Multan Institute of Higher Studies plans to show five
educational films A, B, C, D and E to a group of students. The film shows are
planned in an order, which conforms to the following conditions:
A must be shown earlier than C.
B must be shown earlier than D.
E should be the fifth film shown.
Q: In case, C is shown earlier than E, which among the following will hold true?
Question # 2
In a factory control room, there are three ON-OFF switches
on the central control panel, labeled A, B and C. They are changed from default
setting to a required setting based on the following rules:
In case only switch A is ON in the default setting, then
turn switch B ON.
In case switches A and B are the only switches ON in the
default setting, then turn switch C ON. In case all the three switches are ON,
in default setting, then turn the switch C OFF. For any other default setting,
turn ON all switches that are OFF and turn OFF all switches, if any, that are
ON.
Q: In case, switch A is OFF in the second setting. Which of the following could have been the default setting?
Question # 3
Selfishness is a principal evil in our society. Every person
is concerned with only himself. Personal advancement is the only motivating
force in the world today. This does not mean that individuals are not willing
to help one another, on the contrary, -------------. However, these are only
short-term occurrences, which ultimately serve our long-term goal of personal
gain.
Q: There is clear evidence that the mandated vaccination of children under age four has resulted in fewer child fatalities over the past fice years. Compared to the five-year period prior to the passage of laws requiring the vaccination, fatalities of children under age four have decreased by 30 percent. Which one of the following, if true, most substantially strengthens the argument above?
Question # 4
A bus has exactly six stops on its route. The bus first
stops at stop one and then at stops two, three, four, five and six
respectively. After the bus leaves stop six, the bus turns and returns to stop
one and repeats the cycle. The stops are at six buildings that are, in
alphabetical order L, M, N, O, P and Q.
P is the third stop. M is the sixth stop. The stop O is the
stop immediately before Q. N is the stop immediately before L.
Q: In case L is the second stop, which among the following must be the stop immediately before M?
Question # 5
Nine Individuals – Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S AND R are the only
candidates, who can serve on three committees labeled A, B and C.
Each candidate should serve on exactly one of the
committees.
Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than
that of committee.
It is possible that there are no members of committee C.
Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A. Among W, V and U none can serve
on committee C. Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.
Q: Among the following combinations which could constitute the membership of committee C?
Question # 6
Multan Institute of Higher Studies plans to show five
educational films A, B, C, D and E to a group of students. The film shows are
planned in an order, which conforms to the following conditions:
A must be shown earlier than C.
B must be shown earlier than D.
E should be the fifth film shown.
Q: In case D and E are shown as far apart from each other as possible, which among the following would be true?
Question # 7
An Internal Services Manager at a large corporation has been assigned the task of allotting offices to six of the staff members. The offices are titled A through F.
Mrs. Ruby needs to use the telephone quite often throughout the day. Mr. Mujahid and Mr. Zahid need adjacent offices as they need to consult each other often while working. Mrs. Fauzia is a senior employee and has to be allotted the office marked E, having the biggest window. Mr. Abid requires silence in the offices next to his. Mr. Shahid, Mr. Mujahid and Mr. Abid are all smokers. Mrs. Fauzia requires non-smoker neighbors.
Unless specifically stated all the employees maintain an atmosphere of silence during office hours.
Q: The idea office for Mr. Mujahid would be.
Question # 8
Follow us to the real Pakistan leaving behind the
disturbances of civilization. Real Pakistan is still inhabited by the eagle,
the cow, the black deer, and tigers; it is still spacious, sprawling, and
majestic. Experience the freedom and serenity still to be found in
--------------.
Q: The above paragraph is most likely to appear in which of the following?
Question # 9
Two or more tealeaves out of five varieties – Livana,
Mathia, Novajana, Oxia, and Piask are used in making all branded by a marketer following
the rues given below.
A brand containing Livana, should also contain Novajana
twice that of Livana.
A brancd containing Mathia, must also have equal quantity of
Oxia.
A single brand never contains Novajana as well as Oxia.
Oxia and Piask should not be used together.
A blend containing Piask should contain it in such a
proportion that the total amount of Piask present should be greater than the
total amount of the other tealeaves
Q: Among of following which is an acceptable brand in accordance with the rules?
Question # 10
Four captains and the first mates of three of them were called to attend the annual meeting at head quarter. The captains were Luqman, Manzoor, Nauman and Osaf; the first mates were Ayesha, Durya and Gia. Each person in turn delivered a report to the chairperson as follows:
Each of the first mates delivered their report exactly after her captain. The first captain to speak was Manzoor, and captain Nauman spoke after him.
