Reasoning
Question and Answers
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each question below are given three statements followed by two conclus ions
numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true
even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then
decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three
given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Then decide which of
the answer (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) is correct answer and indicate it on
the answer sheet. Give answer—
(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
(D) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(E) If both conclusions I and II follow
Statements
:
Some cards are plastics.
Some Plastics are metals.
All metals are pots.
Conclusions :
I. Some pots are cards.
II. No pot is a card.
Ans
: (C)
Statements
:
All chairs are tables.
All tables are trains.
All trains are buses.
Conclusions :
I. All tables are buses.
II. All trains are tables.
Ans
: (A)
Statements
:
Some machines are computers.
Some computers are calculators.
Some calculators are phones.
Conclusions :
I. Some phones are computers.
II. Some computers are machines.
Ans
: (B)
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These
questions are based on the following letter/number/ symbol arrangement.
Study it carefully and answer the questions.
T 8 # 1 7 F J 5 % E R @ 4 D A 2 B © Q K 3 1 ? U H 6 L
Four
of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their
positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one
that does not belong to the group ?
(A) E@%
(B) #78
(C) 5EJ
(D) U6?
(E) QKB
Ans
: (E)
How
many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is
immediately preceded by a consonant and not immediately followed by a
vowel ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three
Ans
: (C)
Which
of the following is seventh to the right of thirteenth from the right ?
(A) 1
(B) ?
(C) F
(D) 7
(E) None of these
Ans
: (A)
What
will come in place of the question-mark (?) in the following series based
on the above arrangement ?
TL8 #6I 7HF ?
(A) FUJ
(B) JU?
(C) FU?
(D) JU5
(E) None of these
Ans
: (D)
How
many such vowels are there in the above arrangement each of which is
immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a number ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three
Ans
: (B)
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Study
the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below
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S M P 6 3 * $ A 4 L N @ Z 5 # V U 7 E 8 B % T Y X G 2 I & 9 W
Which
of the following is the third to the left of the fifteenth from the left
end ?
(A) @
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) U
(E) None of these
Ans
: (A)
What
should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series
based on the above arrangement ?
P M 3 A $ L Z @ # ?
(A) U V E
(B) V # E
(C) 7 U 8
(D) V 7 #
(E) None of these
Ans
: (C)
Four
of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their position
in the above arrangement and hence form a group. Which is the one that
does not belong to that group ?
(A) A 4 *
(B) T B Y
(C) 9 I W
(D) V 5 U
(E) P S 6
Ans
: (A)
How
many such consonants are there in the above arrangement each of which is
immediately followed by an even number and preceded by a symbol ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three
Ans
: (A)
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Reasoning
Question and Answers
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In
each question below is given a group of letters followed by four
combinations of digits/symbols lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). You have to
find out which of the combinations correctly represents the group of
letters based on the coding system and mark the letter of that combination
as your answer. If none of the combinations correctly represents the group
of letters, mark (E) i.e. ‘None of these’ as your answer.
Letter:
T A G R S D N E V U X P
Digit/Symbol Code :
@ 4 9 # % 3 ©5 1 ß7 6
Conditions—
(i) if the first letter is a consonant and the last letter is a vowel
only the first letter may be coded and no code may be given to the last
letter.
(ii) if both the first and last letters are vowels then both are to be
coded as $.
(iii) if the first letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant
then the codes are to be interchanged.
UXPTGN
(A) ©76@9ß
(B) $76@9©
(C) ß76@9©
(D) ß76@9B
(E) None of these
Ans
: (A)
DESGRT
(A) 35%9#
(B) 35%9#@
(C) @5%9#3
(D) 359%#@
(E) None of these
Ans
: (B)
XNTPGA
(A) 7©@694
(B) 7©@964
(C) 4©@69
(D) 7©@69
(E) None of these
Ans
: (D)
NERSPU
(A) @5#%6@
(B) @5#56©
(C) ©5#%6
(D) ©5#%6ß
(E) None of these
Ans
: (C)
ESVNTU
(A) $%1©@$
(B) 5%1©@ß
(C) $%1©@ß
(D) $%1©ß 5
(E) None of these
Ans
: (A)
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In
each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of
action numbered I and II. A course of action is a step or administrative
decision to be taken for improvement, followup or further action in
regard to the problem, policy etc. On the basis of the information given
in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be
true and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically
follows for pursuing. Given answer—
(A) if only Course of action I follows.
(B) if only Course of action II follows.
(C) if either Course of action I or Course of action II follows.
(D) if neither Course of action I nor Course of action II follows.
(E) if both courses of action I and II follow.
Statement
: An increasing number of graduates produced by Indian universities are
unemployable.
Courses of action :
I. Colleges and Institutes of higher learning should be given greater
autonomy to decide course content.
II. World class foreign universities should be encouraged to set up
campuses in India.
