All hots are cakes.

Conclusions
I. All cakes are bags.
II. Some bags are cakes.

A. Only conclusion I follows.
B. Only conclusion II follows.
C. Neither I nor II follows
D. Both I and II follow.

Ans. b

6. Statements

This world is neither good nor evil; each man manufactures a world for himself.

Conclusions:
I. Some people find this world quite good.
II. Some people find this world quite bad.

A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow

Answer: e

7. Statements
Some mobiles are cameras.
Some cameras are calculators.

Conclusions
I. All calculators are mobiles.
II. All cameras are mobiles.

A. Only conclusion I follows.
B. Only conclusion II follows.
C. Neither I nor II follows.
D. Both I and II follow.

Ans. c

8. Statements

Company X has marketed the product. Go ahead; purchase it if price and quality are your considerations.

Conclusions:
The product must be good in quality.
The price of the product must be reasonable.

A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow

Ans. e

9. Statements
All parks are roads
Some roads are mall.

Conclusions
I. All malls are roads.
II. All malls are parks.
III. Some parks are malls.
IV. No park is a mall.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II and III follows
C. Only II or III follows
D. Either I or IV follows
E. None follows.

Ans. e

10. Statements:
Some marbles are pens.
Some pens are dogs.
Some dogs are doors.

Conclusions:
I. Some doors are pens.
II. Some dogs are marbles.
III. Some marbles are doors.

A. All follow.
B. Only II follows.
C. Only I follows.
D. Only III follows.
E. None follows

Ans. e

11. Statements:
Some rabbits are deers.
No deer is a lion.
All elephants are lions.

Conclusions:
I. No rabbit is lion.
II. No elephant is deer.
III. Some elephants are rabbits.

A. All follow
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follow
D. Only II and III follows
E. None follows

Ans. b

12. Statements:
Some pens are books. All schools are books.
Some colleges are schools.

Conclusions:
I. Some colleges are pens.
II. Some pens are schools.
III. Some colleges are books.

A. All follow
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follow
D. Only II and III follows
E. None follows

Ans. e

13. Statements:
No paper is pen.
No pen is pencil.
All erasers are papers.

Conclusions:
I. Some papers are erasers.
II. No pencil are eraser.
III. No pen is eraser.
IV. ALL papers are erasers.

A. All follows
B. Only I and II follows
C. Only I, II and III follows
D. Only II and III follows
E. None of these

Ans. e

14. Statements
Some people feel that the rural areas are the only potential markets of the future.

Conclusions:
I. Yes, the demand of goods and services has stagnated in the cities.
II. No, rural areas will take a long time to develop before they can become a potential market.

A. Only I is strong.
B. Only II is strong.
C. Either I or II is strong.
D. Neither I nor II is strong.
E. Both I and II are strong

Ans. b

15. Statements

“Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains.” Aristotle.

Conclusions:
I. All men are in chains.
II. No one is a slave in the eyes of God.
III. There are so many restrictions on man’s movement.
IV. God has created all people equal but society imposes so many political, social, religious and economic
restrictions on them.
V. Man has so many chains of thought.

A. conc. a
B. conc. b
C. conc. c
D. conc. d
E. conc. e

Ans. d

Directions : Find the correct alternative to complete the analogy.

