The purpose of this exercise is to reinforce class learning.

Some of the questions are

fundamental in nature and are easier than what appear in the actual exam.

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CSAT
HAGS2-3-3
PRELIMS EXAM
TOPIC: C S A T : Logical Reasoning

EXERCISE 1 - DEDUCTIVE LOGIC TYPE A

DIRECTIONS: Each question contains six 6. A. All beautiful are maroon.
statements followed by four sets of B. All maroon are cute.
combinations of three. Choose the set in which C. No maroon is beautiful
the statements are most logically related. D. No maroon is cute
E. All beautiful are cute.
1. A. All boxers are animals. F. All cute are beautiful
B. All animals are not boxers. (a) ABE (b) DBE
C. All animals are beautiful. (c) FAB (d) AFE
D. All boxers are lively.
E. All animals are lively. 7. A. Drinking causes accidents
F. Boxers are beautiful. B. Drinking causes unconsciousness
(a) ADE (b) BED C. Drinking causes drowsiness
(c) ABE (d) ACF D. Unconsciousness causes accidents
E. Drinking causes drowsiness and
2. A. Suresh is a maverick. disease
B. Some humans are not mavericks. F. All drinkers cause nuisance
C. No man is a maverick. (a) ABF (b) FEC
D. Some men are dumb. (c) DBF (d) BDA
E. Suresh is human.
F. Suresh is not a maverick. 8. A. All 1s, are 10s
(a) EFB (b) ACD B. All 10s are 100s
(c) FCA (d) ABD C. No 10 is a 1
D. No 10 is a 100
3. A. All roses are red. E. All 1s are 100s
B. Some reds do not smell good. F. All 100s are 1s
C. All red flowers are roses. (a) FAB (b) ABE
D. This flower smells good. (c) DBE (d) AFE
E. This flower is red.
F. This flower is a rose. 9 A. Pulp is made from plant waste
(a) DEF (b) DBA B. Dead leaves and twigs make up plant
(c) ACB (d) CEF waste
C. Paper is not made from trees
4. A. Some chips are buttons. D. Paper is made from pulp
B. All buttons are pink. E. Paper is made from waste
C. Some chips are pink. F. Paper is made from plant waste
D. Some pink are chips. (a) FAC (b) DAF
E. No chip is pink. (c) DFA (d) FED
F. No button is a chip.
(a) CDE (b) FCD 10. A. Some trees are climbers
(c) CDA (d) ABC B. All trees are plants
C. Rose is a bush
5. A. No woman is dishonest D. Some plants are bushes
B. No honest person is a woman E. Bushes are plants
C. All MPs are women F. Rose is a plant
D. No MP is dishonest (a) ECF (b) DCB
E. All women are MPs (c) CBD (d) CAD
F. Some women are not serious
(a) EFD (b) CAD 11. A. Liver is not affected by drinking
(c) ABD (d) ECB B. Liver damage is incurable
C. Drinking causes liver damage

