SNAP 2024 Slot 1 Logic Section Part 2
Logic Section Quiz
1. Select the pair that best represents the relationship between the words:
Doctor : Patient :: Teacher : ?
(A) Student
(B) School
(C) Knowledge
(D) Discipline
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The correct answer is (A) Student. Teachers educate students, just as doctors treat patients. The relationship is professional service to recipient.
2. Complete the analogy:
Apple : Fruit :: Potato : ?
(A) Root
(B) Vegetable
(C) Crop
(D) Food
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The correct answer is (B) Vegetable. Apples are classified as fruits, and potatoes are classified as vegetables based on their botanical categorization.
3. Statement: “If you exercise regularly, you will stay fit.”
Assumption:
(A) Exercise is necessary for fitness.
(B) Fitness cannot be achieved without regular exercise.
(C) Fitness and regular exercise are directly related.
(D) Only regular exercise ensures fitness.
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The correct answer is (C) Fitness and regular exercise are directly related. Regular exercise contributes significantly to maintaining fitness, indicating a strong correlation between the two.
4. Statements:
(I) Heavy rains caused waterlogging in several parts of the city.
(II) The local government issued an advisory to avoid non-essential travel.
(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 statements are independent causes.
(D) Both statements are independent effects.
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The correct answer is (A) Statement I is the cause, and Statement II is its effect. Heavy rains caused waterlogging, prompting the government to issue a travel advisory as a preventive measure.
5. Statements:
(I) The prices of vegetables have increased substantially over the past week.
(II) There has been a sudden decrease in the supply of vegetables to the market.
(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 statements are independent causes.
(D) Both statements are independent effects.
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The correct answer is (B) Statement II is the cause, and Statement I is its effect. A supply shortage led to increased vegetable prices, showing a direct cause-and-effect relationship.
6. Statements:
All apples are fruits.
Some fruits are sweet.
Conclusions:
(I) All apples are sweet.
(II) Some sweet things are fruits.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both I and II follow.
(D) Neither I nor II follows.
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The correct answer is (B) Only conclusion II follows. While all apples are fruits, the statement does not imply all apples are sweet. However, some sweet things being fruits aligns with the given data.
7. Statements:
Some dogs are cats.
All cats are animals.
Conclusions:
(I) Some dogs are animals.
(II) All animals are cats.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both I and II follow.
(D) Neither I nor II follows.
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The correct answer is (A) Only conclusion I follows. Since all cats are animals and some dogs are cats, it logically follows that some dogs are animals.
8. A is the son of B. B is the daughter of C. C is the mother of D. How is A related to D?
(A) Son
(B) Grandson
(C) Nephew
(D) Brother
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The correct answer is (B) Grandson. A is B’s son, and B is the daughter of C. C is D’s mother, making A the grandson of D.
9. Pointing to a photograph, a man says, “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.” Who is the woman in the photograph to the man?
(A) Sister
(B) Cousin
(C) Mother
(D) Daughter
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The correct answer is (A) Sister. The man’s grandfather’s only son is his father, making the woman his sister.
10. X introduces Y saying, “He is the husband of the granddaughter of my father.” How is Y related to X?
(A) Son
(B) Grandson-in-law
(C) Son-in-law
(D) Cousin
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The correct answer is (B) Grandson-in-law. Y is married to X’s granddaughter, making him the grandson-in-law.
11. Pointing to a boy, a woman says, “He is the son of my father’s only daughter.” How is the boy related to the woman?
(A) Nephew
(B) Brother
(C) Son
(D) Cousin
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The correct answer is (A) Nephew. The woman’s father’s only daughter is herself, making the boy her nephew.