Critical Reasoning Questions for the CAT exam are part of the Logical Reasoning section of the CAT exam. Through Critical Reasoning questions, aspirants are tested on concepts related to Logical Reasoning and critical thinking. The difficulty level of the Critical Reasoning questions can be moderate to difficult.
Tips to Improve Critical Reasoning Questions for CAT?
- Break down the argument into premises and conclusions.
- Consider what must be true for the argument to hold. Challenge these assumptions to see if they weaken the argument.
- Familiarise yourself with various types of critical reasoning questions to recognize patterns and apply the right strategy.
Critical Reasoning Questions Tricks for the CAT Exam
- Quickly differentiate between the supporting facts (premises) and the main point (conclusion).
- Find what logically follows from the given premises.
- Discard any answer choices that introduce new information or do not directly address the argument or the question. This helps in skimming down the most accurate and logical answers.
Critical Reasoning Questions Concepts for the CAT Exam
- Statements that provide support or reasons for the conclusion. Look for indicators like 'because,' 'since,' 'due to,' etc.
- Claim the main point of which the argument is trying to make.
- Eliminate answer choices that is not directly address to the argument or are out of relevancy Focus on choices that are relevant to the argument and the question.
- Determine the main point of the argument and conclusion in what the author is trying to convince you of.
Critical Reasoning Practice questions for the CAT exam
Question 1: Mr Bankatlal acted as a judge for the beauty contest. There were four participants, viz. Ms AndhraPradesh, Ms Uttar Pradesh, Ms West Bangal and Ms Maharashtra. Mrs Bankatlal, who was veranxious about the result asked about it as soon as he was back home. Mr Bankatlal told her just that the one who was wearing the yellow saree won the contest. When Mrs Bankatlal pressed for further details, he elaborated as follows:
i. All of them were sitting in a row.
ii. All of them wore sarees of different colours, viz. green, yellow, white, red.
iii. There was only one runner-up and she was sitting beside Ms Maharashtra.
iv. The runner-up was wearing the green saree.
v. Ms West Bengal was not sitting at the end and was not the runner-up.
vi. The winner and the runner up are not sitting adjacent to each other.
vii. Ms Maharashtra was wearing a white saree.
viii. Ms Andhra Pradesh was wearing a green saree.
ix. Participants wearing yellow saree and white saree were at the ends.
Q 1. Who wore the red saree?
(a) Ms Andhra Pradesh
(b) Ms West Bangal
(c) Ms Uttar Pradesh
(d) Ms Maharashtra
Level: Moderate
Answer: B
Q 2. Ms West Bengal was sitting adjacent to
(a) Ms Andhra Pradesh and Ms Maharashtra
(b) Ms Uttar Pradesh and Ms Maharashtra
(c) Ms Andhra Pradesh and Ms Uttar Pradesh
(d) Ms Uttar Pradesh only
Level: Moderate
Answer: C
Q 3. Which saree was worn by Ms Andhra Pradesh?
(a) Yellow
(b) Red
(c) Green
(d) White
Level: Moderate
Answer: C
Q 4. Who was the runner-up?
(a) Ms Andhra Pradesh
(b) Ms West Bengal
(c) Ms Uttar Pradesh
(d) Ms Maharashtra
Level: Moderate
Answer: A
Q 5. Who was the winner of the beauty contest?
(a) Ms Andhra Pradesh
(b) Ms West Bengal
(c) Ms Uttar Pradesh
(d) Ms Maharashtra
Level: Moderate
Answer: C
Must-do Critical Reasoning questions for the CAT exam
Question 2: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Five geeks (enthusiasts) entered a comic book character costume contest held during the comic con festival. The contestants dressed up and were given two awards—one for being best in a particular category (i.e. strongest, smartest, most efficient, scariest and powerful) and one for being ranked (i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th).
Determine who wore what costume and what two awards they received.
(i) The winner of the most efficient character’s costume was ranked just above Sacha’s character’s costume (which wasn’t the superman).
