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Logical Reasoning

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  1. Meera is faster than Kavya. Neha is faster than Ananya. Ananya is faster than Meera. Who is the slowest?
  2. Today is Thursday. What day of the week will it be in 15 days?
  3. In a code each letter is replaced by the letter 1 place later in the alphabet (A becomes B). What is the code for SUN?
  4. At a meeting, each of 5 people shakes hands once with each of the others. How many handshakes are there?
  5. Which word does not belong with the others: Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, cat?
  6. If 8 machines make 8 items in 10 minutes, how many minutes do 100 machines need to make 100 items?
  7. What is the sum of all whole numbers from 1 to 50?
  8. Aditya is 4 times as old as Ananya. In 3 years Aditya will be 3 times as old as Ananya. How old is Ananya now?
  9. Kabir is heavier than Neha. Vikram is heavier than Aditya. Neha is heavier than Vikram. Who is the heaviest?
  10. Today is Monday. What day of the week will it be in 15 days?
  11. In a code each letter is replaced by the letter 5 places later in the alphabet (A becomes F). What is the code for CAT?
  12. Which number does not belong with the others: 25, 40, 21, 35, 20?
  13. If 3 machines make 3 items in 5 minutes, how many minutes do 200 machines need to make 200 items?
  14. What comes next in the sequence 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, ...?
  15. Kabir is taller than Kavya. Vikram is taller than Kabir. Who is the shortest?
  16. In a code each letter is replaced by the letter 1 place later in the alphabet (A becomes B). What is the code for PEN?
  17. Some books are red. All red things are expensive. Which conclusion must be true?
  18. Which word does not belong with the others: plum, pear, bed, grape, apple?
  19. If 5 machines make 5 items in 3 minutes, how many minutes do 50 machines need to make 50 items?
  20. Rohan is 4 times as old as Neha. In 5 years Rohan will be 3 times as old as Neha. How old is Neha now?
  21. What comes next in the sequence 4, 100, 9, 95, 14, 90, ...?
  22. Arjun is faster than Vikram. Rohan is faster than Aditya. Aditya is faster than Arjun. Who is the slowest?
  23. Today is Tuesday. What day of the week will it be in 365 days?
  24. At a meeting, each of 4 people shakes hands once with each of the others. How many handshakes are there?

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