Analytical Reasoning MCQ Questions with Answers Pdf - 1

Question: 1

Assertion (A) : Shivaji developed the guerilla warfare.
Reason (R) : Shivaji feared the Mughals.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is false but R is true.

(D) A is true but R is false.

(E) Both A and R are false.

Ans: D

Shivaji initiated the guerilla warfare to defeat the Mughals but he did not fear them.

Question: 2

Assertion (A) : Leaves of plants are green.
Reason (R) : Plants contain chromoplasts, the green pigment.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

(E) Both A and R are false.

Ans: C

Leaves of plants are green because they contain the green pigment, chlorophyll. However, plants contain chromoplasts but they are not pigments.

Question: 3

Assertion (A) : Increase in carbon dioxide would melt polar ice.
Reason (R) : Global temperature would rise.

(A) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

(E) Both A and R are false.

Ans: B

The carbon dioxide envelope in earth's atmosphere traps the heat. With increase in the proportion of carbon dioxide, therefore, the global temperature would rise, thus causing the polar ice to melt.

Question: 4

Assertion (A) : We feel colder on mountains than on plains.
Reason (R) : Temperature decreases with altitudes.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

(E) Both A and R are false.

Ans: A

Higher above the sea level, temperature decreases at the rate of 1°C for every 165 metres of ascent making mountain peaks colder.

Question: 5

Assertion (A) : Beri-beri is a viral infection.
Reason (R) : Vitamin deficiency causes diseases.

(A) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is false but R is true.

(D) A is true but R is false.

(E) Both A and R are false.

Ans: C

It is true that vitamin deficiency causes diseases and beri-beri is caused by deficiency of Vitamin B1.

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