The Logic and Reasoning questions with answers section is critical for excelling in competitive exams and campus placements. It measures your ability to analyze situations, recognize patterns, and solve problems logically. Practicing reasoning questions and answers from this topic improves analytical thinking and decision-making skills. You’ll find a wide variety of logical and verbal reasoning problems covering topics like syllogisms, series, coding-decoding, and puzzles. With detailed solutions and reasoning-based explanations, this collection helps you prepare effectively for SSC, IBPS, TCS, and Wipro exams. Strengthen your mental aptitude and boost your performance through consistent practice.
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121. find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>respiration</u>
mouth
circulation
oxygen
carbon monoxide
Answer: Option C
Hints: A person or animal must take in oxygen for
respiration to occur. A mouth (choice a) is not essential because breathing can occur through the nose. Choices b and d are clearly not essential
and can be ruled out.
122. find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>election</u>
president
voter
November
nation
Answer: Option B
Hints: An election does not exist without voters. The
election of a president (choice a) is a byproduct.
Not all elections are held in November (choice
c), nor are they nationwide (choice d).
123. find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>diploma</u>
principal
curriculum
employment
graduation
Answer: Option D
Hints: A diploma is awarded at graduation, so graduation
is essential to obtaining a diploma.
Employment may be a byproduct (choice c). A
principal and a curriculum (choices a and b)
may play a role in the awarding of some diplomas,
but they are not essential.
124. find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>swimming</u>
pool
bathing suit
water
life jacket
Answer: Option C
Hints: Water is essential for swimming—without water, there is no swimming. The other choices
are things that may or may not be present.
125. find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>school</u>
student
report card
test
learning
Answer: Option A
Hints: Without students, a school cannot exist; therefore,
students are the essential part of schools.
The other choices may be related, but they are
not essential.
126. find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>language</u>
tongue
slang
writing
words
Answer: Option D
Hints: Words are a necessary part of language. Slang is
not necessary to language (choice b). Not all
languages are written (choice c).Words do not
have to be spoken in order to be part of a language
(choice a).
128. find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>lightning</u>
electricity
thunder
brightness
rain
Answer: Option A
Hints: Lightning is produced from a discharge of electricity,
so electricity is essential. Thunder and
rain are not essential to the production of lightning
(choices b and d). Brightness may be a byproduct of lightning, but it is not essential (choice c).
130. find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>harvest</u>
autumn
stockpile
tractor
crop
Answer: Option D
Hints: To harvest something, one must have a crop,
which is the essential element for this item.
Autumn (choice a) is not the only time crops
are harvested. There may not be enough of a
crop to stockpile (choice b), and you can harvest
crops without a tractor (choice c).