Logical Reasoning & Quantitative Techniques Flashcards

In a coded language, COURT is written as FRXUW. Using the same code, what does JUDGE translate to?

Answer: MXGJH

Each letter is shifted forward by 3 positions in the alphabet, so J→M, U→X, D→G, G→J, E→H, giving MXGJH.

All contracts are agreements. Some agreements are void. Which conclusion follows logically?

Answer: Some contracts may be void.

Since some agreements are void and all contracts are agreements, it is possible (but not certain) that some contracts are void, making 'some contracts may be void' the logically safe conclusion.

A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed were 15 km/h more, the journey would take 2 hours less. What is the original speed?

Answer: 45 km/h

Setting up 360/v − 360/(v+15) = 2 and solving gives v = 45 km/h.

Statement: 'Only meritorious students receive scholarships.' Assumptions: I. Non-meritorious students never apply. II. Merit is the sole criterion for scholarships.

Answer: Only II is implicit.

The statement directly implies merit is the only criterion (II), but says nothing about whether non-meritorious students apply (I).

In a row of 20 students, Riya is 8th from the left and Priya is 14th from the right. How many students sit between them?

Answer: 0

Priya is 14th from the right in 20 students, so she is 7th from the left; Riya is 8th from the left, meaning they are adjacent with 0 students between them.

If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:2 and the total number of students is 40, how many more boys than girls are there?

Answer: 8

Boys = 24, girls = 16; the difference is 8.

Cause: The Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling expanding the right to privacy. Which is the most likely direct effect?

Answer: Several pending surveillance-related cases are reconsidered by lower courts.

A Supreme Court ruling on privacy directly creates precedent that prompts lower courts to revisit related pending cases.