MCQ Subject: Logical Reasoning & Puzzles

In a sequence where each step moves two positions forward in the alphabet (A→C, B→D, etc.), and starting with ‘A’, ‘C’, ‘E’, the next three elements after ‘E’ would be:

In a row of five people – A, B, C, D, E – each wearing different colored shirts (Blue, Green, Red, White, Yellow), the following conditions apply: – A does not wear Green or Red. – The person in the Yellow shirt is at one of the ends. – C is at the second position and wears Green. – D is at the other end from the Yellow shirt wearer. – E wears Red. Who wears the Blue shirt and stands at the third position?

In a company, the following statements are true: – All Supervisors are Managers. – Some Managers are Directors. – Which of the following must be true?

In a row of five people – A, B, C, D, E – the following conditions are true: A sits next to B, C sits next to D, and E sits at one of the ends. If A is not at either end, which of the following arrangements is possible?

In a row of five people – A, B, C, D, E – the following conditions apply: A sits exactly two seats to the left of C. B sits to the immediate right of D. E cannot sit at either end. If C is at the third position, who sits at the first position?

A company has three departments: Sales, Marketing, and IT. The following conditions apply to their project initiation sequence: 1. The IT department must start before the Marketing department. 2. The Sales department starts after the Marketing department. 3. The Marketing department cannot start until a preliminary report is submitted, which happens only after IT begins. Given these, which sequence is CORRECT?

Read the statements: I) All experts are professionals. II) Some professionals are not experts. III) All professionals are experts. Which of the following is a logically consistent conclusion from these statements?

In the sequence 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, _, the next term is found by adding consecutive integers. What is the sixth term?

An argument concludes that ‘All new employees must undergo training’ because ‘New employees are unfamiliar with company protocols.’ What premise must be added to make this conclusion logically valid?

In a sequence of five consecutive integers where the sum of the first two numbers is 11, what is the third number?