(ii) The winner of the strongest category (which wasn’t the Wonderwoman) was not worn by Billy.
(iii) The joker’s costume was ranked just above Sacha’s costume (which wasn’t the strongest costume winner).
(iv) The Wonderwoman costume ranked just above the scariest costume and just below Vladimirs’s costume.
(v) The Batman costume was placed just higher than the winner of the strongest costume and just lower than Catherine’s costume.
(vi) The Lex Luthor costume ranked just above Jelena’s (which wasn’t the Superman) and just below the smartest.
Q 1. Who among the following ranked fifth?
(a) Billy
(b) Jelena
(c) Vladimir
(d) Can’t be determined
Level: Moderate
Answer: D
Q 2. Who among the following got the award of the scariest costume?
(a) Billy
(b) Catharine
(c) Sacha
(d) Vladimir
Level: Moderate
Answer: A
Q 3. Which of the following is the costume of Sacha?
(a) Joker
(b) Batman
(c) Lex Luthor
(d) Wonderwoman
Level: Moderate
Answer: B
Q 4. Which of the following shows the correct order of ranks 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively?
(a) Billy, Jelena, Vladimir, Sacha, Catherine
(b) Vladimir, Sacha, Catherine, Billy, Jelena
(c) Catherine, Sacha, Vladimir, Jelena, Billy
(d) Vladimir, Billy, Catherine, Sacha, Jelena
Level: Moderate
Answer: C
Most Important Critical Reasoning Question for CAT
Question 3: Refer to the following information to answer the questions that follow.
A. Seven students A, B, C, D, E, F and G take a series of tests.
B. No two students get similar marks.
C. G always scores more than A.
D. A always scores more than B.
E. Each time either C scores the highest and E gets the least, or alternatively D scores the highest and F or B scores the least.
Q 1. If G is ranked fifth, which of these must be true?
(a) D scores the highest.
(b) C is ranked second.
(c) E is ranked third.
(d) B is ranked fourth.
Level: Moderate
Answer: B
Q 2. If D is ranked second, which of the following can be true?
(a) A gets more than C.
(b) G gets more than D.
(c) A gets more than G.
(d) F gets more than G.
Level: Moderate
Answer: D
Q 3. If D is ranked sixth and B is ranked fifth, which of these can be true?
(a) G is ranked first or fourth.
(b) C is ranked second or third.
(c) A is ranked second or fifth.
(d) F is ranked third or fourth.
Level: Moderate
Answer: A
Find Some Previous Year Critical Reasoning Questions for CAT
Question 4: Each of the following questions gives information about an individual attribute through statements 1, 2, and 3. For each question if the first two statement are true, what conclusion can be drawn about the third statement?
Q 1. (1) Gulabjamuns are sweeter than rosagullas but laddoos are sweeter than gulabjamuns.
(2) Rosagullas are sweeter than chamchams but pethas are sweeter than rosagullas.
(3) Of the five kinds of sweets, chamchams are the least in terms of sweetness. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Uncertain
Level: Moderate
Answer: B
Q 2. On the day the triplets were born to Moti the female dog,
(1) A weighs more than B.
(2) B weighs less than C.
(3) Of the three puppies, C weighs the most.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Uncertain
Level: Moderate
Answer: C
Q 3. At a car showroom,
(1) the price of Car A was lower than that of Car B.
(2) the price of Car C was lower than that of Car B.
(3) the price of Car A was higher than that of Car C.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Uncertain
Level: Moderate
Answer: B
Q 4. In the country of Mohenjo Daro,
(1) Cricket is bigger than Football and smaller than Tennis.
(2) Hockey is smaller than Tennis and bigger than Cricket.
(3) Football is bigger than Hockey.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Uncertain
Level: Moderate
Answer: A
Q 5. Ramu has 3 marble boxes.
(1) Box A contains more marbles than Box B.
(2) Box B contains more marbles than Box C.
(3) Box C contains more marbles than Box A.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Uncertain
Level: Moderate
Answer: C
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