Inductive Reasoning Practice Questions

1. All cats are mammals. All mammals are warm-blooded. Which of the following must be true?

All warm-blooded animals are cats

All warm-blooded animals are mammals

All cats are warm-blooded

Some mammals are not cats

2. In a class of 50 students, 30 play football and 25 play basketball. If 10 students play both sports, how many students don't play either sport?

5

10

15

20

3. All A are B. All B are C. Which of the following must be true?

All C are A

All C are B

All A are C

No C are A

4. In a certain code, HELLO is written as IFNMP. How would WORLD be written in this code?

XPSME

XQTNF

WPSMF

XPSNE

5. All diamonds are precious stones. Some precious stones are expensive. Which of the following must be true?

All diamonds are expensive

Some diamonds may be expensive

No diamonds are expensive

Only diamonds are expensive

6. In a certain code, GIVE is written as 5137 and TAKE is written as 8927. How is GATE written in that code?

5287

5987

5387

5487

7. All squares are rectangles. Some rectangles are not squares. Which of the following must be true?

All rectangles are squares

No squares are rectangles

Some squares are not rectangles

Some rectangles are squares

8. All the trees in the park are either oak or maple. Some of the trees are diseased. Which of the following must be true?

All oak trees are diseased

All maple trees are healthy

Some oak trees or some maple trees are diseased

Some oak trees and some maple trees are diseased

9. In a group of 5 people, each person either always tells the truth or always lies. Three people say, "I am a liar." The other two say, "I am not a liar." How many people in the group are telling the truth?

0

2

3

5

10. In a group of 100 people, 70 like coffee, 80 like tea, and 10 don't like either. How many people like both coffee and tea?

50

60

70

80