Revelian Test Verbal Logical Reasoning 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Passage: 'No applicants without a degree were shortlisted. Priya was shortlisted.' What can be concluded about Priya?
- Priya does not have a degree.
- Priya has a degree. (Correct answer)
- Priya was shortlisted by mistake.
- Priya's degree is irrelevant to the decision.
Correct answer: Priya has a degree.
Since only applicants with degrees were shortlisted and Priya was shortlisted, she must have a degree.
Question 2: Some athletes are vegetarians. Some vegetarians are marathon runners. Which conclusion MUST be true?
- Some athletes are marathon runners.
- Some marathon runners are athletes.
- No conclusion about athletes and marathon runners can be drawn. (Correct answer)
- All marathon runners are vegetarians.
Correct answer: No conclusion about athletes and marathon runners can be drawn.
The two 'some' statements share vegetarians as a bridge but do not guarantee any overlap between athletes and marathon runners.
Question 3: A policy states: 'Refunds are granted only when the product is returned within 30 days.' A customer returns a product on day 45. Which conclusion is correct?
- The customer will receive a partial refund.
- The customer is not entitled to a refund under this policy. (Correct answer)
- The store manager may override the policy.
- The customer should have read the policy more carefully.
Correct answer: The customer is not entitled to a refund under this policy.
The policy grants refunds only within 30 days; day 45 exceeds that window, so no refund is due under the stated terms.
Question 4: Which option correctly identifies the logical flaw: 'Our new diet supplement must work — thousands of satisfied customers say so.'
- Appeal to authority
- Appeal to popularity (Correct answer)
- False dilemma
- Circular reasoning
Correct answer: Appeal to popularity
Arguing that something works because many people believe it works is an appeal to popularity (ad populum).
Question 5: Passage: 'Every manager in the division received a bonus. No bonus was given to anyone who missed their targets.' Alex is a manager in the division. What follows?
- Alex missed their targets.
- Alex met their targets. (Correct answer)
- Alex did not receive a bonus.
- Alex's performance is unknown.
Correct answer: Alex met their targets.
Alex received a bonus (as a division manager), and since bonuses require meeting targets, Alex must have met them.
Question 6: The report stated: 'Since crime rates fell after more police were hired, hiring more police reduces crime.' Which statement best identifies the weakness?
- Police salaries are a significant budget expense.
- Other factors, such as economic improvement, may have caused the crime reduction. (Correct answer)
- Crime statistics are sometimes inaccurately reported.
- Police visibility deters petty crime only.
Correct answer: Other factors, such as economic improvement, may have caused the crime reduction.
The argument assumes causation from a temporal sequence without ruling out alternative explanations for the decline.
Question 7: AMBIGUOUS is to CLARITY as DISTORTED is to:
- Accuracy (Correct answer)
- Confusion
- Visibility
- Distraction
Correct answer: Accuracy
Ambiguous means lacking clarity (its opposite); distorted means lacking accuracy (its opposite).
Revelian Test Verbal Logical Reasoning 5
Passage: 'No applicants without a degree were shortlisted.
Priya was shortlisted.' What can be concluded about Priya?