Category: Logical Problems MCQs

Directions to Solve
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:

A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain

Answer

Correct Answer: B. False 


Detail About MCQs

The first two statements indicate there are more yellow jelly beans than red and green.

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:

A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain

Answer

Correct Answer: A. True 


Detail About MCQs

Of the three, the drugstore has the best selection of postcards.

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:

A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain

Answer

Correct Answer: B. False 


Detail About MCQs

This is the order of the cars from left to right: minivan, pickup, sedan, sport utility vehicle.

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:

A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Uncertain 


Detail About MCQs

Cloudy days are the windiest, but there is not enough information to compare the wind on the foggy days with the wind on sunny days.

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:

A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Uncertain 


Detail About MCQs

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.

Three pencils cost the same as two erasers. Four erasers cost the same as one ruler. Pencils are more expensive than rulers. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is:

A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain

Answer

Correct Answer: B. False 


Detail About MCQs

Rulers are the most expensive item.

Tom puts on his socks before he puts on his shoes. He puts on his shirt before he puts on his jacket. Tom puts on his shoes before he puts on his shirt. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is:

A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain

Answer

Correct Answer: A. True 


Detail About MCQs

There is not enough information to verify the third statement.

The hotel is two blocks east of the drugstore. The market is one block west of the hotel. The drugstore is west of the market. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is:

A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain

Answer

Correct Answer: A. True 


Detail About MCQs

The market is one block west of the hotel. The drugstore is two blocks west of the hotel, so the drugstore is west of the market.

All Lamels are Signots with buttons. No yellow Signots have buttons. No Lamels are yellow. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is:

A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain

Answer

Correct Answer: A. True 


Detail About MCQs

We know that there are Signots with buttons or Lamels and that there are yellow Signots, which have no buttons. Therefore, Lamels do not have buttons and cannot be yellow.

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