BMT LOGICAL REASONING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q.1. Applicants for the doctoral programmes of Ambi Institute of Engineering

(AIE) and Bambi Institute of Engineering (BIE) have to appear for a Common
Entrance Test (CET). The test has three sections: Physics (P), Chemistry (C),
and Maths (M). Among those appearing for CET, those at or above the 80th
percentile in at least two sections, and at or above the 90th percentile overall,
are selected for Advanced Entrance Test (AET) conducted by AIE. AET is used
by AIE for final selection.
For the 200 candidates who are at or above the 90th percentile overall based on
CET, the following are known about their performance in CET:
1. No one is below the 80th percentile in all 3 sections.
2. 150 are at or above the 80th percentile in exactly two sections.
3. The number of candidates at or above the 80th percentile only in P is the
same as the number of candidates at or above the 80th percentile only in C. The
same is the number of candidates at or above the 80th percentile only in M.
4. Number of candidates below 80th percentile in P: Number of candidates
below 80th percentile in C: Number of candidates below 80th percentile in M =
4:2:1.
BIE uses a different process for selection. If any candidate is appearing in the
AET by AIE, BIE considers their AET score for final selection provided the
candidate is at or above the 80th percentile in P. Any other candidate at or
above the 80th percentile in P in CET, but who is not eligible for the AET, is
required to appear in a separate test to be conducted by BIE for being
considered for final selection. Altogether, there are 400 candidates this year
who are at or above the 80th percentile in P.
Q. 1: What best can be concluded about the number of candidates sitting for the
separate test for BIE who were at or above the 90th percentile overall in CET?
1. 3 or 10
2. 10
3. 5
4. 7 or 10
Q.2: If the number of candidates who are at or above the 90th percentile overall
and also at or above the 80th percentile in all three sections in CET is actually a
multiple of 5, what is the number of candidates who are at or above the 90th
percentile overall and at or above the 80th percentile in both P and M in CET?
Ans: 60
Q.3: If the number of candidates who are at or above the 90th percentile overall
and also at or above the 80th percentile in all three sections in CET is actually a
multiple of 5, then how many candidates were shortlisted for the AET for AIE?
Ans: 170
Q.4: If the number of candidates who are at or above the 90th percentile overall
and also are at or above the 80th percentile in P in CET, is more than 100, how
many candidates had to sit for the separate test for BIE?
1. 299
2. 310
3. 321
4. 330

Q.2. H sits third to the right of B. Two people sit between B and A. C sits
second to the right of D. Three people sit between D and F. E sits second to
the right of G who sits at the corner.
Question 1- How many people sit between F and E when counted from the
right of F?
1. One
2. Three
3. Four
4. None of the above
Answer
D) None of the Above

Question 2 - Who sits third to the left of G?

1. H
 2. C
3. A
4. F
Answer
Option B

Question 3 - Find the odd one.

1. D
2. E
3. A
4. G
Answer: Option A

Question 4- Which of the following statements is true?

I. F sits at the corner
II. Two people sit between A and B
III. Three people sit between C and B
A) Only I
B) Only II
C) Both II and III
D) Both I and III
Answer: Option C

Q.3. Five friends, Amol, Mandar, Piyu, Shashi and Reena attended Sagar’s
birthday party, where they partook of the sumptuous snacks and dinner. Each of
the five friends gifted Sagar a different article – a fountain pen, a cell phone, a
shirt, a jacket and an I-Pod – and Sagar, in return, gifted each of them a
different article – a video game, a sweater, a perfume, a calculator and a pair of
sunglasses. The following is additional information about the gifts given by the
friends and the gifts received from Sagar.
Amol gifted the shirt and received the video game in return.
Shashi did not gift the I-Pod but received the perfume in return.
Mandar did not gift an electronic item and received the calculator in return.
The person who gifted the jacket received the sweater in return and Reena
received the pair of sunglasses.
1. Who among the following gifted the jacket?

1) Mandar
2) Shashi
3) Reena
4) None of these

2. Which of the following statements is true?

1) Two of the friends who did not gift electronic items, received electronic
items in return
2) Piyu gifted the jacket and Shashi gifted the I-Pod
3) Shashi neither gifted nor did he receive an electronic item
4) The person who gifted the cell phone received the calculator in return

3. Which of the following is the correct combination of friend, article gifted and
article received in return?

1) Piyu – Fountain Pen – Sunglasses

2) Shashi – I-Pod – Perfume
3) Reena – I-Pod – Sunglasses
4) None of these
4. Which of the following is false?