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 D. Drinking causes disease F. Some tables are made of wood
E. Drinking causes incurable diseases (a) ACE (b) FCA
F. Some drunkards are junkies (c) CDB (d) ABF
(a) BFA (b) ADE
(c) EFD (d) CBE 17. A. Jason is dark and wise
B. Micky is tall, dark and wise
12. A. All glasses are blue C. Micky cannot be a woman
B. Some glasses are black D. All chess grand masters are rich
C. Some black are glasses E. Tall men are rich
D. All blue are black F. Only men are tall
E. No black is blue (a) BAD (b) FBC
F. No blue is glass (c) AFE (d) DEF
(a) BED (b) ADC
(c) AFC (d) CEF 18. A. Young men always go for outdoor
sports
13. A. All authors are actors B. Outdoor sports keep you physically
B. Winny is chagrined fit
C. Winny is an author and an actor C. Outdoor sports keep you mentally fit
D. Winny is a woman D. Young men are physically fit
E. Some men are authors E. Young men are mentally and
F. All women are chagrined physically fit
(a) DEB (b) FDB F. Mentally fit people do not like
(c) EAD (d) BCF outdoor sports
(a) DEB (b) ABD
14. A All rings are dings (c) DEF (d) BCD
B. All dings are pings
C. No dings are rings 19. A. Cricket enthusiasts do not play
D. No dings are pings cricket
E. Some pings are rings B. No polo player is a tennis player
F. All pings are rings C. All polo players are cricket
(a) ABE (d) FAB enthusiasts
(c) AFE (d) DBE D. Some tennis players are sportsmen
E. All tennis players are sportsmen
15. A. No studious is a kid F. Some sportsmen are not polo players
B. Naughty kids are studious (a) ADF (b) BEF
C. Kids are naughty (c) ACD (d) CDB
D. Studious kids are naughty
E. Naughty may not be studious 20. A. If you speak the truth, you have to
F. Some kids are very naughty tell a lie also
(a) BDC (b) CDE B. All liars have to smile once
(c) ACF (d) CAE C. If you speak the truth, you have to
cry
16. A. Some tables may be X D. All liars have to jump twice
B. All tables are X E. If you speak a lie, you have to cry
C. All X are made of wood F. If you lie, you have to lie again
D. Tables come with chairs (a) BDF (b) AEC
E. All new tables are made of plastic (c) CBD (d) ACF

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 EXERCISE 2- DEDUCTIVE LOGIC TYPE B
DIRECTIONS: Each question has a set of four 6. A. An apple a day keeps the doctor away;
statements. Each statement has three segments. The doctor is away never means you are
Choose the alternative where the third segment healthy. An apple a day keeps you
can be logically deduced from the preceding healthy.
two. B. An ostrich lays eggs; An ostrich is a bird,
Some birds lay eggs.
1. A. 100,000 students take the exam; Not more C. Apal is a gentleman; No gentleman is a
than 500 students have failed; At least 100 barbarian; Apal is a barbarian.
students have passed. D. Apes always lie; Apes don't like apples;
B. 100,000 students take the exam; Some Some liars like Apples.
students have failed; At least one student (a) Only A (b) A & B
has passed. (c) Only B (d) D & A
C. A human body needs vitamins; Fruits
provide vitamins; Fruit are needed for 7. A. Apes always lie; Sanjay can say he lied;
human body. Sanjay is an Ape
D. A kiwi is a bird; Some birds can fly; A B. A's are wrong; No A is C; Some C's are
kiwi cannot fly. wrong
(a) A & B (b) B, C & D C. At least one student failed; One student
(c) A & C (d) Only A failed; All student in the class did not
pass.
2. A. All A is B; No C is B; No C is A. D. At least one student has failed; Some
B. All animals need sleep, Dogs are animals, students have failed; At least one student
Some dogs don’t need sleep has passed.
C. All animals need sleep, Men are animals,
(a) A & D (b) A & B
Men need sleep
(c) A & C (d) None
D. All animals need sleep; Men need sleep;
Men are animals
8. A. Bat is a mammal; No mammal is a bird;
(a) A & C (b) A & D
Bat is not a bird
(c) C & B (d) None
B. Bat is a seedeater; Bat is a mammal;
Some mammals are seedeaters.
3. A. All A's need B, C’s are A's, C's need B.
C. Children carry bags to school; Bags
B. All athletes eat seafood; All dancers eat
contain books; Children carry books to
seafood; Athletes are dancers
school.
C. All birds can fly; All bees can fly; Birds
D. College students are intelligent.
are bees.
Intelligence is a collegian's attribute; Ram
D. All birds can fly; Some birds are bees;
is an intelligent person.
Some bees can fly
(a) Only D (b) B & A
(a) C & D (b) A & D
(c) A, B & C (d) A & D
(c) A & C (d) A, C & D
9. A. College students are intelligent; Only
4. A. All birds lay eggs, An oriole is a bird, An
Avinash goes to college; Avinash is the
oriole lays eggs.
only intelligent person.
B. All in winter use X; Body requires
B. Sonia is a college student; Intelligence is
warmth in winter; X is used to over come
a collegian's attribute; Only Sonia is
cold.
intelligent.
C. All plants have leaves; All leaves have
C. Disprin reduces pain; Crocin is not
chlorophyll; All plants have chlorophyll
Disprin; Crocin doesn't alleviate pain.
D. All Prime ministers were politicians;
D. Dogs are animals; Cats are animals;
Rajeev Gandhi was a politician; Rajeev
Some Cats are dogs.
Gandhi was a Prime Minister
(a) A & D (b) A, B & D
(a) A & C (b) A, B & C
(c) A & B (d) None
(c) Only A (d) A, C & D
10. A. Gibbons always lie; Sanjay cannot say he
5. A. All roses are plants; All roses need air;
lied; Sanjay is a gibbon
Some plants need air
B. Grapes are fruits; Some Grapes are not
B. All thorny are leafy; All leafy are
sour; Some fruits are sour.
flowery; Some flowery are thorny
C. He is me; All I is me; He is them
C. All Zens are Cars; Some Zens are
D. He is them; They are not you; He is not
Marutis; Some Marutis are Cars
you
D. All Zens are Marutis; Some Cars are not
(a) A, C & D (b) B & D
Marutis; Some Marutis are not cars.
(c) C & D (d) D
(a) A & B (b) A, B & D
11. A. I am he; He is me; I am me
(c) A, C & D (d) A, B & C

