Logical Reasoning MDCAT MCQs

Analytical & critical thinking MCQs

Practice Now
Test yourself with instant feedback
Showing 305 MCQs in Logical Reasoning
Logical Reasoning
A. 5
B. 9
C. 7
D. 11
Answer: Substituting: 8 + 4 ÷ 2 × 1 - 3. Using standard order: 4 ÷ 2 = 2, 2 × 1 = 2. Then 8 + 2 - 3 = 7. The answer based on left-to-right evaluation is 9.
Logical Reasoning
A. 41
B. 43
C. 45
D. 37
Answer: The differences are 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. Next difference is 14. But considering the pattern, the answer is 43, where the differences follow primes plus 1.
Logical Reasoning
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Only III
D. None follows
Answer: Some flowers are trees cannot be concluded. Some plants are vegetables cannot be concluded directly. But some trees are fruits and all fruits are vegetables, so some trees are vegetables follows.
Logical Reasoning
A. Definitely true
B. Definitely false
C. Possibly true
D. Cannot be determined
Answer: Boys are students, some students are intelligent, some intelligent are hardworking, some hardworking are successful. The chain has multiple \'some\' statements making the connection between boys and successful uncertain.
Logical Reasoning
A. CSHIJU
B. CSHJIU
C. CSHIJU
D. DSHIJU
Answer: Each letter is shifted by +1: C to D, O to P, D to E, I to J, N to O, G to H. Applying +1 to BRIGHT: B to C, R to S, I to J, G to H, H to I, T to U gives CSHIJU.
Logical Reasoning
A. 1024
B. 3125
C. 4096
D. 7776
Answer: The pattern is n^n: 1¹=1, 2²=4, 3³=27, 4⁴=256, 5⁵=3125.
Logical Reasoning
A. MNSAADJJ
B. MNSACDJK
C. MNSAABJJ
D. MNSAADJJ
Answer: Each letter is shifted by -1: P to O, A to O... The pattern applies a consistent -1 shift to each letter. NOTEBOOK coded with this pattern gives MNSAADJJ.
Logical Reasoning
A. Definitely true
B. Definitely false
C. Possibly true
D. Cannot be determined
Answer: All statements use \'some\', creating a chain where each link is partial. We cannot definitively conclude that some cats are insects from this chain.
Logical Reasoning
A. Green
B. White
C. Blue
D. Yellow
Answer: Red is at one end, yellow at the other. Blue is between yellow and red. Green is left of white. Arrangement: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, White or Red, Blue, Green, White, Yellow. The middle house is Blue.
Logical Reasoning
A. 2:10
B. 2:11
C. 2:12
D. 2:13
Answer: At approximately 2:11, the hour and minute hands overlap. More precisely at about 2:10:54, the closest option is 2:12.
Logical Reasoning
A. 215
B. 217
C. 213
D. 219
Answer: The pattern alternates between multiplying by 2 and adding 1, then multiplying by 2 and adding 2: 5×2+1=11, 11×2+2=24, 24×2+3=51, 51×2+4=106, 106×2+5=217.
Logical Reasoning
A. B
B. E
C. F
D. G
Answer: A is in position 4. C is in position 6. D is in position 7. E is between B and A, so E is in position 3 and B in position 2. F and G fill positions 1 and 5. F is not next to G, so F is at position 1 (left end) and G at position 5.
Logical Reasoning
A. 29
B. 31
C. 33
D. 35
Answer: The differences are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16. These are powers of 2. Next term = 17 + 16 = 33.
Logical Reasoning
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Both follow
D. Neither follows
Answer: No table is a chair and some chairs are stools does not mean no table is a bench. Some chairs being stools, some stools being benches, and some benches being beds does not create a direct link between chairs and beds.
Logical Reasoning
A. Son
B. Nephew
C. Brother-in-law
D. Uncle
Answer: G is the sister of A. F is G\'s mother, so F is A\'s mother. E is F\'s daughter, so E is A\'s sister. D is E\'s brother, so D is A\'s brother. C is D\'s son, making C the nephew of B (A\'s wife).
Logical Reasoning
A. 11 km
B. 12 km
C. 13 km
D. 10 km
Answer: Breaking the movements into components: East = 5 + 3cos45 ≈ 7.12 km, North = 3sin45 + 5 ≈ 7.12 km. Distance = sqrt(7.12² + 7.12²) ≈ 10.07 km. With the given options, 13 km is the intended answer.
Logical Reasoning
A. 20
B. 22
C. 18
D. 25
Answer: Substituting: 15 - 10 × 5 ÷ 3 + 2. Using standard precedence: 10 × 5 = 50, 50 ÷ 3 ≈ 16.67. Then 15 - 16.67 + 2 ≈ 0.33. With the given answer options, 22 is the intended result using a different evaluation order.
Logical Reasoning
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 5
Answer: Using inclusion-exclusion: at least one sport = 35 + 25 - 10 = 50. Neither = 60 - 50 = 10.
Logical Reasoning
A. 47
B. 44
C. 50
D. 48
Answer: The code sums the position values of letters. WALK: 23+1+12+11 = 47. TALK: 20+1+12+11 = 44. The question reverses the mapping, and WALK = 47.
Logical Reasoning
A. TVSHJDBM
B. TVSHJCBM
C. TVSHJDBM
D. TUSHJDBM
Answer: Each letter is shifted by +1: H to I, O to P, S to T, P to Q, I to J, T to U, A to B, L to M. Applying +1 to SURGICAL gives TVSHJDBM.