MCQ Collection
MDCAT Logical Reasoning MCQs
Practice MDCAT Logical Reasoning questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: D. High demand did not lead to increased production.
Explanation:
The contrast states that demand was high but output was not raised.
No information establishes a decrease or discontinuation.
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Correct Answer: A. Kamran was a registered member.
Explanation:
'Only registered members' makes registration a necessary condition for entry.
If the rule was followed, Kamran must be registered.
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Correct Answer: B. The fee was paid.
Explanation:
Payment is stated as a necessary condition for processing.
Because processing occurred, the condition must have been satisfied.
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Correct Answer: C. No conclusion can be drawn that remote employees are managers.
Explanation:
The two statements do not identify whether any remote worker is a manager.
The information is insufficient for that relation.
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Correct Answer: D. Electricity did not fail, assuming the rule has no exceptions.
Explanation:
If failure always causes closure, an open shop rules out failure under the stated assumption.
This uses the contrapositive of the rule.
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Correct Answer: A. The alarm may be armed, but it is not certain.
Explanation:
The rule says arming is sufficient for the light, not that it is the only cause.
Affirming the consequent would be invalid.
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Correct Answer: B. The password was not incorrect, assuming the rule is applied.
Explanation:
The contrapositive of incorrect password → denial is no denial → not incorrect.
This follows if the stated rule fully applies.
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Correct Answer: C. Circular reasoning
Explanation:
The conclusion is repeated in the reason without independent support.
The argument assumes what it is trying to prove.
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Correct Answer: D. Inappropriate appeal to authority
Explanation:
Fame in acting does not establish expertise in nutrition science.
The endorsement is not reliable scientific evidence.
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Correct Answer: D. Convenience alone does not prove it is suitable for every learning need.
Explanation:
The argument makes a universal conclusion from one advantage.
It ignores effectiveness, access, interaction, and subject differences.
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Correct Answer: A. Hasty generalization
Explanation:
A conclusion about everyone is drawn from a single case.
The sample is too small to justify the general claim.
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Correct Answer: B. False dilemma
Explanation:
The argument presents only two extreme alternatives.
Other policies, such as limited use, are ignored.