AMCAT Logical Reasoning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: If the day before yesterday was Thursday, what day will it be the day after tomorrow?
- Sunday
- Monday (Correct answer)
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
Correct answer: Monday
Day before yesterday = Thursday means today is Saturday; day after tomorrow = Monday.
Question 2: In a row of 40 students, if Ravi is 15th from the left, what is his position from the right?
- 24th
- 25th
- 26th (Correct answer)
- 27th
Correct answer: 26th
Position from right = 40 − 15 + 1 = 26.
Question 3: Series: A, C, F, J, O, __. What comes next?
- T
- U (Correct answer)
- V
- W
Correct answer: U
Gaps increase by 1: +2, +3, +4, +5, +6 — so O + 6 = U.
Question 4: A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?
- 0°
- 7.5° (Correct answer)
- 15°
- 22.5°
Correct answer: 7.5°
At 3:15, the minute hand is at 90° and the hour hand is at 97.5°; the angle between them is 7.5°.
Question 5: Which figure completes the analogy? Circle : Sphere :: Square : __
- Cube (Correct answer)
- Cylinder
- Cone
- Pyramid
Correct answer: Cube
A circle is the 2D version of a sphere; a square is the 2D version of a cube.
Question 6: If all Zips are Zaps, and all Zaps are Zops, which statement must be true?
- All Zops are Zips
- All Zips are Zops (Correct answer)
- No Zips are Zops
- Some Zops are not Zaps
Correct answer: All Zips are Zops
If Zips ⊆ Zaps and Zaps ⊆ Zops, then Zips ⊆ Zops, so all Zips are Zops.
If the day before yesterday was Thursday, what day will it be the day after tomorrow?