Matching Definitions Practice Test Questions - Logical Reasoning -- Free Practice

Question 1

At the Riverdale library, a Fine is charged when a member (1) returns a book more than seven days after the due date or (2) returns a book with torn or missing pages. Which situation below is the best example of a Fine?

A

Gita returns a book five days late and is charged Rs. 50.✓✗

B

Hari returns a novel with three pages torn out and is charged Rs. 50.✓✗

C

Ismail renews his book online before the due date.✓✗

D

Jaya borrows four books at once.✓✗

Explanation

Although both Gita and Hari are charged, only Hari's case meets one of the two conditions in the definition: the book is returned with torn pages. Gita returned her book only five days late, which is not more than seven days, so by the definition her charge is not a Fine. Renewing a book and borrowing several books do not meet either condition.

Question 2

In the Green Valley company, a Written Warning is issued when an employee (1) arrives late to work more than five times in a month or (2) leaves the office before the end of the working day, without permission, on three occasions in a month. Which situation below is the best example of a Written Warning?

A

Sanjay arrives late on four days in March and receives a written warning.✓✗

B

Tara is praised for finishing a project early.✓✗

C

Ritu arrives late on seven days in March and receives a letter of warning.✓✗

D

Uday is asked to attend a training session on safety.✓✗

Explanation

Although both Sanjay and Ritu receive a warning, only Ritu's case meets one of the two conditions in the definition: she was late more than five times in a month. Sanjay was late only four times, so by the definition his warning is not a Written Warning. Praise and a training session have no connection to the definition.

Question 3

A Wild Card is a place in a tournament given to a player who has not qualified in the normal way, at the discretion of the organizers. Which situation below is the best example of a Wild Card?

A

The organizers invite a young player who lost in the qualifying round to take part in the main draw.✓✗

B

A player qualifies by winning three qualifying matches.✓✗

C

The defending champion is seeded first.✓✗

D

A player withdraws from the event because of an injury.✓✗

Explanation

Only the invited player gets a place without qualifying in the normal way, by the choice of the organizers. The others qualify normally, are seeded or leave the event.

Question 4

A Walkover occurs when a contestant wins a match because the opponent fails to appear or withdraws before play begins. Which situation below is the best example of a Walkover?

A

Team A wins by ten runs.✓✗

B

Team B wins after a close final over.✓✗

C

Rain stops the match after 20 overs.✓✗

D

Team B does not arrive at the ground, so the umpires declare Team A the winner.✓✗

Explanation

Only in this situation does a team win because the opponent did not appear before play began. In the other situations the match is played, or is stopped, and no one wins because of an absence.

Question 5

Impulsive Buying occurs when a person buys a product suddenly, without planning or consideration, because of a momentary urge. Which situation below is the best example of Impulsive Buying?

A

Aman goes to the market for vegetables, sees an expensive jacket and buys it on the spot, though he had no intention of buying clothes.✓✗

B

Beena saves for six months and then buys a laptop.✓✗

C

Chetan compares prices at four shops before buying a phone.✓✗

D

Deepa buys the groceries listed on her weekly shopping list.✓✗

Explanation

Only Aman buys suddenly and without planning. Beena saves, Chetan compares prices and Deepa follows a list, so each of them plans the purchase.

Question 6

Inconsistent Performance occurs when a person's results vary widely from one occasion to the next without any clear pattern. Which situation below is the best example of Inconsistent Performance?

A

A student scores 85 in each of five tests.✓✗

B

A runner improves her time by one second every week.✓✗

C

A bowler takes five wickets in one match, none in the next two and four in the fourth.✓✗

D

A shopkeeper opens the shop at nine o'clock every day.✓✗

Explanation

Only the bowler's results vary widely with no pattern. The student is steady, the runner improves in a regular pattern, and the shopkeeper is regular.

