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Previous-year paper · 33 questions

JIPMAT 2026

Logical Reasoning

Question 1

Arrange the following words alphabetically as in a dictionary:

A. Enthusiasm
B. Ephemeral
C. Enterprise
D. Entrench
E. Exhilarate

  1. A.

    A, C, D, B, E

  2. B.

    B, C, A, E, D

  3. C.

    C, D, A, B, E

  4. D.

    C, A, D, B, E

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Correct answer: D

Question 2

Choose the numeral pair which is odd and different from others.

  1. A.

    483, 23

  2. B.

    624, 26

  3. C.

    1023, 31

  4. D.

    1368, 38

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Correct answer: C

Question 3

In a certain code, 3456 is written as ROPE and 15526 is written as APPLE. How is 54613 written in the same code?

  1. A.

    POAER

  2. B.

    PEOAR

  3. C.

    POEAR

  4. D.

    PAREO

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Correct answer: C

Question 4

Pointing to a man, Sujata said, "His son is my son's maternal uncle." How is the man related to Sujata?

  1. A.

    Brother

  2. B.

    Uncle

  3. C.

    Father

  4. D.

    Grandfather

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Correct answer: C

Question 5

Choose the correct mirror image of the figure (X) from amongst the four alternatives.

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  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
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Correct answer: B

Question 6

Choose the most appropriate water image of the adjoining figure (X).

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  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
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Correct answer: D

Question 7

Arrange the following words in a meaningful sequence:

A. Consultation
B. Illness
C. Doctor
D. Treatment
E. Recovery

  1. A.

    B, C, A, D, E

  2. B.

    B, C, D, A, E

  3. C.

    D, C, A, B, E

  4. D.

    E, A, D, C, B

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Correct answer: A

Question 8

If a cube is coloured red on all faces and cut into 64 smaller cubes of equal size, then which of the following are correct?

A. Sixteen small cubes have no face coloured.
B. Twenty four small cubes have only one face coloured.
C. None of the cubes can have its opposite faces coloured red.
D. There are eight cubes which have three faces coloured.

  1. A.

    A, C & D Only

  2. B.

    A, B & C Only

  3. C.

    B & D Only

  4. D.

    B, C & D Only

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Correct answer: D

Question 9

Three different positions of same dice are given below.

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The number opposite to the number 2 is:

  1. A.

    6

  2. B.

    5

  3. C.

    3

  4. D.

    1

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Correct answer: A

Question 10

Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a play ground. A and B are from Nehru hostel while the rest belong to Azad hostel. D and F are tall while the others are short. A, C and D are wearing glasses while the others are not. In reference to the above information, which of the following statements are correct?

A. Students B and E are short and not wearing glasses.
B. E belongs to Azad hostel, is short and does not wear glasses.
C. F belongs to Nehru hostel, is short and wearing glasses.
D. C belongs to Azad hostel, is short and not wearing glasses.

  1. A.

    A and B Only

  2. B.

    B, C and D Only

  3. C.

    A, B and D Only

  4. D.

    A and C Only

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Correct answer: A

Question 11

Nine friends J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are watching a cricket match in a stadium. Seated in a row, L is at the immediate right of M and at third place at the right of N. K is at one end of row. Q is seated adjacent to both O and P. O is at the third place at the left of K. J is right next to left of O.

Who is sitting between N and M?

  1. A.

    J

  2. B.

    R

  3. C.

    L

  4. D.

    Q

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Correct answer: B

Question 12

Choose one word out of the given alternatives, which can not be formed from the letters of the word "CONSULTATION".

  1. A.

    CONSTANT

  2. B.

    NATION

  3. C.

    SALUTE

  4. D.

    STATION

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Correct answer: C

Question 13

What will be the value of xx as per the following figures?

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  1. A.

    10

  2. B.

    20

  3. C.

    30

  4. D.

    40

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Correct answer: C

Question 14

Two statements are given below, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements.

Statements: Some bottles are drinks. All drinks are cups.

Conclusions:
I. Some bottles are cups
II. Some cups are drinks
III. All drinks are bottles
IV. All cups are drinks.

  1. A.

    Only I and II follow

  2. B.

    Only II and III follow

  3. C.

    Only II and IV follow

  4. D.

    Only I and IV follow

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Correct answer: A

Question 15

In a row of thirty boys, A is tenth from the right and B is seventh from the left end. How many boys are there between A and C, if C is third to the right of B?

  1. A.

    10

  2. B.

    11

  3. C.

    9

  4. D.

    8

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Correct answer: A

Question 16

By applying which of the following meanings of arithmetical signs, will the value of the expression [800−10÷12×35+75][800-10\div\frac{1}{2}\times35+75] be zero?

  1. A.

    × means ÷, + means ×, ÷ means +, − means −

  2. B.

    × means +, + means −, ÷ means ÷, − means ×

  3. C.

    × means +, + means −, ÷ means ×, − means ÷

  4. D.

    × means ÷, + means −, ÷ means ×, − means +

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Correct answer: C

Question 17

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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  1. A.

    9

  2. B.

    10

  3. C.

    11

  4. D.

    12

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Correct answer: C

Question 18

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

| | LIST-I
(Series) | | LIST-II
(Missing term) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 5, 6, 9, 15, ?, 40 | I. | 31 |
| B. | 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, ?, 54 | II. | 39 |
| C. | 2, 3, 3, 5, 10, 13, ?, 43, 172, 177 | III. | 25 |
| D. | 3, 7, 15, ?, 63, 127 | IV. | 27 |

  1. A.

    A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

  2. B.

    A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV

  3. C.

    A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

  4. D.

    A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

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Correct answer: C

Question 19

In the following letter series,

PMT, OOS, NQR, MSQ, ? , .......

identify the next term (?) among the following alternatives:

  1. A.

    LUP

  2. B.

    LVP

  3. C.

    LVR

  4. D.

    LWP

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Correct answer: A

Question 20

In the following figure, circle represents sports persons, square represents unmarried persons, triangle represents women and rectangle represents educated persons.

