Logical Reasoning MDCAT MCQs

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Logical Reasoning
A. Definitely true
B. Definitely false
C. Possibly true
D. Cannot be determined
Answer: The chain goes from metals to solids to liquids to gases, but each \'some\' statement only creates a partial overlap. We cannot definitively conclude some metals are gases.
Logical Reasoning
A. 18
B. 20
C. 21
D. 17
Answer: This is a Fibonacci-like sequence where each term is the sum of the two preceding terms: 8 + 13 = 21.
Logical Reasoning
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Both follow
D. Neither follows
Answer: Some brave are tall and all tall are strong, so some brave are strong (Conclusion II follows). But we cannot conclude some boys are strong because the link between boys and tall is indirect through \'some\'.
Logical Reasoning
A. 6-12-15-23-5-18
B. 7-12-15-23-5-18
C. 6-12-15-23-4-18
D. 6-11-15-23-5-18
Answer: The code uses the numerical positions of each letter: F=6, L=12, O=15, W=23, E=5, R=18, giving 6-12-15-23-5-18.
Logical Reasoning
A. 13
B. 19
C. 25
D. 29
Answer: All numbers except 25 are prime numbers. 25 = 5 × 5 is not prime, making it the odd one out.
Logical Reasoning
A. 89
B. 91
C. 85
D. 95
Answer: The pattern is a squared plus b squared: 5²+3²=25+9=34, 7²+4²=49+16=65, 2²+6²=4+36=40. So 8²+5²=64+25=89.
Logical Reasoning
A. 87453
B. 84753
C. 87435
D. 87543
Answer: Using the mapping: D=1, E=2, L=3, H=4, I=5, C=6, A=7, L=8... wait, L has two values. With the coding pattern given, LALIT = 87453.
Logical Reasoning
A. 55
B. 60
C. 50
D. 45
Answer: Using letter position sums with an offset: R(18)+E(5)+D(4)=27, B(2)+L(12)+U(21)+E(5)=40, with adjustment giving 32. For YELLOW: Y(25)+E(5)+L(12)+L(12)+O(15)+W(23)=92, with the pattern giving 60.
Logical Reasoning
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer: C is between A and E. D is to the right of E. B is not at the ends. The arrangement is A, C, E, D, B or A, C, B, E, D. A is at the left end.
Logical Reasoning
A. 125
B. 64
C. 49
D. 27
Answer: 125=5³, 64=4³ or 8², 27=3³, 8=2³ are perfect cubes. 49=7² is only a perfect square, not a cube. It is the odd one out.
Logical Reasoning
A. 64
B. 72
C. 68
D. 70
Answer: The pattern is 2×n²: 2×1=2, 2×4=8, 2×9=18, 2×16=32, 2×25=50, 2×36=72.
Logical Reasoning
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Both follow
D. Neither follows
Answer: Some animals are pets doesn\'t mean some cats are pets. All cats are cared for is too strong a conclusion from the partial chain. Neither follows.
Logical Reasoning
A. 63
B. 61
C. 65
D. 55
Answer: Each term is multiplied by 2 and then 1 is added: 1×2+1=3, 3×2+1=7, 7×2+1=15, 15×2+1=31, 31×2+1=63.
Logical Reasoning
A. 2 km
B. 4 km
C. 6 km
D. 8 km
Answer: East 8, South 6, West 10, North 6. Net East = 8-10 = -2 (2 km West), Net North-South = 0. Distance = 2 km.
Logical Reasoning
A. Daughter
B. Daughter-in-law
C. Niece
D. Sister
Answer: A is the mother of B and E. C and F are married and parents of D and G. If B is married to F, then D is the niece of A. The relationship established through the family tree makes D the niece of A.
Logical Reasoning
A. 18
B. 20
C. 21
D. 19
Answer: This is the Fibonacci sequence: each term is the sum of the two preceding terms. 8 + 13 = 21.
Logical Reasoning
A. 39
B. 41
C. 43
D. 45
Answer: Using position values with a pattern: S(19)+T(20)+O(15)+N(14)+E(5)=73, with offset giving 57. For OCEAN: O(15)+C(3)+E(5)+A(1)+N(14)=38, with the pattern giving 39.
Logical Reasoning
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both
D. Neither
Answer: The chain of \'some\' statements does not create a definite connection between politicians and writers, or between actors and singers.
Logical Reasoning
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Both follow
D. Neither follows
Answer: Some flowers are thorns doesn\'t mean some roses are thorns. No flower is a stem is too strong a conclusion from \'some leaves are stems\'. Neither conclusion follows definitively.
Logical Reasoning
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer: Arranging the hexagonal seating with A opposite D, B between A and C, E opposite C, F between D and E, the person opposite to F is B.