Question 7

In cricket, a batter is Out Bowled when the ball delivered by the bowler hits the stumps and dislodges the bails. Which situation below is the best example of a batter being Out Bowled?

A

Mohan hits the ball over the boundary for six.✓✗

B

Dinesh misses a straight delivery and the ball knocks the bails off.✓✗

C

Vikram is hit on the pad and the umpire says not out.✓✗

D

Suresh runs a quick single.✓✗

Explanation

Only Dinesh has his wicket broken by the ball delivered by the bowler. Mohan scores runs, Vikram is not out and Suresh runs a single.

Question 8

In basketball, Travelling occurs when a player holding the ball takes more than two steps without dribbling. Which situation below is the best example of Travelling?

A

Rahul dribbles the ball from one end of the court to the other.✓✗

B

Sameer passes the ball to a teammate after taking one step.✓✗

C

Tom is called for pushing an opponent.✓✗

D

Arjun catches the ball, takes three steps toward the basket without dribbling, and the referee blows the whistle.✓✗

Explanation

Only Arjun takes more than two steps while holding the ball without dribbling. Rahul dribbles, Sameer takes only one step, and Tom is called for a push, which is a different violation.

Question 9

Reimbursement is a payment made to a person to repay money that he or she has already spent on behalf of an employer or organization. Which situation below is the best example of Reimbursement?

A

Neha pays Rs. 800 from her own pocket for a taxi to a client meeting and later receives Rs. 800 from her company.✓✗

B

Sunil receives his monthly salary on the last day of the month.✓✗

C

Ravi's company announces that it will pay for travel next year.✓✗

D

Kiran is given a gift voucher on his birthday.✓✗

Explanation

Only Neha is repaid for money she had already spent for her employer. A salary is payment for work, a future promise has not repaid any money already spent, and a gift voucher repays nothing.

Question 10

A Warranty Claim is a formal request made by a buyer to a seller or manufacturer to repair or replace a product during the period when it is covered by a written warranty. Which situation below is the best example of Warranty Claim?

A

Priya reads online reviews before buying a refrigerator.✓✗

B

Dev takes his three-month-old washing machine, which is covered by a two-year written warranty, back to the dealer and asks for a free repair of the faulty motor.✓✗

C

The shop offers a discount on all laptops this weekend.✓✗

D

Anita's neighbour tells her that a two-year warranty is usually a good sign.✓✗

Explanation

Only the situation with Dev describes a formal request for repair made by a buyer during the period covered by a written warranty. Choices describing reviews, a discount and a neighbour's opinion do not describe a request made under a warranty.

Question 11

Restitution means making good a loss or damage that a person has caused to someone else, by repairing, replacing or paying for it. Which situation below is the best example of Restitution?

A

Ravi accidentally breaks his neighbour's window with a cricket ball and pays for a new pane of glass.✓✗

B

Meena lends her bicycle to a friend, who returns it in perfect condition.✓✗

C

A storm damages Arjun's roof, and he hires a carpenter to repair it.✓✗

D

Kabir believes a delivery van scratched his car and asks the courier company to pay for the repair.✓✗

Explanation

Only Ravi makes good a loss that he himself caused to someone else, by paying for the broken window. Meena's friend causes no damage. The storm, not Arjun, damaged his own roof. Kabir is asking someone else to pay; he is not making good a loss he caused.

Question 12

Restoration of Property occurs when a person returns property that he or she has taken or kept without any right to it, back to its rightful owner. Which situation below is the best example of Restoration of Property?

A

Sunil buys a new umbrella after losing his old one on the bus.✓✗

B

Neha lends her umbrella to a colleague for the evening.✓✗

C

A shopkeeper realises that he kept a customer's change by mistake and returns it to her the next day.✓✗

D

Karan finds that his colleague has lost an umbrella and helps him look for it.✓✗

Explanation

Only the shopkeeper returns money that he had kept without any right to it to its rightful owner. Sunil buys his own umbrella, Neha lends hers willingly, and Karan only helps to search.