Ans
: (A)
Statement
: Heavy rains hit the state during October, just before the State
Assembly elections and caused heavy damage to standing crops in most
parts of the state.
Courses of action:
I. Elections should be postponed to give candidates the opportunity to
campaign.
II. The Government should announce a relief package for those who are
affected.
Ans
: (B)
Statement
: Cell phone users have found that tariff plans are not as attractive as
promoted by telecome companies and complained to regulatory authority
about the same.
Courses of action:
I. The regulatory authority should direct telecom companies to be
transparent on the tariff structure of all plans.
II. The government should restrict the number of telecom companies
operating in the country.
Ans
: (A)
Statement
: A number of school children in the local schools have fallen ill after
the consumption of their subsidised tiffin provided by the school
authority.
Courses of action:
I. The tiffin facility of all schools should be discontinued with
immediate effect.
II. The government should implement a system to certify the quality of
tiffin provided by the school.
Ans
: (B)
Statement
: The dolphin population in India has been decreasing sharply over the
past few years.
Courses of action:
I. Dolphins should be declared an endangered species and be bred in
aquariums or protected areas.
II. Locals should be enlisted to protect dolphins.
Ans
: (E)
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Read
the following passage carefully and answers the questions given below it—
A
group of seven friends, A, B, C, D, E, F and G work as Economist,
Agriculture Officer, IT Officer, Terminal Operator, Clerk, Forex Officer
and Research Analyst, for Banks L, M, N; P, Q, R and S but not
necessarily in the same order. C works for Bank N and is neither a
Research Analyst nor a Clerk. E is an IT Officer and works for Bank R. A
works as Forex Officer and does not work for Bank L or Q. The one who is
an Agriculture Officer works for Bank M. The one who works for Bank L
works as a Terminal Operator. F works for Bank Q. G works for Bank P as a
Research Analyst. D is not an Agriculture Officer.
For
which Bank does B work ?
(A) M
(B) S
(C) L
(D) Either M or S
(E) None of these
Ans
: (A)
What
is the profession of C ?
(A) Terminal operator
(B) Agriculture Officer
(C) Economist
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
Ans
: (C)
Who
amongst the following works as an Agriculture Officer ?
(A) C
(B) B
(C) F
(D) D
(E) None of these
Ans
: (B)
Who
amongst the following works as a Clerk ?
(A) C
(B) B
(C) F
(D) D
(E) None of these
Ans
: (C)
For
which Bank does D work ?
(A) Q
(B) L
(C) N
(D) S
(E) None of these
Ans
: (B)
What
is the profession of the person who works for Bank S ?
(A) Clerk
(B) Agriculture Officer
(C) Terminal Operator
(D) Forex Officer
(E) None of these
Ans
: (D)
Which
of the following combinations of person, profession and bank is correct ?
(A) forex OfficerM
(B) ClerkL
(C) agriculture OfficerQ
(D) agriculture OfficerS
(E) None of these
Ans
: (E)
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Which
of the following is the middle digit of the second highest among the
following five numbers?
254 319 963 842 697
(A) 5
(B) 1
(C) 6
(D) 4
(E) 9
Ans
: (D)
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Four
of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which
is the one that does not belong to the group?
(A) 17
(B) 19
(C) 23
(D) 29
(E) 27
Ans
: (E)
If
‘?’ means ‘x’, $ means ‘+’, # means ‘ ‘ and ‘©’ means ‘-’ then what is the
value of
360 # 24$ 56« 5© 48?
(A) 253
(B) 242
(C) 247
(D) 285
(E) None of these
Ans
: (C)
If
it is possible to make a meaningful word from the second, the third, the
tenth and the eleventh letters of the word PASSIONATELY using each letter
only once, second letter of that word is your answer. If no such word can
be formed your answer is X and if more than one word can be formed your
answer is Y.
(A) A
(B) E
(C) L
(D) X
(E) Y
Ans
: (E)
If
blue means pink, pink means green, green means yellow, yellow means red and
red means white then what is the colour of turmeric?
(A) green
(B) yellow
(C) red
(D) pink
(E) None of these
Ans
: (C)
In
a row of children facing north Manish is fourth to the left of Suresh who
is tenth from the left end. Nisha is second to the right of Suresh and
eighth from the right end of the row. Total how many children are there in
the row?
(A) 19
(B) 20
(C) 21
(D) 18
(E) None of these
Ans
: (A)
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Pointing
to a photograph Nikita said ‘She is the only grad daughter of my
grandmother’s daughter’. How is the girl in photograph related to Nikita?
(A) Sister
(B) Niece/ daughter
(C) Aunt
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
Ans
: (B)
Four
of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which
is the one that does not belong to the group?
(A) Pineapple
(B) Guava
(C) Grapes
(D) Papaya
(E) Pear
Ans
: (C)
If
‘ P Q’ means ‘P is wife of Q’, ‘P+Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’ and ‘P Q’
means ‘P is sister of Q’ then in G H +R D, how is G related to D?
