Logical Reasoning Quiz | Reasoning MCQ Practice for IBPS AFO 2026

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Statement: The city administration appealed to citizens to use public transport to reduce traffic congestion. Assumptions: I. Increased use of public transport can reduce congestion. II. Citizens have access to public transport facilities.

Neither I nor II follows

Both Assumptions I and II follow

Either I or II follows

Only Assumption II follows

Only Assumption I follows

Solution & Explanation The appeal assumes that public transport usage can reduce congestion (Assumption I) and that citizens have access to public transport facilities — otherwise the appeal would be meaningless (Assumption II). Both assumptions are implicit in the statement.

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Statement: The government has made it mandatory for food processing units to display nutritional information on packaging. Assumptions: I. Consumers consider nutritional information before purchasing food. II. Food processing units have the technical capability to print such information.

Only Assumption I follows

Either I or II follows

Neither I nor II follows

Only Assumption II follows

Both Assumptions I and II follow

Solution & Explanation The mandate assumes that nutritional information is useful to consumers (Assumption I). It also assumes that food processing units are capable of implementing this requirement, otherwise the mandate would be impractical (Assumption II). Both assumptions are implicit in the statement.

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Passage

Direction: Below is a statement followed by three courses of action. A course of action is a step taken for improvement, follow-up, etc. Read the statement carefully and answer accordingly.
Statement: The appearance of China-made globes that show Jammu and Kashmir as not a part of India has alarmed the Indian diaspora in Canada.
Courses of Action:
I. The Indian diaspora should lodge a complaint against the manufacturers for giving out inaccurate information.
II. The Chinese government should issue an official apology to the Indians.
III. The Canadian people should altogether stop buying Chinese-made products.

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Which of the given courses of action follow(s)?

Only course of action II follows

Both I and II follow

Only course of action I follows

Both II and III follow

None of them follow

Solution & Explanation Lodging a complaint with the manufacturer is a reasonable and direct response to inaccurate information. An official apology by the Chinese government and a complete boycott by Canadian people are disproportionate actions.

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Directions: One statement is given, followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions can be definitely drawn from the given statement.
Statement: There is an 86% chance that a person with OCD is suffering from depression.
Conclusions:
I. A person who is suffering from depression has OCD.
II. People with the condition of OCD suffer from the symptoms of depression.

Only conclusion I is true.

Both I and II are true.

Only conclusion II is true.

Either I or II is true.

Neither I nor II is true.

Solution & Explanation Conclusion I reverses the causal direction — 86% OCD→depression does not imply depression→OCD, so I does not follow. Conclusion II is directly supported by the statement. Only Conclusion II is true."

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Statement: A private hospital chain announced free health check-ups for senior citizens above 70 years. Assumptions: I. Senior citizens above 70 are more likely to have undetected health conditions. II. Free health check-ups will encourage senior citizens to visit the hospital.

Neither I nor II follows

Only Assumption I follows

Both Assumptions I and II follow

Either I or II follows

Only Assumption II follows

Solution & Explanation The scheme targets senior citizens above 70 because they are more prone to undetected health issues (Assumption I). The decision to make it free also assumes that cost was a barrier and that free access will motivate them to come (Assumption II). Both assumptions are implicit.

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Logical Reasoning Quiz for IBPS AFO 2026

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