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 B. I wear boots; Boots come with or without B. Oranges are fruit; Some oranges are sour;
laces; I only wear any of the two kinds of Some fruits are sour
boots. C. Pandit Nehru was an MP, All PM's were
C. Intelligence is a Parameter; Parameters MP's, Pandit Nehru was the PM
are tested; Intelligence is tested. D. Pandit Nehru was the Prime Minister, All
D. Mammals live in water; Whales and Prime Ministers were MP's; At least one
fishes live in water; Whales are mammals. MP was Prime Minister.
(a) Only B (b) A & D (a) D & B (b) A & B
(c) A, B & C (d) C & A (c) B only (d) B, C & D

12. A. Mirrors show you your reflection; I am

17. A. Pandit Nehru was the PM; All P Ms
looking good in this mirror; I am
were M Ps; Pandit Nehru was an M P
looking at my reflection in this mirror.
B. Whales are not fishes; Some fishes are
B. More than 100 students have passed; Not
sharks; Some sharks are not whales. .
more than 500 students have failed; At
C. Samantha is the number 1 singer; She
least 600 students have given the exam.
sings well; The number singer sings
C. Most bees can fly; Most birds can fly;
well.
Some birds may be bees.
D. Some A's are B’s; C's are A's; Most C's
D. My personal library has 12 Agatha
are B's.
Christies; Agatha Christie has written 12
(a) A & B (b) B & D
books; I probably have all Agatha
(c) Only A (d) A, B & C
Christie books
(a) D, B & A (b) A & B
18. A. Some Ayes speak the truth only; Norman
(c) A, B & C (d) All
is an Aye; Norman cannot say "I lied"
B. Some babies are boys; Some inmates of
13. A. Whales are mammals; No mammals are
the ward are babies; Some who are not in
fishes; Whales are not fishes
the wards are girls
B. My shoe size is 11; The biggest size
available in Adidas is 11; l can never C. Some birds are bees; Some bees are bats;
wear an Adidas Some bats may be birds
C. Naval officers are smart; Air force D. Some C's are A's; Most C's are right,
officers are smart; All smart are Naval Some A’s may be right.
or Air force officers.
(a) C & D (b) B, C & D
D. Navratilova is more talented than Graf; (c) A & C (d) D only
Graf lost in this tournament; Graf is not
talented
19. A. Some fruits are sour; Some apples are
(a) A & D (b) A, C & D sour; All are either fruits or apples.
(c) A (d) B & C B. Some occupants of the ward are girls;
Some babies are girls; Some inmates of
14. A. No A is C; B can be C; B can be A the ward may be babies.
B. No A is C; B can be C; B cannot be A.
C. No animals like fire; Camels like fire; C. Some roses are thorny, Some roses are
Camels are not animals bushes, Thorny are bushes.
D. No gentleman is a barbarian; No D. Some S is not P; All X is P; All X is not
barbarian has manners; Some barbarians P.
are gentlemen. (a) A & B (b) A, C & D
(a) A, B & C (b) B & C (c) B & C (d) Only B
(c) A, C & D (d) All
20. A. Some S is not P; Some X is S; Some X
15. A. No M is J; All R is M; All R is J. may not be P
B. No M is P; All R is M; No R is P. B. Some Surf's are Nirma; Most surfs are
C. No surf is a Nirma; Arial can be Nirma; right; Some Nirma may be right.
Arial cannot be surf. C. Some telephones are not cordless; All
D. None is truthful; One who is not truthful, books are cordless; Some telephones are
sleeps a lot; All sleep a lot. not books
(a) Only B (b) B & D D. Some Zens are Cars; Marutis are Cars;
(c) A, B & C (d) A & D Some Zens may be Marutis.
(a) A & B (b) A, B & C
16. A. Only talented people can win a (c) A, B & D (d) All
tournament; Graf lost in a tournament;
Graf is not talented