(A) Cannot be determined
(B) Mother
(C) Niece
(D) Aunt
(E) None of these
Ans
: (B)
If
the digits of the number 5726489 are arranged in ascending order, how many
digits will remain at the same position?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three
Ans
: (D)
How
many meaningful words can be made from the letters AEHT, using each letter
only once?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three
Ans
: (C)
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If
the word STABLE all the consonants are replaced by the previous letter and
all the vowels are replaced by the next letter which letter will be third
from the left end?
(A) S
(B) B
(C) A
(D) K
(E) None of these
Ans
: (B)
In
a certain code HOUSE is written as FTVPI, how is CHAIR written in that code?
(A) DIBJS
(B) SBJID
(C) SHBGD
(D) SJBID
(E) None of these
Ans
: (D)
Four
of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which
is the one that does not belong to the group?
(A) FH
(B) KM
(C) PR
(D) CE
(E) JM
Ans
: (E)
In
a certain code ROPE is written as $3%6 and RITE is written as $4#6. How is
PORT written in that code?
(A) %4$#
(B) $3%#
(C) $64%
(D) %3$#
(E) None of these
Ans
: (D)
How
many such pairs of letters are there in the word KNIGHT, each of which has as
many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three
Ans
: (C)
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‘Sports’
is related to ‘Logo’ in the same way as ‘Nation’ is related to
- Emblem
- Animal
- Ruler
- Anthem
- None of
these.
Ans:
1
(i)
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven members standing in a row (not
necessarily in the same order) facing north.
(ii) C and B have as many members between them as G and C have between
them.
(iii) D, who is 3rd from the extreme left, is 3rd to the left of E.
(iv) A and D are neighbors and F and C are neighbors.
Which of the following statements is true?
- C and E are
neighbors
- E is to
the immediate left of F
- A is to
the immediate left of D
- None of
these
Ans:
3
Among
P, Q, R, S and T, each having scored different marks, R scored more marks
than P and T. Q scored less marks than T. S did not score the highest
marks. Who among them scored the highest?
1) P
2) T
3) R
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these
Ans.
3
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Pointing
to a girl, Radha said, 'She is the daughter of my grandmother's only
child.' How is the girl related to Radha ?
1) Sister
2) Self
3) Cousin sister
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these
Ans.4
‘Data
Processing’ is related to ‘Raw Data’ in the same way as ‘University’ is
related to
- Teacher
- Building
- Students
- Principal
- None of
these
Ans
: 3 Data
Processing’ is the process of using ‘raw Data’ to shape it in the final
product. Likewise ‘University’ is the place which is used to shape the
‘Students’ for their career.
’Bank’
is related to ‘Money’ in the same way as ‘Transport’ is related to
- Goods
- Road
- Movement
- Traffic
- Speed
Ans
1. A ‘Bank’
deals with transaction of ‘Money’. Likewise ‘Transport’ deals with the
movement of ‘Goods’
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Among
P, Q, R, S and T, each having scored different marks, R scored more marks
than P and T. Q scored less marks than T. S did not score the highest marks.
Who among them scored the highest?
1) P
2) T
3) R
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these
Ans.3
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In
a certain code BOARD is written as 53169 NEAR is written as 2416 How is
NODE written in that code ?
- 2394
- 2694
- 2894
- None of
these
Ans:
1
What
should come next in the following sequence of letters?
BBCBCDBCDEBCDEFBCDEFGBCDEF
Ans:
G
In
a certain code SPORADIC is written as QNORDJEB . How is TROUBLES written in
that code?
Ans: TNQSTFMC
EARN
is related to RANE and BOND is related to NODB in the same way as TEAR is
related to
Ans: AERT
How many such
digits are there in the number 5831649 each of which is as far away from
the beginning of the number as when the digits are rearranged in ascending
order?
Ans: Two
P x Q means P
is brother of Q (ii) P - Q means P is sister of Q (iii) P + Q means P is
sister of Q iv) P # Q means P is mother of Q Which of the following
represents M is nephew of N?
Ans: N - K + M x T
Four
of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which
is the one that does not belong to that group?
- Aluminium
- Chlorine
- Mica
- Zinc
Ans: 3
BE'
is related to 'GJ' in the same way as 'PS' is related to
1) UY
2) UX
3) UZ
4) VY
5) None of these
Ans: 2
In
a certain code MAJORITY is written as 'PKBNXSHQ'. How is SANCTION written
in that code?
1) TBODMNHS
2) DOBTMNHS
3) TBODSHNM
4) DOBTOPJU
Ans: 2
In
a certain code MOAN is written as 5%3$ and NEWS is written as $1@8. How is
SOME written in that code?
1) 8%o51
2) 85%8
3) 8@51
4) 8%31
5) None of these
Ans.1
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