General Logical Reasoning and Puzzles 3

Question 1

If no birds are reptiles, and all parrots are birds, which statement must be true?

Accepted Answer

No parrots are reptiles

Answer

Since all parrots are birds and no birds are reptiles, it follows necessarily that no parrots are reptiles.

Question 2

What is the missing term? ACE, BDF, CEG, ?

Accepted Answer

DFH

Answer

Each triplet shifts every letter by +1: A→B→C→D, C→D→E→F, E→F→G→H, so the answer is DFH.

Question 3

Tom is older than Sam. Sam is older than Raj. Raj is older than Priya. Who is the youngest?

Accepted Answer

Priya

Answer

The chain Tom > Sam > Raj > Priya places Priya at the bottom as youngest.

Question 4

A statement is made: 'If it rains, the ground is wet.' The ground is not wet. What can you conclude?

Accepted Answer

It is not raining

Answer

By contrapositive, 'not wet ground' implies 'it did not rain.'

Question 5

Which figure completes the pattern? Each row contains a circle, triangle, and square. Row 3 has a circle and square. What is missing?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

Each row must contain exactly one of each shape; the missing shape in row 3 is a triangle.

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