(Represent the person with first letter of his name)
Q: Among the following statements, which would make M, D, N, G, L, O, A the only possible sequence of speakers?
Question # 11
Three men (Tahir, Pervaiz and Javed) and three women (Elena, Ayesha and Kiran) are spending a few months at Abbottabad. They are to stay in a row of nine cottages, each on living in his or her own cottage. There are no others staying in the same row of cottages.
1. Ayesha, Tahir and Javed do not want to stay in any cottage, which is at the end of the row.
2. Elena and Ayesha ar unwilling to stay besides my occupied cottage.
3. Kiran is next to Pervaiz and Javed.
4. Between Ayesha and Javed’s cottage there is just one vacant house.
5. None of the girls occupies adjacent cottages.
6. The house occupied by Tahir is next to an end cottage.
Q: Which among these statement(s) are true?
a. Ayesha is between Elena and Javed.
b. At the most four persons can have ocupied cottages on either side of them.
c. Tahir stays besides Pervaiz
Question # 12
A railway track from Lahore to Islamabad consists of six
main stations, P, Q, R, X, Y, and Z. Trains run only according to the following
condition:
(i) Frm P to Q
(ii) From Q to P and from Q to R
(iii) From R to X
(iv) From X to Q and from X to Y
(v) From Z to P, from Z to Y and from Z to R
(vi) From Y to X
(vii) It is possible to transfer a station for another
train.
Q. The greatest
number of stations that can be visited without visiting any station more than
once, is:
Question # 13
Selfishness is a principal evil in our society. Every person
is concerned with only himself. Personal advancement is the only motivating
force in the world today. This does not mean that individuals are not willing
to help one another, on the contrary, -------------. However, these are only
short-term occurrences, which ultimately serve our long-term goal of personal
gain.
Q: In an examination, Rizwana has more marks than Fauzia. Shugufta has fewer marks than Zahid. Fauzia and Abid have more marks than Shugufta. If the above is ture, which of the following must also be true?
Question # 14
Rizwan was born in 1956, and so in 7965 he was nine years old. If we per use this example, it is clear that the last two digits of a person's birth will be the same as the last two digits of the year of that person's ninth birthday, except that the position of the digits will be reversed.
Identify, which is the best criticism of the assertions made above.
Question # 15
Nine Individuals – Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S AND R are the only
candidates, who can serve on three committees labeled A, B and C.
Each candidate should serve on exactly one of the
committees.
Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than
that of committee.
It is possible that there are no members of committee C.
Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A. Among W, V and U none can serve
on committee C. Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.
Q: In case R is the only individual serving on committee B, which among the following should serve on committee A?
In a factory control room, there are three ON-OFF switches
on the central control panel, labeled A, B and C. They are changed from default
setting to a required setting based on the following rules:
In case only switch A is ON in the default setting, then
turn switch B ON.
In case switches A and B are the only switches ON in the
default setting, then turn switch C ON. In case all the three switches are ON,
in default setting, then turn the switch C OFF. For any other default setting,
turn ON all switches that are OFF and turn OFF all switches, if any, that are
ON.
Q: Which of the following default settings leads to a second setting, where only one switch is OFF?
A. A ON, B ON, C OFF.
B. A ON, B OFF, C ON.
C. A OFF, B ON, C ON.
D. A OFF, B ON, C OFF.
2
A railway track from Lahore to Islamabad consists of six
main stations, P, Q, R, X, Y, and Z. Trains run only according to the following
condition:
(i) Frm P to Q
(ii) From Q to P and from Q to R
(iii) From R to X
(iv) From X to Q and from X to Y
(v) From Z to P, from Z to Y and from Z to R
(vi) From Y to X
(vii) It is possible to transfer a station for another
train.
Q. The trip which
requires greatest number of transfer, is:
A. P to R
B. Q to Y
C. Z to Q
D. Z to R
3
Selfishness is a principal evil in our society. Every person
is concerned with only himself. Personal advancement is the only motivating
force in the world today. This does not mean that individuals are not willing
to help one another, on the contrary, -------------. However, these are only
short-term occurrences, which ultimately serve our long-term goal of personal
gain.
Q: People should be held accountable for their own behavior, and if holding people accountable for their own behavior entails capital punishment, then so be it. However, no person should be held accountable for behavior over which he or she had no control. Which of the following is the most logical conclusion of the argument above?
