BCA BCA Verbal and Logical Reasoning 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word is most similar in meaning to 'diligent'?
- Lazy
- Hardworking (Correct answer)
- Careless
- Impulsive
Correct answer: Hardworking
'Diligent' means showing careful and persistent effort, which is synonymous with 'hardworking.'
Question 2: Choose the word that best completes the analogy: 'Pen is to writer as scalpel is to ___.'
- Patient
- Hospital
- Surgeon (Correct answer)
- Medicine
Correct answer: Surgeon
A pen is the primary tool of a writer, just as a scalpel is the primary tool of a surgeon.
Question 3: Which of the following is a logical conclusion if all cats are mammals and all mammals are warm-blooded?
- All warm-blooded animals are cats
- All cats are warm-blooded (Correct answer)
- Some mammals are not warm-blooded
- No cats are warm-blooded
Correct answer: All cats are warm-blooded
By syllogistic logic, if cats ⊆ mammals and mammals ⊆ warm-blooded, then cats ⊆ warm-blooded.
Question 4: Which word is an antonym of 'superficial'?
- Shallow
- Thorough (Correct answer)
- Brief
- Obvious
Correct answer: Thorough
'Superficial' means existing only at the surface level, while 'thorough' means complete and deep, making them antonyms.
Question 5: Identify the logical flaw: 'My neighbor's dog barked last night. Therefore, all dogs bark at night.'
- False analogy
- Circular reasoning
- Hasty generalization (Correct answer)
- Ad hominem
Correct answer: Hasty generalization
Drawing a universal conclusion from a single example is a hasty generalization fallacy.
Question 6: In a sequence of letters, A, C, E, G, ___, what comes next?
- H
- I (Correct answer)
- J
- K
Correct answer: I
The sequence skips every other letter (A, C, E, G), so the next letter is I.
BCA BCA Verbal and Logical Reasoning 1
Which word is most similar in meaning to 'diligent'?