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Family relations and directions
8 MDCAT Logical reasoning questions with answers and explanations.
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Pointing to a boy, Sara says, "He is the son of my mother's only brother." How is the boy related to Sara?
- 1 Brother
- 2 Cousin
- 3 Nephew
- 4 Uncle
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Correct answer: Cousin
Her mother's brother is her uncle, and his son is her cousin.
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A is the brother of B. B is the sister of C. How is A related to C?
- 1 Brother
- 2 Father
- 3 Uncle
- 4 Cousin
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Correct answer: Brother
A and B are siblings, and B and C are siblings, so A is a brother of C.
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A man walks 10 m north, turns right and walks 10 m, then turns right again and walks 10 m. In which direction is he from his starting point?
- 1 North
- 2 South
- 3 East
- 4 West
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Correct answer: East
After going north then east then south, he has moved 10 m east and is back at the same north-south position, so he is directly east of the start.
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A person faces north, turns right, turns right again, and then turns left. Which way is he facing now?
- 1 North
- 2 East
- 3 South
- 4 West
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Correct answer: East
North, then right gives east, right again gives south, and left from south gives east.
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A man walks 3 km east and then 4 km north. How far is he from his starting point in a straight line?
- 1 5 km
- 2 7 km
- 3 1 km
- 4 12 km
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Correct answer: 5 km
The two legs form a right-angled triangle, so the distance is the square root of 9 + 16, which is 5 km.
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If you face the rising sun in the morning, your left hand points towards:
- 1 South
- 2 North
- 3 West
- 4 East
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Correct answer: North
The sun rises in the east. Facing east, north is on your left.
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At 4 pm, towards which direction does the shadow of a tall pole fall?
- 1 West
- 2 North
- 3 East
- 4 South
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Correct answer: East
In the afternoon the sun is in the west, so shadows point east.
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Rahim is the father of Imran. Imran is the brother of Zainab. How is Zainab related to Rahim?
- 1 Daughter
- 2 Sister
- 3 Wife
- 4 Mother
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Correct answer: Daughter
Zainab is Imran's sister, so she is also a child of Rahim, which makes her his daughter.