GAT General (NTS) chapter 10: Analytical · Deductive reasoning MCQs with answers
By Team Megalecture · Updated 4 Nov 2026
68 exam-style questions on Analytical · Deductive reasoning, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.
Ten Analytical · Deductive reasoning questions with answers
Try each one, then open the answer. These ten stay the same; the test draws new ones every time.
1. A is older than B. C is older than A. D is younger than B. E is younger than C but older than A. Who is the middle person in age of the five?
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A
B
B
C
C
D
E
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Answer: A. From oldest to youngest: C, E, A, B, D. A is third of five, the middle.
2. Five people stand in a queue. Bilal is somewhere ahead of Sana. Sana is directly behind Usman. Zara is at the back. Hamza is ahead of Usman but not at the front. Who is second in the queue?
A
Hamza
B
Bilal
C
Usman
D
Sana
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Answer: A. Zara is 5th. Hamza is ahead of Usman but not 1st, and Usman is directly ahead of Sana, so the only fit is Bilal, Hamza, Usman, Sana, Zara. Hamza is second.
3. Statements: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. No red thing is cheap. Conclusions: I. Some roses are not cheap. II. Some flowers are not cheap. Which conclusion follows?
A
Only I follows
B
Only II follows
C
Both I and II follow
D
Neither I nor II follows
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Answer: B. The red flowers exist and none of them is cheap, so some flowers are not cheap (II). The red flowers need not be roses, so I goes beyond the statements.
4. Only members of the library can borrow books. Ayesha has borrowed a book. Which conclusion follows?
A
Ayesha has borrowed many books
B
Every member has borrowed a book
C
Ayesha is not a member of the library
D
Ayesha is a member of the library
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Answer: D. 'Only members can borrow' means that anyone who borrows must be a member. Nothing is said about how many books she has borrowed or about other members.
5. All birds have feathers. All penguins are birds. Which conclusion follows from these statements?
A
All penguins can fly
B
Some feathered creatures are not birds
C
All penguins have feathers
D
All feathered creatures are birds
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Answer: C. Penguins are birds and every bird has feathers, so every penguin has feathers. Flying is never mentioned, and the statements do not say that feathers belong only to birds.
6. Sana goes to the gym only on days when she is not working. Today Sana is at the gym. Which conclusion follows?
A
Sana is working today
B
Sana goes to the gym every day off
C
Sana works six days a week
D
Sana is not working today
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Answer: D. Being off work is a requirement for a gym day, so a gym day must be a day off. The statement does not say she goes to the gym on every day off.
7. Statements: All mangoes are fruits. All fruits are sweet. Some sweet things are expensive. Conclusions: I. Some mangoes are expensive. II. All mangoes are sweet. Which conclusion follows?
A
Only I follows
B
Only II follows
C
Both I and II follow
D
Neither I nor II follows
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Answer: B. Mangoes are inside fruits, and fruits inside sweet things, so all mangoes are sweet (II). The expensive sweet things need not include any mango, so I does not follow.
8. Statements: Some apples are red. All red things are bright. Conclusions: I. Some apples are bright. II. All bright things are apples. Which conclusion follows?
A
Only I follows
B
Only II follows
C
Both I and II follow
D
Neither I nor II follows
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Answer: A. The red apples are red things, and every red thing is bright, so some apples are bright (I). II turns 'all red things are bright' the wrong way round.
9. Parcel P weighs more than parcel Q. Parcel R weighs less than P but more than Q. Parcel S weighs less than Q. Which parcel is the second heaviest?
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P
B
Q
C
R
D
S
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Answer: C. P > R > Q > S, so R is second heaviest.
10. If Bilal passes the test, he will buy a bike. Which of the following must be true?
A
If Bilal does not buy a bike, he did not pass the test
B
If Bilal buys a bike, he passed the test
C
If Bilal does not pass the test, he will not buy a bike
D
Bilal will pass the test
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Answer: A. Passing guarantees a bike, so no bike means no pass (the contrapositive). He might buy a bike for another reason, so the second and third options do not follow.
Chapter test. Ten questions from Analytical · Deductive reasoning, drawn fresh each time, about ten minutes.
Practice mode. The right answer and the explanation after every question, with no clock. Exam mode keeps the marks until the end and runs a timer.
Hints. One tap for a nudge, a second to remove two wrong options.
My mistakes. Every question you get wrong is kept, and leaves the list once you get it right.
Analytical · Deductive reasoning: questions students ask
How many Analytical · Deductive reasoning MCQs are there?
68, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 3 topics: Statements and conclusions, Conditional and ordering logic, Critical reasoning. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.
Is the GAT General (NTS) chapter 10 test free?
Yes. The test, the answers and the explanations are free and need no sign-up. Sign in only if you want your scores kept across devices.
How is the chapter test marked?
The moment you press Finish: your score, the right answer and an explanation for every question, and the ones you got wrong saved in My mistakes to retry.