Question 13

Rejoining occurs when a person returns to an organisation that he or she had left earlier and becomes a member of it again. Which situation below is the best example of Rejoining?

A

Priya leaves her bank job and joins a different bank in another city.✓✗

B

Three years after resigning, Priya is hired again by the same bank she had left.✓✗

C

Priya returns to her desk after a one-week holiday.✓✗

D

Priya is promoted to branch manager in her bank.✓✗

Explanation

Only in this situation does Priya come back as a member of an organisation she had left. Joining a different bank is a new job, a holiday is not leaving the organisation, and a promotion happens while she is still a member.

Question 14

Repatriation occurs when a person who is in a foreign country is sent or brought back to his or her own country. Which situation below is the best example of Repatriation?

A

A tourist extends her stay in Thailand by two weeks.✓✗

B

A family moves from India to Canada to settle there.✓✗

C

A student from Pune returns to her college hostel in Delhi after the holidays.✓✗

D

After the conflict ends, prisoners of war held abroad are sent back to their own country.✓✗

Explanation

Only the prisoners of war are sent back from a foreign country to their own. The tourist stays abroad longer, the family leaves its country, and the student moves within her own country.

Question 15

Understatement occurs when a person deliberately describes something as much smaller, milder or less important than it really is. Which situation below is the best example of Understatement?

A

Riya says that the film she saw was the best film ever made.✓✗

B

A weather report states that 40 mm of rain fell in the city yesterday.✓✗

C

After a cyclone tears the roof off his house, Mohan tells reporters, "We had a bit of wind last night."✓✗

D

Amit tells his parents that he scored 80 out of 100 in the test, which is his actual score.✓✗

Explanation

Mohan describes a destructive cyclone as "a bit of wind", deliberately making it sound far milder than it was. Riya exaggerates instead of understating, and the weather report and Amit give accurate figures.

Question 16

Misrepresentation occurs when a person gives a false picture of the facts in order to gain an advantage. Which situation below is the best example of Misrepresentation?

A

To get a higher price, a seller advertises his ten-year-old car as "almost new".✓✗

B

A seller states the exact age and mileage of his car in the advertisement.✓✗

C

A buyer asks a mechanic to inspect a used car before buying it.✓✗

D

A friend tells the seller that she likes the colour of his car.✓✗

Explanation

Only the seller who calls a ten-year-old car "almost new" gives a false picture of the facts to gain a higher price. Stating the true age, asking for an inspection and giving an honest opinion involve no false picture.

Question 17

A Nomination is made when a person officially names someone who will receive the money in his or her bank account or insurance policy after his or her death. Which situation below is the best example of Nomination?

A

Mr. Rao withdraws cash from his savings account to pay his daughter's college fees.✓✗

B

Mr. Rao's son tells relatives that he expects to inherit his father's savings.✓✗

C

Mr. Rao gives his cheque book to his daughter so that she can pay his bills while he is away.✓✗

D

While opening a fixed deposit, Mr. Rao fills in the bank's form naming his daughter to receive the money after his death.✓✗

Explanation

Only here does Mr. Rao officially name someone, on the bank's form, to receive the money after his death. A withdrawal names no one, the son's expectation is not an official naming, and the cheque book is for paying bills during his lifetime.

Question 18

A Guarantee is given when a person formally promises to repay a loan if the borrower fails to repay it. Which situation below is the best example of Guarantee?

A

Asha lends her brother money from her own savings to buy a car.✓✗

B

Asha signs the bank's form promising to repay her brother's car loan if he is unable to pay it.✓✗

C

Asha advises her brother to take a car loan instead of paying cash.✓✗

D

Asha's brother repays his car loan before it is due.✓✗

Explanation

Only here does Asha formally promise to repay the loan if the borrower cannot. Lending her own money makes her the lender, advice is not a promise, and an early repayment by the borrower involves no guarantee.