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LOGICAL PROBLEMS MCQs

Total Questions : 82 | Page 7 of 9 pages
Question 61.
Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.

All the trees in the park are flowering trees.
Some of the trees in the park are dogwoods.
All dogwoods in the park are flowering trees.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

  1.    true
  2.    false
  3.    uncertain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> true
All of the trees in the park are flowering trees, So all dogwoods in the park are flowering trees.
Question 62.
Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.

Mara runs faster than Gail.
Lily runs faster than Mara.
Gail runs faster than Lily.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

  1.    true
  2.    false
  3.    uncertain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> false
We know from the first two statements that Lily runs fastest. Therefore, the third statement must be false.
Question 63.
Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.

Apartments in the Riverdale Manor cost less than apartments in The Gaslight Commons.
Apartments in the Livingston Gate cost more than apartments in the The Gaslight Commons.
Of the three apartment buildings, the Livingston Gate costs the most.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

  1.    true
  2.    false
  3.    uncertain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> true
Since the Gaslight Commons costs more than the Riverdale Manor and the Livingston Gate costs more than the Gaslight Commons, it is true that the Livingston Gate costs the most.
Question 64.
Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.

Blueberries cost more than strawberries.
Blueberries cost less than raspberries.
Raspberries cost more than strawberries and blueberries.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

  1.    true
  2.    false
  3.    uncertain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> true
Because the first two statements are true, raspberries are the most expensive of the three.
Question 65.
Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.

Class A has a higher enrollment than Class B.
Class C has a lower enrollment than Class B.
Class A has a lower enrollment than Class C.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

  1.    true
  2.    false
  3.    uncertain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> false
From the first two statements, we know that of the three classes, Class A has the highest enrollment, so the third statement must be false.
Question 66.
Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.

Cloudy days tend to be more windy than sunny days.
Foggy days tend to be less windy than cloudy days.
Sunny days tend to be less windy than foggy days.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

  1.    true
  2.    false
  3.    uncertain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> uncertain
Cloudy days are the most windy, but there is not enough information to compare the wind on the foggy days with the wind on the sunny days.
Question 67.
Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.

Taking the train across town is quicker than taking the bus.
Taking the bus across town is slower than driving a car.
Taking the train across town is quicker than driving a car.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

  1.    true
  2.    false
  3.    uncertain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> uncertain
Both the car and the train are quicker than the bus, but there is no way to make a comparison between the train and the car.
Question 68.
Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.

A jar of jelly beans contains more red beans than green.
There are more yellow beans than red.
The jar contains fewer yellow jelly beans than green ones.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

  1.    true
  2.    false
  3.    uncertain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> false
The first two statements indicate there are more yellow jelly beans than red and green.
Question 69.
Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.

The bookstore has a better selection of postcards than the newsstand does.
The selection of postcards at the drugstore is better than at the bookstore.
The drugstore has a better selection of postcards than the bookstore or the newsstand.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

  1.    true
  2.    false
  3.    uncertain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> true
Of the three, the drugstore has the best selection of postcards.
Question 70.
Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.

At a parking lot, a sedan is parked to the right of a pickup and to the left of a sport utility vehicle.
A minivan is parked to the left of the pickup.
The minivan is parked between the pickup and the sedan.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

  1.    true
  2.    false
  3.    uncertain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> false
This is the order of the cars from left to right: minivan, pickup, sedan, sport utility vehicle.

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