Verbal & critical reasoning MCQs with Answers

Directions: Find the odd-man out.

87, 54, 28, 13, 5, 2, 2

What is the real cause of the students to be busy in unfair means in the examinations?

Which one of the following Venn diagrams represents the correct relationship among the given elements?

Human beings, Males, Fathers, Brothers, Mothers, Sisters

In France, children in pre-school programs spend a portion of each day engaged in a program of stretching and exercise. Pre-school programs in the United States, however, seldom devote time to a daily stretching and exercise program. In tests designed to measure cardiovascular fitness, children in the United States were out-performed by their French counterparts. It can therefore be determined that children attending pre-school programs in the United States can achieve cardiovascular fitness only by engaging in a daily school program of stretching and exercise.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

The level of blood sugar for many patients suffering from disease Q is slightly higher than the level of blood sugar in the general population. Nonetheless, most medical professionals believe that slightly increasing blood sugar levels is a successful means by which to treat disease Q.

This apparently contradictory argument can best be resolved by which one of the following statements?

Medical studies indicate that the metabolic rates of professional athletes are substantially greater than those of the average person. So, most likely, a person’s speed and strength are primarily determined by that person’s metabolic rate.

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

Since Oscar received extensive training in how to repair motorcycles, he is able to repair many of their most common mechanical problems. However, Oscar does not understand how internal combustion engines work. When Oscar was given Lucy’s motorcycle to repair, he was able to fix the problem, despite the fact that he did not understand what was causing it.

From this paragraph, which of the following can be properly inferred?

It cannot be true that the lack of success of third-party candidates in national elections is due to the difficulties such candidates encounter in securing space on national ballots. Everyone who identifies him or herself as a supporter of a third party has voted for a major-party candidate in at least one national election when a third-party candidate was listed on the ballot.

Which one of the following most accurately describes a reasoning flaw in the argument?

The question below is followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is forceful.

Should divorce laws be made more favourable to women in India?

(X) Yes, because women are persecuted by their husbands in India.
(Y) No, because it will disrupt family life.

The question below is followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is forceful.

Is leisure irrelevant to modern life?

(M) Yes, because life has become too much mechanical today.
(N) No, because without leisure efficiency will fall, body and brain must be given rest.