LOGICAL REASONING – II (Sub Code 18SQA69)

IA Marks: 50 Number of Laboratory Hours per Week: 02 Credits: 02

SEMESTER -VI
Hour Sub- Sub-
Topic Description
s Major Minor
1
Logical
Reasoning Analytical
2 Verbal Solved examples for all the topics
Puzzles
3
1) Syllogism through Venn Diagrams - Types of major statements in
4
Syllogism, Drawing Venn diagrams for the different types of
5 Logical statements, When Conclusions are of the type ‘Some / All’, When
Reasoning Verbal Syllogism Conclusions are of the type ‘No’, When Conclusions are of the type
6 ‘Possibility / Can be / ? ’, Definite Statement ≠ Possibility, When
7 Conclusions are of the type ‘Some not’, Complementary Pair,
8 Reverse syllogism, Solved examples for all the topics

9
2) Syllogism Concept, Syllogism by analytical method,
10
Complementary pair, Three - statement
Logical
11 Reasoning Data Syllogism, Hidden Propositions, Solved examples for all the topics
Verbal
Sufficiency Concept, Format of a Data Sufficiency question, Types of data
12
sufficiency questions, Data Sufficiency Decision Tree, Techniques
13 that help in solving Data Sufficiency questions, solved examples
14

15

16 Logical Guidelines to solve input problems, General rules - Arranging according

Reasoning Verbal Input – Output to the dictionary, Shifting and Swapping, Arranging the words according
to the increasing or decreasing order of the total number of letters in
17 each word, Arrangement of Numbers, Solved examples for all the topics
18

19

Logical Deriving Concept, Short-cut method of solving questions on Deriving

20 conclusions, solved examples
Reasoning Conclusions
Verbal
21

22 Series Concept, Types of series, Solved examples

23
Logical Non-
Analogy/
24 Reasoning Verbal Solved examples
Classification
25

Course Objectives:
To enable the learner -
 Identify logical relations among statements; and analyze logically complex statements
into their truth- functional or quantificational components.
 Distinguish valid deductive arguments from invalid ones.
 Use truth tables and formal proofs to analyze the logic of arguments and to assess
their adequacy
Course Outcomes:
After studying this course, students should be able to:
 Understand the basic concepts of LOGICAL REASONING Skills
 Draw conclusions and/or make decisions based on analysis and critique of
quantitative information using proportional reasoning.
 Effectively justify and communicate their conclusions in ways appropriate to the
audience
 Solve campus placements aptitude papers covering Quantitative Ability, Logical
Reasoning and Verbal Ability
 Compete in various competitive exams like CAT, CMAT, GATE, GRE, GATE,
UPSC, GPSC etc.

Reference Books
 Quantitative abilities by Arun Sharma
 Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R S Agrawal
 Verbal and Non-Verbal reasoning by R S Agrawal
 A new approach to Reasoning By B.S. Sijwali & S. Sijwali Arihant
 Analytical Reasoning by M.K Pandey
 Multi-Dimensional Reasoning by Mishra & Kumar Dr. Lal

Examination Pattern
Six Internals are conducted by Online method and average of Highest two internal marks is
considered for IA marks.