1) Only one friend whose name does not start with a vowel, received an
electronic item in return
2) The friend whose name appears last in alphabetical order, gifted an electronic
item and received a non electronic item in return
3) In alphabetical order, the friend who gifted the I-Pod appears before at least
two other friends
4) The friend whose name in alphabetical order appears in the middle neither
gifted nor received an electronic item
ANSWERS
Q.1 – (Ans.4) Piyu gifted the jacket.
Q.2 – (Ans.1) Amol and Mandar gifted the shirt and the fountain pen
respectively (non-electronic items) and received the video game and the
calculator respectively (electronic items).
Q.3 – (Ans.3) Reena gifted the I-Pod and received the pair of sunglasses in
return.
Q.4 – (Ans.3) Only Amol and Mandar received electronic items. So option 1 is
true. Shashi gifted the cell phone and received the perfume. So option 2 is true.

Q.4. Dr. Goodrich, an upcoming practitioner in Hailey Street, Heartville, felt he

needed more room to set up a laboratory next to his clinic. He felt he would
invest his savings in buying a few microscopes and lab equipment to set up a
new laboratory. A new ceramic factory had come up in the vicinity of Hartville
and many families, mainly of those employed in the factory, had taken up
residence in the adjoining area. Dr. Goodrich saw a potential increase in his
clientele and wanted to cater to this new population. He felt that a small
laboratory for testing blood, urine, sputum and other samples would expand his
business. The only recourse would be to purchase a small cloth store adjoining
his clinic owned by Mr. Terence Hill. This was a small shop, which was already
declining due to the advent of a fashionable supermarket down town. Dr.
Goodrich felt that Hill would be willing to sell his store at reasonable terms, and
this was very important since after the setting up of his new laboratory, he
would have very little capital to invest in the expansion of his clinic.

The following questions consist of items related to the passage above. Consider
each item separately in terms of the passage and mark your answer.

1. increase in child and adult population in Hartville

1) 2) 3) 4)

2. acquisition of property for expanding clinic

1) 2) 3) 4)

3. cost of Hill’s property

1) 2) 3) 4)

4. state of the business of Hill’s Cloth store

1) 2) 3) 4)

5. quality of lab equipment that Goodrich intends to buy

1) 2) 3) 4)

6. catering to the needs of patients will increase the business

1) 2) 3) 4)
ANSWERS
Q.5 – (Ans.4) From our list, we understand that it is one of the assumptions as
he saw a potential increase in his clientele and wanted to cater to this new
population.
Q.6 – (Ans.1) If we check with our list, we see that this is an assumption, since
we have no clear way of forecasting or controlling this fact, yet it is still
important.
Q.7 – (Ans.2) Checking from our list, this is indeed the purpose of this case –
hence objective.
Q.8 – (Ans.3) The state of the business does not matter, since the key factor is
whether Hill wants to sell or not. Hence, minor factor.
Q.9 – (Ans.3) Although the quality of equipment matters, he does not need to
worry about it as far as this purchase decision is concerned.
Nor relevant – hence, minor factor.
Q.10 – (Ans.4) Again match with the checklist, you will realise that it is one of
the assumptions. In some sense this is like a Critical Reasoning question.

Q.5. Four institutes, A, B, C, and D, had contracts with four vendors W, X, Y,

and Z during the ten calendar years from 2010 to 2019. The contracts were
either multi-year contracts running for several consecutive years or single-year
contracts. No institute had more than one contract with the same vendor.
However, in a calendar year, an institute may have had contracts with multiple
vendors, and a vendor may have had contracts with multiple institutes. It is
known that over the decade, the institutes each got into two contracts with two
of these vendors, and each vendor got into two contracts with two of these
institutes.

The following facts are also known

about these contracts. I. Vendor Z
had at least one contract in every year.
II. Vendor X had one or more contracts in every year up to 2015, but no
contract in any year after that. III. Vendor Y had contracts in 2010 and 2019.
Vendor W had contracts only in 2012.
I. There were five contracts in 2012.
II. There were exactly four multi-year contracts. Institute B had a 7-year
contract, D had a 4-year contract, and A and C had one 3-year contract
each. The other four contracts were single-year contracts.
 III. Institute C had one or more contracts in 2012 but did not have any contract
in 2011.
IV. Institutes B and D each had exactly one contract in 2012. Institute D did not
have any contract in 2010

Q.1 In which of the following years were there two or more contracts?

1. 2018
2. 2015
3. 2017
4. 2016

Q.2 Which of the following is true?

1. D had a contract with Y in 2019
2. B had a contract with Z in 2017
3. B had a contract with Y in 2019
4. D had a contract with X in 2011

Q.3 In how many years during this period was there only one contract?
1. 3

2. 2

3. 4

4. 5

Q.4 What BEST can be concluded about the number of contracts in 2010?
1. exactly 4
2. at least 3
3. at least 4
4. exactly 3

Q.5 Which institutes had multiple contracts during the same year?
1. A and B only
2. B and C only
3. A only
4. B only

Q.6 Which institutes and vendors had more than one contracts in any year?
1. A, B, W, and X
2. B, W, X, and Z
3. B, D, W, and X
4. A, D, W, and Z

ANSWERS
1 2
2 1
3 1
4 4
5 1
6 1