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 EXERCISE 3 – MEDIATE AND IMMEDIATE INFERENCES
Directions for questions 1 to 10: Each question Conclusions : I. Some teachers are
given below has two or three statements scientists.
followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. II. No swimmer is a
You have to take the given statements to be true teacher.
even, if they seem to be at variance from
commonly known facts and then decide which 10. Statements : Some chairs are calculators.
of the given conclusions logically follows from All calculators are computer.
the statements, disregarding commonly known Conclusions : I. Some chairs are
facts. Give answer, computers.
(a) if only conclusion I follows; II. All computers are
(b) if only conclusions II follows; calculators.
(c) if either I or II follows; or if both I and II
follow 11. Statements : No candle is bell.
(d) if neither I nor II follows; Some shoes are bells.
All tables are shoes.
1. Statements : Some trees are horse. Conclusions : I. Some tables are bells.
Some ships are trees. II. No table is bell.
Conclusions : I. Some horses are ships. III. Some shoes are
II. Some trees are neither candles.
ships nor horses. IV. No shoes is candle.
(a) Only I and IV follow.
2. Statements : All glasses are mirrors. (b) Only I and II follow.
Some mirrors are red. (c) Only III and IV follow.
Conclusions : I. All mirrors are glasses. (d) None of these
II. Some glasses are red.
12. Statements : Some cups are slates.
3. Statements : Some rooms are stones. All slates are apples.
All stones are radios. No apple is car.
Conclusions : I. Some rooms are radios. Conclusions : I. Some cars are slates.
II. Some stones are rooms. II. Some cups are cars.
III. Some apples are cups.
4. Statements : All roads are poles. IV. No car is cup.
No pole is house. (a) No any conclusion follows.
Conclusions : I. Some roads are houses. (b) Only II follows.
II. Some houses are poles. (c) Only III follows.
(d) Either II or IV and III follow.
5. Statements : All horses are bullocks.
All bullocks are parrots. Direction for questions 13-14: Find which
Conclusions : I. All horses are parrots. conclusion is right
II. All parrots are horses. 13. Statements : Some circles are lines.
Some circles are squares.
6. Statements : All flowers are leaves. Conclusions :
Some leaves are birds. (a) All circles that are lines are squares.
Conclusions : I. Some birds are flowers. (b) All circles are either lines or squares.
II. Some leaves are (c) Some circles are neither squares nor
flowers. lines.
(d) None of these.
7. Statements : Some pencils are watches.
Some books are pencils. 14. Statements : Some people are scientists.
Conclusions : I. Some watches are Some people are rich.
books. Conclusions :
II. Some pencils are (a) Some rich are scientists.
neither books nor (b) Some scientists may be rich.
watches. (c) No scientist is rich.
(d) Some people are not scientist but rich.
8. Statements : All tables are scales.
Some scales are green. Directions for questions 15 to 24:
Conclusions : I. All scales are tables. (a) if only conclusion I follows
II. Some tables are green. (b) if only conclusion II follows
(c) if either I or II follows or if both I and
9. Statements : Some teachers are II follow
swimmers. (d) if neither I nor II follows
All swimmers are scientists.

