Critical Thinking
Total No. of Questions: 25 Total Marks: 25
SECTION 1: MCQ
Q1 These questions are based on the information given below. In a family of eight members, there are two (1 Marks)
married couples and a widow. A, the engineer, is married to a doctor. C, an architect is the wife of D,
E, a student is the only child of C. G is the son of H whose sister. F is the niece of the manager. B, a
teacher, is the mother of only A and D.
The profession of H is
A. Manager
B. Engineer
C. Doctor
D. Teacher
Q2 These questions are based on the information given below. In a family of eight members, there are two (1 Marks)
married couples and a widow. A, the engineer, is married to a doctor. C, an architect is the wife of D,
E, a student is the only child of C. G is the son of H whose sister. F is the niece of the manager. B, a
teacher, is the mother of only A and D.
The profession of G is
A. Manager
B. Engineer
C. Doctor
D. Data insufficient
Q3 In question below, there are two or three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III (1 Marks)
& IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with
commonly known facts & then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the
given statements.
Statements:
Some singers are rockers.
Rockers are westerners.
Conclusions:
I. Some rockers are singers.
II. Some Westerners are rockers.
III. Some singers are westerners.
IV. Some singers are not westerners.
A. I, II & III follow
B. II, III & IV follow
C. I, III & IV follow
D. All follow
E. None of these
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Q4 In the question below, there are two or three statements given followed by four conclusions numbered (1 Marks)
I, II, III & IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with
commonly known facts & then decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the
given statements.
Statements:
1. Some drums are baskets.
2. All baskets are gaskets.
Conclusion
I. All gaskets are drums
II. Some gaskets are drums.
III. Some gaskets are baskets
IV. Some gaskets are not baskets.
A. Either II or IV follows
B. Either II or I follows
C. I & II follows
D. Only II follows
E. II & III follows.
Q5 In the following questions below are given 3 statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II (1 Marks)
& III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the
commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements :
All fruits are vegetables.
All pens are vegetables.
All vegetables are rains.
Conclusions:
I. All fruits are rains.
II. All pens are rains.
III. Some rains are vegetables.
A. None follows
B. Only I & II follows
C. Only II & III follows
D. Only I & III follows
E. All follows
Q6 In the following questions below are given 3 statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II (1 Marks)
& III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the
commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Some picture are frames.
Some frames are idols.
All idols are curtains.
Conclusions:
I. Some curtains are pictures.
II. Some curtains are pictures.
III. Some idols are frames.
A. Only I & II follow
B. Only II & III follow
C. Only I & III follow
D. All follow
E. None of these
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Q7 In the question below, a statement is given followed by assumptions numbered I and II. You are (1 Marks)
required to assess the two assumptions and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit and
mark your answer as
Statement:
Corruption has become dynamic and much more complex. Therefore, all anti-corruption institutions
and organizations need to work in close tandem and coordination to tackle this menace.
Assumptions:
I. Anti-corruption institutions are not working in close coordination.
II. Complex and dynamic problems can be solved by working in close tandem and coordination.
A. If only assumption I is implicit.
B. If only assumption II is implicit.
C. If neither I nor II is implicit.
D. If both the statements are implicit.
Q8 In the question below, a statement is given followed by assumptions numbered I and II. You are (1 Marks)
required to assess the two assumptions and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit and
mark your answer as
Statement:
Membership should be renewed based not only on the member’s contribution but also on the
member’s loyality to the club.
Assumptions:
I. Loyal members contribute more than non-loyal members.
II. Loyality is an important consideration while renewing membership.
A. If only assumption I is implicit.
B. If only assumption II is implicit.
C. If neither I nor II is implicit.
D. If both the statements are implicit.
Q9 The area of a square is equal to that of a circle. (1 Marks)
What is the circumference of the circle?
(1) The diagonal of the square is x inches.
(2) The side of the square is y inches.
A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient
B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement alone is sufficient
D. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient
Q10 How much was the loss? (1 Marks)
(1) The cost is ₹ 300.
(2) The loss is 25 per cent of the selling price.
A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient
B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement alone is sufficient
D. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient
Q11 The questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered (I) and (II) given below it. (1 Marks)
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Read both the statements and give answer
Who scored highest among A, B, C, D and E?
(I) B scored more than D, but not as much as C.
(II) E scored more than C, but not more than A.
