GATE MA Analytical Aptitude PYQs & Answers

Questions 1–10 of 13. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

Consider the relationships among P, Q, R, S, and T:

• P is the brother of Q. • S is the daughter of Q. • T is the sister of S. • R is the mother of Q.

The following statements are made based on the relationships given above.

(1) R is the grandmother of S.

(2) P is the uncle of S and T.

(3) R has only one son.

(4) Q has only one daughter.

Which one of the following options is correct?

Your answerChoose one option.

Both (1) and (2) are true.

Both (1) and (3) are true.

Only (3) is true.

Only (4) is true.

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Statements:

All heroes are winners.

All winners are lucky people.

Inferences: I. All lucky people are heroes. II. Some lucky people are heroes. III. Some winners are heroes.

Which of the above inferences can be logically deduced from statements 1 and 2?

Your answerChoose one option.

Only I and II

Only II and III

Only I and III

Only III

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Residency is a famous housing complex with many well-established individuals among its residents. A recent survey conducted among the residents of the complex revealed that all of those residents who are well established in their respective fields happen to be academicians. The survey also revealed that most of these academicians are authors of some best-selling books.

Based only on the information provided above, which one of the following statements can be logically inferred with certainty?

Your answerChoose one option.

Some residents of the complex who are well established in their fields are also authors of some best-selling books.

All academicians residing in the complex are well established in their fields.

Some authors of best-selling books are residents of the complex who are well established in their fields.

Some academicians residing in the complex are well established in their fields.

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Which one of the given figures P, Q, R and S represents the graph of the following function?

Your answerChoose one option.

Diagram for Mathematics question 9 (figure 2)

Diagram for Mathematics question 9 (figure 3)

Diagram for Mathematics question 9 (figure 4)

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Given below are two statements and four conclusions drawn based on the statements.

Statement 1: Some bottles are cups.

Statement 2: All cups are knives.

Conclusion I: Some bottles are knives.

Conclusion II: Some knives are cups.

Conclusion III: All cups are bottles.

Conclusion IV: All knives are cups.

Which one of the following options can be logically inferred?

Your answerChoose one option.

Only conclusion I and conclusion II are correct

Only conclusion II and conclusion III are correct

Only conclusion II and conclusion IV are correct

Only conclusion III and conclusion IV are correct

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Given below are two statements 1 and 2, and two conclusions I and II. Statement 1: All bacteria are microorganisms. Statement 2: All pathogens are microorganisms. Conclusion I: Some pathogens are bacteria. Conclusion II: All pathogens are not bacteria. Based on the above statements and conclusions, which one of the following options is logically CORRECT?

Your answerChoose one option.

Only conclusion I is correct

Only conclusion II is correct

Either conclusion I or II is correct.

Neither conclusion I nor II is correct.

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P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are seated around a circular table. I. S is seated opposite to W. II. U is seated at the second place to the right of R. III. T is seated at the third place to the left of R. IV. V is a neighbour of S.

Which of the following must be true?

Your answerChoose one option.

P is a neighbor of R.

Q is a neighbor of R.

P is not seated opposite to Q.

R is the left neighbor of S.

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Some students were not involved in the strike.

If the above statement is true, which of the following conclusions is/are logically necessary?

Some who were involved in the strike were students.

No student was involved in the strike.

At least one student was involved in the strike.

Some who were not involved in the strike were students.

Your answerChoose one option.

1 and 2

2 and 3

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Five numbers 10, 7, 5, 4 and 2 are to be arranged in a sequence from left to right following the directions given below:

No two odd or even numbers are next to each other.

The second number from the left is exactly half of the left-most number.

The middle number is exactly twice the right-most number.

Which is the second number from the right?

Your answerChoose one option.

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Find the missing group of letters in the following series: BC, FGH, LMNO, _____

Your answerChoose one option.

UVWX

TUVW

STUV

RSTU

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