MDCAT Logical Reasoning — Course of Action
Course of Action is a core Logical Reasoning topic in the PMDC MDCAT syllabus, covering 2 subtopics. Below are the subtopics to revise, how often the topic appears in past papers, and real past-paper MCQs to try.
Subtopics (2)
- Decision Making
- Judging Courses via Arguments
How Course of Action is tested
Across the 16 MDCAT past papers on ParhaiKrlo, Course of Action accounts for 4 questions. It appears in 3 of them, about 1.3 questions a paper. The heaviest was MDCAT 2025, with 2 questions.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| MDCAT 2025 | 2 |
| MDCAT 2023 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2022 | 1 |
Course of Action MCQs from the MDCAT past papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · MDCAT 2025 · Course of Action
One apple pie has 10 slices, and each apple pie feeds five people. Henry is having a party with 200 people. How many slices of pie does he need?
- A.200
- B.50
- C.400
- D.100
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Answer: C. 400 — Henry needs 400 slices of pie for 200 people.
- Q2 · MDCAT 2023 · Course of Action
Read the following statement, assuming everything in it to be true. Then decide which of the given suggested courses of action logically follow and are worth pursuing. Statement: Your toddler drops and breaks a glass by genuine accident. Courses of Action: I. Yell at them to be more careful with things made out of glass. II. Punish them to make sure they remember to be extra careful next time.
- A.I
- B.II
- C.Both I and II
- D.Neither I nor II
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Answer: D. Neither I nor II — Neither yelling at nor punishing a toddler is a worthwhile course of action, since the glass was broken by a genuine, blameless accident.
- Q3 · MDCAT 2022 · Course of Action
Read the following statement, assuming everything in it to be true. Then decide which of the given suggested courses of action logically follow and are worth pursuing. Statement: "Aalia wants to sleep but cannot due to regular noise in and around her house every day." Courses of action: I. Insert good quality noise blocker into her ears. II. Take strong sleeping pills.
- A.I
- B.II
- C.I and II
- D.Neither I nor II
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Answer: A. I — Given the statement, only course of action I (using a noise blocker) directly and reasonably addresses the stated problem (noise preventing sleep) without unwarranted risk.