Critical Reasoning test Management Aptitude test MAT Questions For Free
Free Exam Questions based on previous MAT Questions
DIRECTIONS for questions 1 to 5: In each of the following questions, a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Mark the answer as
1. if only conclusion I follows;
2. if only conclusion II follows;
3. if either I or II follows; and
4. if neither! nor II follows.
1. Statement: Morning walks are good for health.
Conclusions: I. All healthy people go for morning walks.
II. Evening walks are harmful.
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2. Statement: The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
Conclusions: I. Your life will b dull if you don’t face a problem.
II. To escape from problems, you should always have some solutions with you.
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3. Statement: Vegetable prices are soaring in the market.
Conclusions: I. Vegetables are becoming a rare commodity.
II. People cannot eat vegetables.
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4. Statement: Until our country achieves economic equality, political freedom and democracy would be meaningless.
Conclusions: I. Political freedom and democracy. go hand in hand.
II. Economic equality leads to real political freedom and democracy.
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5. Statement: Parents are prepared to pay any price for an elite education to their children.
Conclusions: I. All parents these days are very well off.
II. Parents have an obsessive passion for a perfect development of their children through good schooling.
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DIRECTIONS for questions 6 to 10: A statement is followed by two arguments I and ii. Decide which of the arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument. Mark answer as
1. if only argument I is strong;
2. if only argument Ills strong;
3. if either 1 or II is strong; and
4. if neither I nor Ii is strong.
6. Statement: Should telecasting feature films be stopped?
Arguments: 1. Yes. Young children arc misguided by the feature films
11. No. This is the only way to educate the masses.
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7. Statement: Should school education be made free in India?
Arguments: I. Yes. This is the only way to improve the level of literacy.
II. No. It would add to the already heavy burden on the exchequer.
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8. Statement: Should India stop missile development?
Arguments: I. Yes, The U.S.A. desires so.
II. No. The nation must always remain up-to-date in its defense preparedness.
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9. Statement: Should we scrap the ‘Public Distribution System’ in India?
Arguments: I. Yes, Protectivism is over, everyone must get the bread on his/her own.
11. No. The poor do not get any benefit because of corruption.
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10. Statement: Can pollution be controlled?
Arguments: I. Yes, if everyone realises the hazard it may create and cooperates to get rid of it, pollution may be controlled.
II. No. The crowded highways, factories and industries and an ever growing population eager to acquire more and more land for constructing houses are beyond control.
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DIRECTIONS for questions 11 to 15: A statement is followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and 111. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true. Decide which course(s) of action logically follow(s) for pursuing from the given options marked (1), (2), (‘3,) and (4,).
11. Statement: In one of the worst accidents in railway level crossing fifty people died when a bus carrying them collided on to a running train.
Courses of action: I, The train driver should immediately be suspended.
II. The driver of the bus should be tried in court for negligence on his part.
III. The railway authority should be asked to man all its level crossings.
1. None follows
2. Only and II follow
3. Only III follows
4. Only II and III follow
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12. Statement: There was a spurt in criminal activities in the city during the recent
festival season.
Courses of action: I. The police should immediately investigate into the causes of this
increase.
II. In future the police should take adequate precaution to avoid
recurrence of such situation during the festival season.
III. The known criminals should be arrested before any such season.
1. None follows
2. Only I and II follow
3. Only II and III follow
4. All follow
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13. Statement: A mass mortality of shrimps in ponds on the entire Andhra coast has recently been reported due to the presence of a virus.
Courses of action:
I. The Water of the ponds affected should immediately be treated for identifying the nature of the virus.
II. The catching of shrimps from the ponds should temporarily be stopped.
III. The fishermen should be asked to watch for the onset of such phenomenon in nature.
1. Only I follows
2. Only I and II follow
3. All follow
4. Only II and III follow
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14. Statement: The world will have to feed more than 10 billion people in the next century of whom half will be in Asia and will eat rice as their staple.
Courses of Action
I. More funds should immediately be of action: allocated for rice research to help ensure adequate supplies.
II. The people in Asia should be encouraged to change their food habit.
III. Rice should be grown in countries outside Asia to meet the demand.
1. Only I and 11 follow
2. Only II and III follow
3. All follow
4. None follows
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15. Statement: If the faculty members also join the strike, there is going to be a serious
problem.
Courses of Action:
I. The faculty members should be persuaded not to go on strike.
II. Those faculty members who join the strike should be suspended.
III. The management should not worry about such small things.
1. None follows
2. Only I follows
3. Only I and 11 follow
4. Only II and III follow
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DIRECTIONS for question 16 to 19: Study the information given below answer these questions.
There are four friends A, B, C, D. One of them is a cricketer and studies Chemistry and Biology. A and B play football. Both football players study Maths. D is a boxer. One football player also studies Physics. The boxer studies Maths and Accounts. All the friends study two subjects each and play one game each.
16. Who is the cricketer?
l. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
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17. Who studies Accounts and plays football?
1. A alone
2. B alone
3. D
4. A or B
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18. Who studies Physics?
1. A or B
2. A alone
3. B alone
4. D
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19. How many games are played and subjects studied by the four friends?
1. 1 game and 4 subjects
2. 2 games and 3 subjects
3. 3 games and 4 subjects
4. 3 games and 5 subjects
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DIRECTIONS for questions 20 to 24: A statement is followed by three assumptions marked I, II, III. Check whether these assumptions are implicit in the statement or not. Possible combinations of assumptions are given against option (1), (2), (3) and (4). Choose the appropriate one.
20. Statement: “Buy pure and natural honey of company X” - an advertisement in
a newspaper.
Assumptions: I. Artificial honey can be pre pared.
II. People do not mind paying more for pure and, natural honey.
III. No other company supplies pure honey.
1. Only 1 is implicit
2. Only and II are implicit
3. Only I and Ill are implicit
4. All are implicit
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21. Statement: “Fly with us and experience the pleasure of flying” an advertisement by an airlines.
Assumptions: I. More passengers may be attracted to travel by the airline after reading the advertisement.
II. People generally may prefer an enjoyable flight.
III. Other airlines may not be of faring the same facilities.
1. None is implicit
2. Only I is implicit
3. Only II is implicit
4. None of these
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22. Statement: “We do not want you to see our product in newspaper, visit bur shop
to get a full view” an advertisement.
Assumptions: I. People generally decide to purchase any product after seeing the name
in the advertisement.
II. Uncommon appeal may attract the customers.
III. People may come to see the product.
1. None is implicit
2. Only I and II are implicit
3. Only II and III are implicit
4. All are implicit
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23. Statement: “Use Riya cold cream for fair complexion” — an advertisement.
Assumptions: I. People like to use cream for fair complexion.
II. People are easily fooled.
III. People respond to advertisements.
1. Only I is implicit
2. Only I and II are implicit
3. Only III implicit
4. Only I and III are implicit
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24. Statement: “Smoking is injurious to health” - a warning printed on the cigarette
packets.
Assumptions: I. People read printed matter on a cigarette packet.
II. People take careful note of a warning.
III. Non-smoking promotes health.
I. Only I is implicit
2. Only I and II are implicit
3. Only III implicit
4. All are implicit
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25. In a certain code, ‘247’ means ‘spread red carpet’; ‘236’ means ‘dust one carpet’ and ‘234’ means ‘one red carpet’. Which digit in that code means
‘dust’?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 5
4. 6
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