HOPE SCIENCE ACADEMY

Logical Reasoning
(National MDCAT)
Logical Deduction
In this section of logical reasoning comprises of question put in the form of puzzles involving
certain numbers of items, persons or things. The candidate is required to analyze the given
information, condense it in a suitable form and deduce the result asked in question.

Directions: (Questions 1 to 4): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions.
There is a family of six persons G, J, B, E, T, and Z. Their professions are teacher, writer, actor,
singer, dancer and lawyer but not respectively in the same order. G is a teacher. Z is a dancer.
B is neither writer nor actor. E is neither singer nor lawyer. T is an actor. J is a lawyer.
1. Who among them has a profession of lawyer?
(a) J (b) B (c) E (d) T
2. Who is the teacher among them?
(a) J (b) B (c) E (d) G
3. Which profession does E belong to?
(a) Writer (b) Teacher (c) Singer (d) Dancer
4. Who is dancer among them?
(a) T (b) Z (c) G (d) J

Directions: (Questions 5 to 7): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions.
Rizwan and Kashif are good in Hockey and Volleyball. Saeed and Rizwan are good in Hockey
and Baseball. Ghafoor and Kashif are good in Cricket and Volleyball. Saeed, Ghafoor and
Muneeb are good in Football and Baseball
5. Who is good in Hockey, Cricket and Volleyball?
(a) Saeed (b) Kashif (c) Rizwan (d) Ghafoor
6. Who is good in Baseball, Cricket, Volleyball and Football?
(a) Saeed (b) Kashif (c) Ghafoor (d) Rizwan
7. Who is good in Basehall, Volleyball and Hockey?
(a) Saeed (b) Kashif (c) Rizwan (d) Ghafoor
Directions: (Questions 8 to 12): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions
There is a group of five students A, B, C, D and E from HOPE college. B and E are good in
Dramatics and Computer Science. A and B are good in Computer Science and Physics, A, C and
D are good in Physics and History. A and C are good in Physics and Mathematics. D and E are
good in History and Dramatics.
8. Who is good in Physics, History and Dramatics?
(a) A (b) B (c) D (d) E
9. Who is good in Physics, History and Mathematics, but not in Computer Science?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
10. Who is good in Computer Science, History and Dramatics?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) E
11. Who is good in History, Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
12. Who is good in Physics, Dramatics and Computer Science?
(a) A (b) B (c) D (d) E

Shakir Mehmood (MS Methematics)

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Read the following information carefully to answer the question.
Three persons A, B and C wore shirts of black, blue and orange colors (not necessarily in that
order) and pants of green, yellow and orange colors (not necessarily in that order). No person
wore pant and shirt of the same color. Further, it is given that:
(i) A did not wear shirt of black color.
(ii) B did not wear shirt of blue color.
(iii) C did not wear shirt of orange color .
(iv) A did not wear pant of green color.
(v) B wore pant of orange color.

13. What were the colors of pant and shirt worn by C, respectively?
(a) Yellow and Black
(b) Yellow and Blue
(c) Green and Blue
(d) Orange and Black

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In a group of six women, there are four dancers, four vocal musicians. actress and three
violinists. G and V are among the violinists while J and S do not know to play on the violin. S
and T are among the dancers J. V. S and T are all vocal musician and two of them are also
violinists.
14. If P is an actress, who among the following is both nicer and a violinist?
(a) J (b) S (c) T (d) P

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Four players A, B, C and D are holding 4 cards each. Each of them has an Ace, a King, a Queen
and a Jack. All of them have all the suits (spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds).
(i) A has Ace of spades and Queen of diamond (ii) B has Ace of clubs and King of diamonds.
(iii) C has Queen of clubs and King of Spades. (iv) D has Jack of clubs.
15. Jack of hearts is with
(a) A (b) C (c) T (d) D

Direction: (Questions 16 to 17). Read the following information carefully to answer the questions
(i) Amna is older than Sanya.
(ii) Muskan is elder ne Amna but younger than Kashmala.
(iii) Kashmala in elder than Sanya.
(iv) Sanya is younger than Muskan.
(v) Gulrukh is the eldest.
16. Who is the youngest?
(a) Kashmala (b) Amna (c) Muskan (d) Sanya
17. Age wise, who is in the middle?
(a) Kashmala (b) Amna (c) Muskan (d) Sanya

18. A, B, C, D and E are five friends. A is shorter than B but taller than E. C is the tallest. D is
shorter than B and taller than A. Who has two persons taller and two persons shorter than
him/her?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

19. If P is taller than Q, R is shorter than P. S is taller than T but shorter than Q, then who
among them is the tallest?
(a) P (b) Q (c) S (d) T

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Read the following information carefully to answer the question.
(i) Ghulam Rasool is shorter than Ali but taller than Kamran.
(ii)Naeem is shorter than Kamran.
(iii) Jameel is taller than Naeem.
(iv) Ali is taller than Jameel.
20. Who among them is the tallest?
(a) Ali (b) Naeem (c) Kamran (d) Jameel

21. A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the center, and A and P are at then
ends. R is sitting on the left of A. Then who is sitting on the right of P?
(a) A (b) S (c) X (d) Z

22. In a March Past, seven persons are standing in a row. Q is standing left to R but right to P.
O is standing right to N and left to P. Similarly, S is standing night to R and left to T. Find out
who is standing in the middle.
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) O

23. In the Olympic Games, the flags of six nations were flown on the masts in the following way.
The flag of America was to the left of Pakistan and to the right of the flag of France. The flag of
England was on the right of the Pakistan flag but was to the left of the flag of Japan, which was
to the left of the flag of China. Find the two flags which are in the center.
(a) Pakistan and England
(b) America and Pakistan
(c) Japan and England
(d) America and England

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In a cricket season, Pakistan defeated Australia twice, West Indies defeated Pakistan twice,
Australia defeated West Indies twice, Pakistan defeated New Zealand twice, and West Indies
defeated New Zealand twice.
24. Which country has lost most number of times?
(a) Pakistan (b) Australia (c) New Zealand (d) West Indies

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There is a family of six persons E, I, R, K, T, and Y. I and R are sisters. T is mother of R and E
is son-in-law of K. K is father of I. Y is grandson of T and I is mother of Y.
25. How is R related to Y?
(a) Aunt (b) Niece (c) Sister (d) Mother

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H, Q, C, L, N and F are six members of a family. There are two married couples among them. C
is the mother of H and F. N is the father of L. H is the grandson of Q. The total number of female
members in the family is three.
26. How is related to F?
(a) Sister (b) Grandmother (c) Wife (d) Data missing

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P, Q, R, S, T and U are six members of a family. Two married couples are there. Q is a priest
and the father of T.U is grandfather of R and is a lawyer. S is a doctor and she is the grandmother
of T. Other professionals include one priest, one lawyer, one engineer, one doctor and two
graduates in the family.
27. Who is the husband of P?
(a) R (b) U (c) Q (d) S

Shakir Mehmood (MS Methematics)

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Direction: (Question 28 to 29): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions.
A, B, C, D and E are five friends. B is elder to E, but not as tall as C. C is younger to A, and is
taller to D and E. A is taller to D, but younger than E. Dis elder to A but is shortest in the group
28. Who among the following is the eldest?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) None
29. Which of the following pairs of students is elder to D?
(a) BA (b) BC (c) BE (d) None

30. If F, another friend, is taller than C, how many them will be between F and E according to
their height?
(a) Three (b) One (c) Two (d) None

01 a 02 d 03 a 04 b 05 b

06 c 07 c 08 c 09 c 10 d

11 a 12 b 13 c 14 c 15 a

16 d 17 c 18 d 19 a 20 a

21 c 22 b 23 a 24 c 25 a

26 b 27 c 28 b 29 d 30 d

Shakir Mehmood (MS Methematics)