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GAT General preparation MCQs covering verbal, quantitative and analytical reasoning.

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Analytical Reasoning

Practice analytical reasoning MCQs covering logic, problem-solving and critical thinking.

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A. Statements 1-3 are true
B. Statements 3-5 are true
C. Cannot determine
D. All statements are true
Answer: If 1 is true, all are true (5 true, contradiction). So 1 is false. If 2 is true, all later are true (4 true, contradiction). So 2 is false. If 3 is true, 4 and 5 are true (3 true). So 3, 4, 5 are true.
A. All unicorns receive capital
B. Some unicorns may receive capital
C. No unicorns receive capital
D. All capital goes to unicorns
Answer: Some unicorns have high valuations, which attract investors, who provide capital.
A. 5G enables IoT
B. IoT improves manufacturing
C. We should upgrade infrastructure
D. Manufacturing matters
Answer: The recommendation to upgrade infrastructure is the conclusion.
A. All are true
B. All are false
C. Alternating values
D. Cannot determine
Answer: If P is true and they form a cycle, all must be true by modus ponens.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer: The secretary (C) is typically the lowest rank among these positions.
A. AI can diagnose
B. Doctors provide empathy
C. Diagnosis is all doctors do
D. AI is accurate
Answer: If doctors provide empathy and patient care beyond diagnosis, AI won\'t replace them all.
A. Consistent
B. Contradiction
C. One is false
D. Two are false
Answer: If all are equivalent and all are true, this is consistent.
A. All industrial robots reduce costs
B. Some industrial robots may reduce costs
C. No industrial robots reduce costs
D. All cost reduction comes from robots
Answer: All industrial robots automate tasks, which increases efficiency, which reduces costs.
A. Blockchain voting is accessible
B. Accessibility increases participation
C. Current voting is inaccessible
D. All of the above
Answer: For the argument to hold, all these assumptions must be true.
A. Q is false
B. R is false
C. Both Q and R are false
D. Cannot determine
Answer: P→Q and P false doesn\'t tell us about Q. But Q→R and R→P with P false means R is false (modus tollens), and Q→R with R false means Q is false (modus tollens).
A. D
B. E
C. Same age
D. Cannot determine
Answer: We don\'t know the ages of D and E, only their parents\' birth order.
A. Slippery slope
B. Ad hominem
C. Straw man
D. Circular reasoning
Answer: Assuming regulation leads to the end of all free speech is a slippery slope.
A. Statements 1 and 2 are true
B. Statements 3 and 4 are true
C. Statements 5-7 are true
D. Cannot determine
Answer: Without knowing which 5 are true, we cannot determine the specific truth values.
A. All tech giants have competitive advantage
B. Some tech giants may have competitive advantage
C. No tech giants have competitive advantage
D. All competitive advantage comes from tech giants
Answer: All tech giants invest in R&D, which drives innovation, which creates competitive advantage.
A. Cybersecurity is critical
B. Threats are evolving
C. Organizations must update defenses
D. Defense updates help
Answer: The call for organizations to continuously update defenses is the conclusion.
A. All are true
B. All are false
C. Alternating values
D. Cannot determine
Answer: If A is true and they form a cycle, all must be true by modus ponens.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer: C is managed by B and D, making C the lowest.
A. Batteries are improving
B. Electric planes have range limits
C. Jet fuel is cheap
D. Both B and C
Answer: Range limits and cheap jet fuel weaken the replacement claim.
A. P is true
B. S is true
C. Contradiction
D. All are true
Answer: Equivalence means all must have the same truth value. Having exactly 2 true is impossible.
A. All recommendation engines personalize content
B. Some recommendation engines may personalize content
C. No recommendation engines personalize content
D. All personalized content comes from recommendation engines
Answer: All recommendation engines analyze data, which reveals preferences, which personalizes content.