A. Statement (I) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (II) alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement (II) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (I) alone is not sufficient
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement alone is sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
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Q12 How is ‘A’ related to ‘B’ ? (1 Marks)
(1) A is married to Y’s sister.
(2) B is the name of Y’s sister.
A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient
B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement alone is sufficient
D. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient
Q13 Towards which direction is C from Q ? (1 Marks)
(1) C and Q are opposite to each other. L is equidistant from C and Q.
(2) L is neither towards north-east nor towards southwest of C and Q respectively.
A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient
B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement alone is sufficient
D. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient
Q14 The questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered (I) and (II) given below it. (1 Marks)
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Read both the statements and give answer
What are the dimensions of a certain rectangle ?
(I) The perimeter of the rectangle is 14.
(II) The diagonal of the rectangle is 5.
A. Statement (I) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (II) alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement (II) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (I) alone is not sufficient
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement alone is sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
Q15 The questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered (I) and (II) given below it. (1 Marks)
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Read both the statements and give answer
A, B and C are positive integers. Is their product an even number?
(I) A is an even number.
(II) The product of A and B is an even number and that of A and C is also an even number.
A. Statement (I) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (II) alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement (II) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (I) alone is not sufficient
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement alone is sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
Q16 In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between (1 Marks)
strong arguments and weak arguments so far as they are related to the question. weak arguments may
not be directly related to the question, may be of minor importance or may be related to some trivial
aspect of the question. Each question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II.
You have to decide which of the arguments is strong and which is weak.
Should the institute conduct classes in remote villages?
I. Yes: This will help those students who belong to villages and cannot visit urban areas for studies.
II. no: This is not an economically viable proposal, as the number of students who attend such
classes cannot contribute to break-even.
A. if only statement I is a strong argument.
B. if only statement II is strong argument.
C. if both I and II are strong.
D. if neither I nor II is a strong argument.
Q17 Statement: The next morning, I looked down at the city of Shillong from a hilltop and felt that this (1 Marks)
has to be a foreign land. It was too beautiful to be India.
which of the following, if true, would seriously weaken the author's assumption?
A. There are many dirty cities in India.
B. The author has lived in beautiful cities only.
C. Any city when looked from a hilltop appears beautiful.
D. There are many cities in India which are more beautiful than Shillong.
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Q18 Six persons—P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a hexagonal table. P is opposite to U and T is not (1 Marks)
sitting next to R and S.Q is sitting to the immediate right of U and opposite to R. who is sitting to the
immediate left of P?
A. R
B. S
C. T
D. U
Q19 A, B, C and D are four friends each of whom wear a shirt of different colour among—Red, white, (1 Marks)
Green and Yellow. C wear neither Red nor white shirt. B wear either Yellow or Red shirt. If D wears
Green shirt, then what is the colour of A’s shirt?
A. white
B. Yellow
C. Red
D. (1) or (2)
Q20 Ashish is heavier than Govind. Mohit is lighter than Jack. Pawan is heavier than Jack but lighter than (1 Marks)
Govind. Who among them is the heaviest ?
A. Ashish
B. Govind
C. Mohit
D. Pawan
Q21 On a shelf are placed six volumes side-by-side labelled A, B, C, D, E and F. B, C, E, F have green (1 Marks)
covers while others have yellow covers. A, D, B are new volumes while the rest are old volumes. A,
C, B are law reports while the rest are medical extracts. Which two volumes are old medical extracts
and have green covers?
A. B, C
B. C, D
C. C, E
D. E, F
Q22 In a shop, there were 4 dolls of different heights A, B, C and D. D is neither as tall as A nor as short (1 Marks)
as C. B is shorter than D but taller than C. If Mani wants to purchase the tallest doll, which one
should she purchase ?
A. Only A
B. Only D
C. Either B or D
D. None of these
SECTION 2: Flowchart
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Q1 (1 Marks)
Which bix has highest value at the end of flowchart?
A. Box 1
B. Box 10
C. Box 6
D. Box 3
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Q2 (1 Marks)
What is the value of Box 3 at the end of flowchart?
A. 25
B. 50
C. 40
D. 10
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Q3 (1 Marks)
What is the difference between number in Box 9 and number in Box 4 at the end of flowchart?
A. 20
B. 10
C. 30
D. 25
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