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UGAT Bangalore 2025 · Sample Paper

Logical Reasoning

Question 1

A, B, C, D, L, M, N and O live on eight different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 8.

L lives on the fourth floor. Sum of floor numbers of L and C is more than 10. The sum of floor numbers of D and O is 8. O does not live on an odd numbered floor. M lives on an odd numbered floor. The sum of floor numbers of M and D is more than 12. More than three people live between M and N. The sum of floor numbers of N and A is more than 5.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE based on the given information?

  1. A.

    A lives on a floor immediately above L

  2. B.

    Only four people live between M and O

  3. C.

    C lives on the topmost floor

  4. D.

    B lives on floor number 5

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Correct answer: D

Question 2

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

  1. A.

    GCJA

  2. B.

    RNUL

  3. C.

    XTAR

  4. D.

    SOVB

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Correct answer: D

Question 3

In this question, a question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and choose the appropriate answer.

Among five boxes — P, Q, R, S, and T — each having a different weight, which one is the heaviest?

Statements:
(I) R is heavier than Q but lighter than T. P is lighter than only one box.
(II) P is heavier than Q and T, but lighter than S. T is heavier than R but lighter than S.

  1. A.

    Both statements I and II together (and not statement I alone or statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the question.

  2. B.

    Both statements I and II together are NOT sufficient to answer the question

  3. C.

    Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is not

  4. D.

    Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not

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Correct answer: C

Read the passage or information below

Study the given diagram carefully and answer the question. The numbers in the diagram indicate the number of persons.

DiagramEnlarge diagram ↗

(NOTE: Take the given data to be true even if it seems to be at variance with commonly known facts)

Question 4

How many such teachers are there who are also drivers but not carpenters?

  1. A.

    35

  2. B.

    52

  3. C.

    41

  4. D.

    33

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Correct answer: C

Question 5

In this question, a statement is followed by two courses of actions, numbered I and II. You must assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which course of action(s) logically follows.

Statement: Shipping Company X, operating for the past eight years with four departments — Import, Export, Finance, and Marketing — has reported its highest-ever employee attrition rate in the last three months.

For a permanent solution:
I. The company should appoint a qualified Human Resource (HR) professional to manage employee relations and retention.
II. The company should hire part time employees to fill the positions of employees who have left.

  1. A.

    Both I and II follow

  2. B.

    Only II follows

  3. C.

    Neither I nor II follow

  4. D.

    Only I follows

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Correct answer: D

Question 6

Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows containing 5 people each in such a way that there is equal distance between adjacent persons.

In row 1 – A, B, C, D and E are seated and all of them are facing south.
In row 2 – P, Q, R, S, and T are seated and all of them are facing north.

Thus, each person faces another person from the other row.

  • C sits third to the left of E. An immediate neighbour of C faces T. C sits to the right of B.
  • R sits third to the left of the person facing B. Only one person sits between R and P.
  • A faces one of the immediate neighbours of Q. Q does not sit at any of the extreme ends.
  • S does not sit at any position to the right of T.

Which of the following is true based on the above information?

  1. A.

    One of the immediate neighbours of P faces A

  2. B.

    E faces Q

  3. C.

    P sits second to the right of the person facing A

  4. D.

    Only one person sits between E and B

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Correct answer: C

Question 7

In this question, a question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and decide the appropriate answer.

Question: Amongst six people, I, J, K, L, M and N are sitting in a row, facing north, who sits at the extreme left end of the row?

(I) J sits fourth to the left of L. Both K and N are immediate neighbours of I. M sits at some place to the left of N.

(II) N sits fourth to the right of M. K sits third to the left of L. I sits to the immediate left of N.

  1. A.

    Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is not

  2. B.

    Both statements I and II together are NOT sufficient to answer the question

  3. C.

    Both statements I and II together (and not statement I alone or statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the question.

  4. D.

    Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not

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Correct answer: D

Question 8

In the following series, only one letter cluster is wrong. Which is the wrong letter cluster?

HAD LEI PIN TMS XQY BUC

  1. A.

    TMS

  2. B.

    XQY

  3. C.

    BUC

  4. D.

    PIN

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Correct answer: B

Question 9

VRML is related to NMJQ in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, QWGT is related to IRDY. Which of the following is the correct pair using the same logic?

  1. A.

    LSHY and DNEC

  2. B.

    NXFU and FSCZ

  3. C.

    TUXO and LPUS

  4. D.

    KQIR and PLFV

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Correct answer: B

Read the passage or information below

Study the given diagram carefully and answer the question. The numbers in the diagram indicate the number of persons.

DiagramEnlarge diagram ↗

(NOTE: Take the given data to be true even if it seems to be at variance with commonly known facts)

Question 10

How many drivers are also carpenters?

  1. A.

    43

  2. B.

    33

  3. C.

    30

  4. D.

    55

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Correct answer: A

Question 11

In the following series, only one letter cluster is wrong. Find out the wrong letter cluster.

WUAC AYEG ECIK IGNO MKQS QOUW

  1. A.

    QOUW

  2. B.

    IGNO

  3. C.

    MKQS

  4. D.

    ECIK

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Correct answer: B

Question 12

Each of P, Q, R, S, T, U and V has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.

Only four people have exams between T and V. V has an exam on one of the days before T.

R does not have an exam on Friday. More than two people have exams between V and R. S has an exam immediately before U and immediately after P. More than one person has an exam between Q and S.

Which of the following when substituted in the same sequence would make the sentence correct based on the given arguments?

S has an exam on ______ while P and U have their exams on ____ and ____.

  1. A.

    Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

  2. B.

    Thursday, Wednesday, Friday

  3. C.

    Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday

  4. D.

    Saturday, Monday, Tuesday

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Correct answer: B

Question 13

Roshni starts from Chennai and drives 10 km towards east. She then takes a right turn, drives 15 km, turns right again and drives 13 km. She then takes a right turn and drives 19 km. She takes a final right turn, drives 6 km and stops at Point Z. What is the shortest distance between Point Z and Chennai?

  1. A.

    7 km

  2. B.

    10 km

  3. C.

    9 km

  4. D.

    5 km

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Correct answer: D

Question 14

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

  1. A.

    WRCZ

  2. B.

    SNYV

  3. C.

    BWHE

  4. D.

    GBNJ

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Correct answer: D

Question 15

Read the following information carefully and answer the question:

S is the mother of Z. Z is the sister of Q. R is the sister of Q. R is the daughter of Y. A is the father of Y. S is the daughter-in-law of M. M has only one child and only one grandson. Y has only three children. How is Q related to A?

  1. A.

    Daughter-in law's sister

  2. B.

    Grandson

  3. C.

    Son-in-law

  4. D.

    Granddaughter

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Correct answer: B

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