COMSATS Analytical Reasoning — Scenario Based
Scenario Based is part of the Analytical Reasoning section of the NTS NAT-IE test COMSATS admits on (20 of the 90 MCQs). It breaks into 4 subtopics, and we hold 337 NAT-pattern practice MCQs on it, each with a written explanation. Tap a subtopic below to practise just that.
Subtopics (4)
How Scenario Based is tested
Across the 7 NAT-pattern papers on ParhaiKrlo, Scenario Based accounts for 84 questions. It appears in all 7, about 12 questions a paper. The heaviest was COMSATS Past Paper 07, with 12 questions.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| COMSATS Past Paper 07 | 12 |
| COMSATS Past Paper 06 | 12 |
| COMSATS Past Paper 05 | 12 |
| COMSATS Past Paper 04 | 12 |
| COMSATS Past Paper 03 | 12 |
| COMSATS Past Paper 02 | 12 |
| COMSATS Past Paper 01 | 12 |
Scenario Based MCQs from the NAT-pattern papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · COMSATS Past Paper 07 · Scenario Based
Scenario: Five children, Ahsan, Danial, Ifra, Maham and Usman, sit on a bench with five seats numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Maham sits in seat 3. Ahsan and Usman sit next to each other. Ifra does not sit at either end. Danial sits somewhere to the right of Ifra. Who sits in seat 5?
- A.Ifra
- B.Maham
- C.Danial
- D.Ahsan
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Answer: C. Danial — The only order is Ahsan/Usman, Usman/Ahsan, Maham, Ifra, Danial.
- Q2 · COMSATS Past Paper 06 · Scenario Based
Scenario: Six cars, red, blue, green, white, black and silver, are parked in a row of six spaces numbered 1 to 6 from left to right. The white car is in space 4. The black car is next to the white car. The red car is at one end of the row. The green car is somewhere to the left of the blue car. The silver car is not next to the red car. Which car can never be in space 1?
- A.the green car
- B.the silver car
- C.the red car
- D.the blue car
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Answer: D. the blue car — The green car must be to the left of the blue car, so blue can never be in space 1.
- Q3 · COMSATS Past Paper 05 · Scenario Based
Scenario: Five students, Faisal, Ghazala, Haris, Iqra and Jamil, are ranked 1st to 5th by their marks in a test, with 1st for the highest marks and no ties. Iqra scored more than Ghazala, and Ghazala scored more than Haris. Jamil was ranked either 1st or 5th. Faisal scored more than Jamil. Haris was not ranked 5th. Who was ranked 5th?
- A.Ghazala
- B.Faisal
- C.Haris
- D.Jamil
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Answer: D. Jamil — Faisal scored more than Jamil, so Jamil cannot be 1st; he must be 5th.