GAT Analytical Reasoning — Questions and Answers
Question 1: All architects are creative. Some creative people are musicians. Which conclusion must be true?
- All architects are musicians
- Some architects are musicians
- Some creative people are architects (Correct answer)
- No musicians are architects
Correct answer: Some creative people are architects
Since all architects are creative, at least some creative people are architects.
The first premise places every architect inside the group of creative people, so it necessarily follows that some creative people are architects. The link between architects and musicians is not established, because 'some creative people are musicians' does not specify which creative people. Options A, B, and D go beyond what the premises guarantee.
Question 2: Five runners finish a race. Ann finishes before Ben but after Carl. Dana finishes after Ben. Eli finishes before Carl. Who finishes third?
- Ann (Correct answer)
- Ben
- Carl
- Dana
Correct answer: Ann
The order is Eli, Carl, Ann, Ben, Dana, so Ann is third.
From the clues: Eli is before Carl, Carl is before Ann, Ann is before Ben, and Ben is before Dana. This produces the single order Eli, Carl, Ann, Ben, Dana. The third finisher is Ann.
Question 3: If it rains, the match is cancelled. The match was not cancelled. What can be concluded?
- It rained
- It did not rain (Correct answer)
- The match was postponed
- Nothing can be concluded
Correct answer: It did not rain
By modus tollens, if the consequence did not occur, the condition did not occur.
The statement 'if it rains, the match is cancelled' means rain guarantees cancellation. Because the match was not cancelled, rain cannot have occurred, otherwise the match would have been cancelled. This valid inference is known as modus tollens.
Question 4: In a code, APPLE is written as BQQMF. How is GRAPE written in the same code?
- HSBQF (Correct answer)
- HSBPF
- GSBQF
- HRBQF
Correct answer: HSBQF
Each letter is shifted forward by one: G→H, R→S, A→B, P→Q, E→F.
Comparing APPLE with BQQMF shows every letter moved one place forward in the alphabet. Applying the same shift to GRAPE gives H, S, B, Q, F. The correct code is HSBQF.
Question 5: Four people sit in a row. Tom is at the left end. Priya is not at either end. Sam sits immediately to the right of Priya. Uma does not sit next to Tom. Where does Uma sit?
- Left end
- Second from left
- Third from left
- Right end (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Right end
Tom, Priya, Sam fill positions 1-3, leaving Uma at the right end.
Tom occupies position 1. Uma cannot sit next to Tom, so position 2 must go to Priya or Sam; Sam must be to the right of Priya, so Priya takes position 2 and Sam position 3. The only seat left for Uma is position 4, the right end.
Question 6: Which figure completes the pattern: circle, square, triangle, circle, square, ___?
- Circle
- Square
- Triangle (Correct answer)
- Pentagon
Correct answer: Triangle
The pattern repeats every three shapes.
The sequence cycles through circle, square, and triangle before starting again. After the second circle and square, the next shape in the cycle is triangle. Pentagon never appears in the pattern.
GAT Analytical Reasoning
All architects are creative.
Some creative people are musicians.
Which conclusion must be true?