Critical Reasoning MCQs

Correct answer C. Nearby farms that did not use it, with the same weather and soil, saw no increase in yield

Correct answer B. Thefts fell by the same amount in neighbouring markets that hired no new guards

Correct answer D. The centre admits only students who already scored highly in a screening test

Correct answer A. Brand X is sold mostly in areas with very few dentists

Correct answer C. A large car park two minutes away remains mostly empty every morning

Correct answer C. Students who skip breakfast also tend to sleep much less, and lack of sleep reduces concentration

Correct answer C. The online students sat an easier version of the examination

Correct answer B. Side effects of similar medicines usually appear only after several months of use

Correct answer A. The rise came with the start of the monsoon, when umbrella sales go up every year

Correct answer D. Riverside residents are, on average, much younger than Hillside residents

Correct answer D. The survey was sent only to members who had renewed, not to those who left

Correct answer B. A much larger market in the next town already runs on Sundays and draws most local shoppers there

Correct answer C. Studies show the congestion comes mainly from too many vehicles for the road space, not from drivers breaking rules

Correct answer C. It assumes a son will have the same ability and career as his father without any evidence

Correct answer B. It generalises from a small group that may not represent the whole country

Correct answer D. It rejects the advice by criticising the person rather than examining the advice itself

Correct answer D. It presents only two options when other choices, such as improving existing clinics, exist

Correct answer B. It assumes that because one event followed another, the first caused the second

Correct answer A. Both events are effects of a common cause

Correct answer A. More commuters use public transport to reach the centre at peak hours