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The number which represents unmarried educated sports women is:

  1. A.

    8

  2. B.

    11

  3. C.

    10

  4. D.

    9

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Correct answer: B

Question 21

Which of the following statements are correct?

A. Needle is related to thread in the same way as pen is related to ink.
B. Doctor is related to patient in the same way as lawyer is related to Magistrate.
C. Drama is related to Director in the same way as Magazine is related to Editor.
D. Science is related to Laboratory in the same way as Astronomy is related to Observatory.

  1. A.

    A, B & C Only

  2. B.

    A & C Only

  3. C.

    C & D Only

  4. D.

    A, C & D Only

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Correct answer: D

Question 22

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

| | LIST-I
(Group) | | LIST-II
(Venn Diagram) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Bus, Car, Vehicle | I. |

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| B. | Males, Fathers, Doctors | II. |

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| C. | Flowers, Cloths, White | III. |

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| D. | Furniture, Table, Books | IV. |

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  1. A.

    A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

  2. B.

    A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

  3. C.

    A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

  4. D.

    A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

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Correct answer: D

Question 23

All the six members of a family A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is son of C but C is not mother of B. A and C are married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B.

In reference to the above information, which of the following are correct.

A. E is uncle of D.
B. A is the mother of B.
C. A has two children.
D. There are four males in the family.

  1. A.

    A, B & C Only

  2. B.

    A, B & D Only

  3. C.

    A & D Only

  4. D.

    B & D Only

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Correct answer: B

Question 24

The door of Akshita's house faces the east. From the back side of her house, she walks straight 50 metres, then turns to the right and walks 50 metres again. Finally, she turns towards left and stops after walking 25 metres. Now, Akshita is in which direction from the starting point?

  1. A.

    South-east

  2. B.

    North-east

  3. C.

    South-west

  4. D.

    North-west

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Correct answer: D

Read the passage or information below

Disclaimer: NTA forgot to print the common data for Questions 25–27 in the candidate response sheet. We reverse-engineered the data based on student memory, so the table below is not the original NTA data.


YearSteel production
2017238
2018267
2019301
2020346
2021382
2022393
2023438
2024471

Question 25

How many years have shown production of steel above the average production for the given period (2017-2024)?

  1. A.

    Two

  2. B.

    Three

  3. C.

    Four

  4. D.

    Five

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Correct answer: C

Question 26

The percent change in production of steel is minimum for which of the following pair of years?

  1. A.

    From 2017 to 2018

  2. B.

    From 2021 to 2022

  3. C.

    From 2018 to 2019

  4. D.

    From 2019 to 2020

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Correct answer: B

Question 27

The increase in production of steel in 2023 over the preceding year is how many times compared to the increase in production of steel in 2021 over its preceding year?

  1. A.

    2.50

  2. B.

    1.50

  3. C.

    1.25

  4. D.

    2.75

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Correct answer: C

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Disclaimer: NTA forgot to print the common data for Questions 28–30 in the candidate response sheet. We reverse-engineered the data based on student memory, so the table below is not the original NTA data.


CountryTest wicketsTest runs concededODI wicketsODI runs conceded
P1752318594
Q2270420392
R1962723575
S1649617408
T2169317560
U1857312360
Total11336161072889

Question 28

Against which two countries did the bowler take the same number of wickets in test and ODI matches, respectively?

  1. A.

    R (Test), S (ODI)

  2. B.

    U (Test), R (ODI)

  3. C.

    R (Test), P (ODI)

  4. D.

    P (Test), T (ODI)

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Correct answer: D

Question 29

Against which country is the bowler's strike rate (runs conceded per wicket) the best in ODI matches?

  1. A.

    Q

  2. B.

    U

  3. C.

    S

  4. D.

    R

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Correct answer: A

Question 30

Find the difference between the strike rate (runs conceded per wicket) of the bowler in ODI matches and that in Test matches.

  1. A.

    4.75

  2. B.

    5

  3. C.

    5.25

  4. D.

    4

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Correct answer: B

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Disclaimer: NTA forgot to print the common data for Questions 31–33 in the candidate response sheet. We reverse-engineered the data based on student memory, so the table below is not the original NTA data.


Values are in units of ₹10,000.

YearXYZ
2017173191150
2018163187190
2019247263249

Question 31

If expenditure of businessmen X, Y, Z decreased by 5%, 10% and 15%, respectively, from 2019 to 2020, then what was the total expenditure (in ₹10,000) of X, Y and Z in 2020?

  1. A.

    695

  2. B.

    656

  3. C.

    667

  4. D.

    683

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Correct answer: D

Question 32

If Z's income in 2017 was ₹17,55,000, what was his percent profit in that particular year?

  1. A.

    21%

  2. B.

    15%

  3. C.

    17%

  4. D.

    19%

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Correct answer: C

Question 33

If the percent profit earned by all the businessmen together in 2018 was 37%, what was the total income (in ₹ 1,000) of all the businessmen together in that particular year?

  1. A.

    7398

  2. B.

    7856

  3. C.

    8235

  4. D.

    8166

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Correct answer: A

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