16. Pascal : Programming :: Oracle: ?

A. Internet
B. Greek
C. Java
D. Teletext

Ans. d

17. Confute : Rebut :: Repellent : ?

A. Pusher
B. Attractive
C. Repugnant​
D. Spray

Ans. c

18. Abduct : Kidnap :: ?

A. Pilfer : Steal
B. Derail : Further
C. Jump: Enjoy
D. Clarify : Cuneal

Ans. d

19. Electrical Engineers : Grid :: Cosmologists : ?

A. Group
B. Faculty
C. Galaxy
D. Syndicate

20. NDA: BJP :: ? : Congress

A. UPS
B. PUA
C. UPA
D. NPA

Ans. c

21. Income Tax : Direct :: ?

A. Import : Custom Duty
B. Sale Tax : Indirect
C. Export : Subsidy
D. Wealth Tax : Wealth

Ans. b

22. Select the odd one out:

A. Cubic metres
B. Cubic centimetre
C. Litres
D. Gallons
E. Square metres

Ans. e

23. Select the odd one out:

A. Tiger
B. Leopard
C. Fox
D. Wildcat
E. Cougar

Ans. c

24. Select the odd one out:

A. Equator
B. Tropic of Cancer
C. Tropic of Capricorn
D. Poles

Ans. d

25. Select the odd one out:

A. Molar
B. Canine
C. Enamel
D. Incisors

Ans. c

26. Select the odd one out:

A. Coins : Jingle
B. Bows : Twang
C. Dishes : Rattle
D. Whips : Lash
E. Clouds : Thunder

Ans. d

27. Select the odd one out:

A. Noisy : Menagerie
B. Slender : Gossamer
C. Clean : Oven
D. Sharp : Thistle
E. Ripe : Cherry

Ans. a

28. Select the odd one out:

A. Dipsomaniac : Alcohol
B. Anglomaniac : English
C. Scholar : Knowledge
D. Bibliomaniac : Books

Ans. c

29. Select the odd one out:

A. Explain
B. Instruct
C. Teach
D. Train
E. Educate

Ans. a

30. Select the odd one out:

A. Parallelism
B. Analogy
C. Similar
D. Likeness
E. Distinct

Ans. e

31. Select the odd one out:

a. Volleyball
b. Football
c. Baseball
d. Chess

Ans: d

32. Select the odd one out:

A. Water
B. Sulphuric acid
C. Nitric acid
D. Hydrochloric acid
E. Mercury

Ans. e

33. Select the odd one out:

A. Keyboard
B. Roller
C. Tab-set
D. Typeface
E. Typewriter

Ans. e

34. Select the odd one out:

A. Litres
B. Grams
C. Kilograms
D. Tones
E. Quintal

Ans. a



35. Select the odd one out:

A. Spade
B. Shovel
C. Trowel
D. Weeder

Ans. d

36. Select the odd one out:

A. Prosperous
B. Well-heeled
C. Wealthy
D. Poor
E. Comfortable

Ans. d

37. Select the odd one out:

A. Prune
B. Seed
C. Bulb
D. Graft
E. Stem cutting

Ans. a

38. Select the odd one out:

A. Prune
B. Seed
C. Bulb
D. Graft
E. Stem cutting

Ans. a

39. Select the odd one out:

A. Mutation
B. Will
C. Registry
D. Deed

Ans. b

40. Select the odd one out:

A. B
B. D
C. E
D. F
E. G

Ans. c

41. Select the odd one out:

A. Africa
B. Australia
C. Asia
D. Europe
E. Sri Lanka

Ans. e

42. Select the odd one out:

A. Dog : Kennels
B. Rabbit : Burrows
C. Lion : Den
D. Spider : Spider-Web
E. Hen : Coops

Ans. d

Decode the word(s)/ pattern given in the question

43. If in a certain code “made” is coded as 1234 and “ream” is coded as 5421, then “dream” is coded as :

Option 1 : 35421
Option 2 : 43512
Option 3 : 35412
Option 4 : 34521

Ans. a

44. If DELHI is coded as 34178, what is the code for MUMBAI?

A. 202801
B. 202108
C. 202018
D. 202081​

Ans. b

Number Series

45. 5, 9, 25, 61, 125, ?

A. 179
B. 225
C. 266
D. 290
E. 168

Ans. b

46. 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ?

A. 20
B. 22
C. 23
D. 26

Ans. b

47. 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ?

A. 22
B. 24
C. 25
D. 26

Ans. c

48. 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, ?

A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 50

Ans. a



49. 27, 34, 51, 62, 83, ?

A. 99
B. 102
C. 111
D. 98
E. 144

Ans. d

50. 1, 3, 11, 13, 29, ?

A. 35
B. 47
C. 26
D. 31
E. 43

Ans. d

51. 135, 246, 357, 468, ?

A. 578
B. 577
C. 579
D. 570

Ans. c

52. 2, 6, 30, 210,?

A. 1680
B. 1800
C. 1890
D. 2010

Ans. c

53. 16, 14, 17, 12, 19, 8, ?

A. 29
B. 20
C. 21
D. 34
E. 44

Ans. c

54. 12, 53, 96, 143, 196, 255, ?

A. 355
B. 316
C. 452
D. 325
E. 332

Ans. b

55. 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, ?

A. 9
B. 29
C. 32
D. 34

Ans. d

56. 3, 13, 35, 113, ?, 2301

A. 335
B. 427
C. 459
D. 531
E. 643

Ans. c

57. 3, 12, 48, 192, 768, ?

A. 2838
B. 2968
C. 3072
D. 3176

Ans. c

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