A. People should not be held accountable for the behavior of other people.
B. People have control over their own behavior.
C. People cannot control the behavior of other people.
D. Behavior that cannot be controlled should not be punished.
4
Selfishness is a principal evil in our society. Every person
is concerned with only himself. Personal advancement is the only motivating
force in the world today. This does not mean that individuals are not willing
to help one another, on the contrary, -------------. However, these are only
short-term occurrences, which ultimately serve our long-term goal of personal
gain.
Q: Which among the following options would most strongly contradict the author;s attitiude towards society?
A. The greatest of society is altruism.
B. We must all learn the art of love.
C. Our short-term actions may contradict our long-term goals.
D. Morality is the bedrock of a growing community.
5
Nine Individuals – Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S AND R are the only
candidates, who can serve on three committees labeled A, B and C.
Each candidate should serve on exactly one of the
committees.
Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than
that of committee.
It is possible that there are no members of committee C.
Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A. Among W, V and U none can serve
on committee C. Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.
Q: In case T and Z are the individuals serving on committee B, how many of the nine individuals should serve on committee C?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
6
In a factory control room, there are three ON-OFF switches
on the central control panel, labeled A, B and C. They are changed from default
setting to a required setting based on the following rules:
In case only switch A is ON in the default setting, then
turn switch B ON.
In case switches A and B are the only switches ON in the
default setting, then turn switch C ON. In case all the three switches are ON,
in default setting, then turn the switch C OFF. For any other default setting,
turn ON all switches that are OFF and turn OFF all switches, if any, that are
ON.
Q: In case only switches B is ON in the default setting, what must be the second setting?
A. A ON, B ON, C ON,
B. A ON, B ON, C OFF,
C. A ON, B OFF, C ON,
D. A OFF, B OFF, C ON,
7
Six candidates …. Ali, Amin, Omer,
Hamza, Saleem and Osama are being interviewed for a job. The interview will
take place over four consecutive days, starting on Thursday, Each candidate will
have only one interview. The day on which the different candidates will
interview must confirm to the following conditions: (i) At least one interview will
take place each day (ii) No more than two interviews
will take place on any day (iii) No more than three interviews
will take place on any two consecutive days (iv) Ali’s interview must take
place on Saturday. (v) Amin’s interview must place on
the same with another interview. (vi) Saleem’s interview must take
place on the day before Osama’s interview (vii) Omer’s interview must take
place on a day after Hamza’s interview.
Q: If the director decides to take two interviews on Thursday and two on
Sunday, how many candidates would be eligible to interview on Friday?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
8
Nine Individuals – Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S AND R are the only
candidates, who can serve on three committees labeled A, B and C.
Each candidate should serve on exactly one of the
committees.
Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than
that of committee.
It is possible that there are no members of committee C.
Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A. Among W, V and U none can serve
on committee C. Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.
Q: In case R is the only individual serving on committee B, which among the following should serve on committee A?
A. W and S
B. V and U
C. V and T
D. U and S
9
Three men (Tahir, Pervaiz and Javed) and three women (Elena,
Ayesha and Kiran) are spending a few months at Abbottabad. They are to stay in
a row of nine cottages, each on living in his or her own cottage. There are no
others staying in the same row of cottages.
1. Ayesha, Tahir and Javed do not want to stay in any
cottage, which is at the end of the row.
2. Elena and Ayesha ar unwilling to stay besides my occupied
cottage.
3. Kiran is next to Pervaiz and Javed.
4. Between Ayesha and Javed’s cottage there is just one
vacant house.
5. None of the girls occupies adjacent cottages.
6. The house occupied by Tahir is next to an end cottage.
Q: How many of them occupy cottages next to a vacant cottage?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
10
Three men (Tahir, Pervaiz and Javed) and three women (Elena,
Ayesha and Kiran) are spending a few months at Abbottabad. They are to stay in
a row of nine cottages, each on living in his or her own cottage. There are no
others staying in the same row of cottages.
1. Ayesha, Tahir and Javed do not want to stay in any
cottage, which is at the end of the row.
2. Elena and Ayesha ar unwilling to stay besides my occupied
cottage.
3. Kiran is next to Pervaiz and Javed.
4. Between Ayesha and Javed’s cottage there is just one
vacant house.
5. None of the girls occupies adjacent cottages.
6. The house occupied by Tahir is next to an end cottage.
Q: Which of the above statements can be said to have been derived from two other statement?
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