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& testbook.com, , Logical Reasoning: Key Concepts, Solved Examples, & Prep, Tips, 2020/01/15, , Logical Reasoning is one of the most important sections for various Government and Non Government, recruitment examinations. Several prestigious exams ask questions related to logical reasoning sections, very often. Questions of logical reasoning can be categorized into two main sections i.e. Verbal reasoning,, and Non Verbal reasoning. If prepared well, this Logical Reasoning section could be the one of the highest, , scoring section and will make bring you closer to your dream job., , In this article, we are going to cover the key concepts of Logical Reasoning for various topics, solved, examples, free online practice questions and the tips and tricks and so on. You are also advised to, attempt logical reasoning rest frequently to keep analyzing your preparation level. Read the article, , thoroughly to clear all the doubts regarding the same., , What is Logical Reasoning?, , To simply put, logical reasoning is all about solving problems by using common sense and logic. Logical, reasoning is of various types such as verbal reasoning, non verbal reasoning, and analytical reasoning., , Some of the important chapters of logical reasoning are Analogy, Classification, Coding Decoding, Blood, relation, Venn diagram, Calendar, Clocks, Direction and Distance, Input Output, Puzzle and so on. Let up, , now understand various types of logical reasoning from below., , Types of Logical Reasoning, , Let us see the various types of questions that may come in the Logical Reasoning section one by one from, below., , 1. Verbal Reasoning, , In this type of logical reasoning section, candidates will be given various types of reasoning questions,, which require a very good understanding of verbal attributes of English. Some of the verbal reasoning, topics are analogy, classification, coding decoding, blood relation, venn diagram, calendar, clocks,, , direction and distance, decision making, input output, puzzle and so on., , 2. Non Verbal Reasoning
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In this type of logical reasoning section, candidates will be given various types of reasoning questions,, which doesn’t require a very good grammar knowledge. Non verbal reasoning is all about analyzing the, given question very carefully and finding the correct answer. Various types of non verbal reasonings are, , analogy, classification, cube and dice, image and figure counting and so on., , Important Topics Under Logical Reasoning, , Alphabetical/Number/Alphanumeric Series, , . Syllogism, , 3. Inequalities, , 4, Analogies, , 5. Clock & Calendar, , 6. Blood Relation, , 7, Direction & Distance, 8. Coding-Decoding, , 9, Data Sufficiency, 10. Seating Arrangement, uu. Puzzles, 12. Machine Input Output, 13. Order & Ranking, 14, Dices, , How to Solve Question Based on Logical Reasoning — Know all Tips and, Tricks, , Candidates can find various tips and tricks from below for solving the questions related to the Logical, Reasoning section., , Tip # 1: Logical reasoning section is one of the tricky sections, so candidates need to read the question, , carefully before choosing the answer to the given question., , Tip # 2: For solving the questions related to the verbal reasoning, candidates need to have a good grasp, , over the English language., , Tip # 3: For solving the analytical reasoning type questions, candidates need to study the given statement, well and think about the mathematical options to get the final result., , Important Exams Where Logical Reasoning is a Part of Syllabus, , Questions based on the logical reasoning section come up often in various prestigious Government, , exams some of them are as follows.
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Question 2: Introducing a lady at the party, Goldy told her friend, “She is sister-in-law of my only brother, who is father of Ganesh who is grandson of Navya’s husband who is my father who has only two child.”, , How is Ganesh related to that lady?, , Solution: If we analyse all the statements given above in the question and draw the family tree for the, , same, then we get the answer nephew. Hence, Ganesh is the nephew of that lady., Question 3: If 25th December 1990 is a Tuesday, then what day is 25th December, 2020?, , Solution: First we need to calculate the odd days from 1990 to 2020, if we do that then we get the odd, number of days as 1+1+2+1+1+1+2+1+1+1+2+1+1+14+2+1+14+1+2+1+1+1+2+1+1+1+2+1+1+1+1 = 38 or 3 odd, days., , Question 4: EL: HJ :: DY: ?, , Solution:, , E(5) + 3 = H(8) and L(12) - 2 = J(10), , Similarly, D(4) + 3 = G(7) and Y(25) - 2 = W(23), , Hence, GW will replace the question mark, , Question 5:, , Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given question., , There are eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sitting in a row(not necessarily in the same order) and, facing east. T is sitting fourth to the right of Q. V is sitting third from the right end of the row. Q is sitting, between U and W who is sitting third to the left of T who is sitting at a corner. P is sitting immediate left, of U. R is sitting at the left corner of the row., , How many people sit to the right of W?, Solution:, , V is sitting third from the right end of the row., Ris sitting at the left corner of the row., , T who is sitting at a corner., , T is sitting fourth to the right of Q., , Q is sitting between U and W., , See YW Ne, , Pis sitting immediate left of U., So, there are three people sitting to the right of W., Question 6:, , Statements:
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(a) The hospital has banned the use of cell phones by doctors when they are attending to the patients in, the OPD., , (b) The patients’ Union complained to the management that the cell phones of the doctors kept ringing, , and doctors got busy answering their calls reducing the attention they should be giving to the patients., , Solution: Here the complaint of the patients regarding the cell phone use by doctors prompted the ban, by the hospital management. Hence, we can easily say that the statement (b) is the cause and statement, (a) is the effect., , Question 7:, Statement: Should the government have helped the victims of triple talaq?, Argument: No, because they can face their problem., , Solution: This argument is weak as they all are not self-dependent and this is not an ideal situation for, any person., , Question 8:, Statement: According to me, you should get your child examined by a specialist doctor., Assumption: Specialist doctors are able to diagnose better than ordinary doctors., , Solution: The assumption is valid. One is advising to get his child examined by a specialist doctor. It is, , obvious that he may be assuming that the specialist doctors diagnose better than ordinary doctors., Question 9:, , Statement: Studies have shown that spending too much time on your phone is bad for your focus and, mental health., , Courses of action:, , I: Most of the push notifications should be turned off., , IL: One should get a real alarm clock and avoid taking the mobiles to bed., Solution:, , The first course of action follows as the statement tells us about the fact that excessive use of the phone, can be bad for our health. And the best action to be taken in this direction is to avoid using mobile, phones. No one can deny that mobiles these days are an essential tool, which we can’t stop using, , completely., , Therefore, the first course of action provides us with a solution to turn off the notifications, so that we, , avoid much of the unnecessary use of the phone., , Hence, I follow.