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15. Statements : Some fools are intelligent.
Some intelligent are great.
Conclusions : I. Some fools are great.
II. All great are intelligent.
16. Statements : All stones are water.
Some water are clean.
Conclusions : I. Some stones are clean.
II. No stone is clean.
17. Statements : All keys are locks.
All locks are screws.
Conclusions : I. All screws are keys.
II. Some locks are keys.
18. Statements : All cars are cats.
All fans are cats.
Conclusions : I. All cars are fans.
II. Some fans are cars.
19. Statements : Some clips are small.
All small are big.
Conclusions : I. All big are small.
II. All small are clips.
20. Statements : Some books are toys.
No toy is red.
Conclusion : I. Some books are red.
II. Some toys are books.
21. Statements : All pencils are papers.
Some papers are books.
Conclusions : I. Some pencils are
books.
II. Some books are papers.
22 Statements : All educated people read
newspapers.
Rahul does not read
newspaper.
Conclusions : I. Rahul is not educated.
II. Reading newspaper is
not essential to be
educated.
23. Statements : Some papers are needles.
All needles are sharp.
Conclusions : I. All papers are sharp.
II. All needles are papers.
24. Statements : All bags are cakes.
All lamps are cakes.
Conclusions : I. Some lamps are bags.
II. No lamp is a bag.
25. Statements : All cats are bulls.
Some bulls are dogs.
Conclusions : I. All bulls are cats.
II. Some cats are dogs.
III. No cats are dogs.
IV. Some bulls are cats.
(a) Only IV follows
(b) Only III follows
(c) Only II follows
(d) None follows
26. Statements : Some boxes are dogs.
All dogs are pens.
Conclusions : I. Some boxes are pens.
II. Some pens are boxes.
III. Some pens are dogs.
IV. All pens are dogs.
(a) I and II follow
(b) II, III and IV follow
(c) I, III and IV follow
(d) I, II and IV follow
27. Statements : Some books are copies.
All copies are green.
Some green are yellow.
Conclusions : I. All copies are yellow.
II. Some yellow are green.
III. Some copies are
yellow.
IV. All green are copies.
(a) Only II
(b) Either III or IV Only
(c) Either II or IV Only
(d) None
28. Statements : All chairs are tables.
No table is a book.
All tables are stones.
Conclusions : I. No chair is a book.
II. No stone is a book.
III. Some stones are book.
IV. All tables are chairs.
(a) Only I
(b) Only I and either II or III
(c) Only I and III
(d) Either II or III
29. Statements : 1. Some apples are
watermelons.
2. All watermelons are
fresh.
3. Some potatoes are
fresh.
Conclusions : I. Some apples are fresh.
II. Some potatoes are
apples.
III. Some watermelons are
potatoes.
IV. Some watermelons are
apples.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only I and II follow
(c) Only I and IV follow
(d) Either II or III and I follow
30. Statements : All teachers are doctors.
All doctors are engineers.
All engineers are typists.
Conclusions : I. Some typists are
teachers.
II. All doctors are typists.
III. Some engineers are
teachers.
IV. All doctors are
teachers.
(a) Only I and II follow
(b) Only I and III follow
(c) Either II or IV follows
(d) None of the above