Logical Reasoning NMDCAT 2023 // Lecture 01 // Introduction // Asghar Lawangin

Logical Reasoning NMDCAT 2023 // Lecture 01 // Introduction // Asghar Lawangin Critical Thinking Letters & Symbol Series Logical deductions Logical Problems Course of Action Cause & Effect 1. Critical Thinking Read the following passage. Then, decide whether the three statements below are “True”, “Probably True”, “Insufficient Data to Say True or False”, “Probably False”, or “False” – based purely on the information provided in the text. Ahmed’s company has been successful for the past 5 years. Reported profits have been rising each year, with 2018 being the strongest year yet, To celebrate, Ahmed treated his staff to meal at a 5-star restaurant in the city. 1. Ahmed is rich. 2. Ahmed’s staff are happy 3. Ahmed’s company performed well in 2017 2. Logical Deduction There is a family of six persons G, J, B, E, T, and Z. Their professions are teacher, writer, actor, singer, dancer and lawyer but not respectively in the same order. G is a teacher. Z is a dancer. B is neither writer nor actor. E is neither singer nor lawyer. T is an actor. J is a lawyer. From the information given above, try to answer the following question. Q 1 − Who among them has a profession of lawyer? A - J B - B C - E D - T 3. Logical Problems Question A lullaby is a song. No song is prose. Some proses are epics. Conclusions: I. Some proses are songs. II. Some epics are lullabies. III. Some songs are lullabies. Which of the following is most appropriate in the above case? Only II Only III I, II and III are inappropriate 4. Course of Action Statement: Power supply on state X is terribly poor. Courses of Action: I) WAPDA should urgently take action against power theft. II) The government should generate more power. A if only I is most appropriate B if only II is most appropriate C if either I or II is most appropriate D if neither I nor II is most appropriate E if both I and II are most appropriate 5. Cause and Effect I. The standard of living of people of the average income group has been rising since the last two years. II. Pakistani economy has been showing a significant growth. A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect. B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect. C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes. D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes. E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause