Reasoning Quiz ► High level

Directions (Q.1-5): Study the following information to answer the questions:

Eight members – A, B, C, D, J, K, L and M – of a family are sitting at a circular table for dinner. Each member is sitting diametrically opposite to a member. Four of them are facing the center while other four are facing outside.
It is also known that:
(i) K is the father of B and he is facing the center.
(ii) D is sitting second to the right of M, whose spouse is C.
(iii) J is the child of C, who is sitting between his or her father-in-law and brother-in-law.
(iv) K is the grandfather of D and he is sitting next to his son M.
(v) Daughter of B has only cousin brother and is sitting next to A.
(vi) K is sitting opposite to his wife L and they are not facing each other.
(vii) J, who is facing outside, is sitting second to the right of C.
(viii) D, who is the daughter of A, is facing outside.
(ix) A is facing the center and she is sitting third to the right of J.

Question.1. Who are the neighbours of B?
1) C and J
2) C and L
3) C and A
4) M and D
5) M and A

Question.2. Who amongst the following is facing the center?
1) C
2) D
3) L
4) B
5) Child of C

Question.3. Who amongst the following is sitting exactly between J and D?
1) B
2) A
3) M
4) L
5) K

Question.4. Who amongst the following has a male sitting to the immediate left as well as right?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) L
5) M

Question.5. Number of pairs of members facing each other is
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) Four

Directions for question 6: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows.

BPOs are spending humongous amount of money on the accent training of its employees in English language. Yet, India as a BPO service provider is still challenged by the American accent of its customers.

Question.6. Which of the following can be inferred from the given statement? (An inference is something that is not directly stated but can be inferred from the given information.)
1 English is very difficult to understand.
2 American accent is unusual and funny.
3 You cannot understand a language if it’s not yours.
4 Americans make illegitimate demands on Indians.
5 Some BPO employees in India find it difficult to understand the American accent of the English language.

Directions for question 7: In the question given below, a statement is given 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, follow-up 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, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Give answer (1) if only Course of action I follows.
Give answer (2) if only Course of action II follows.
Give answer (3) if either Course of action I or Course of action II (but not both) follows.
Give answer (4) if neither Course of action I nor Course of action II follows.
Give answer (5) if both Course of action I and Course of action II follow.

Question.7. 
Statement: There have been plenty of instances of dacoity and looting in many passenger trains this year.

Courses of action:
I. The railway authority should immediately deploy one policeman in each compartment in all the passenger trains.
II. The passengers travelling by train should be given training on how to tackle dacoits and looters.

Directions (Q. 8): Given below is a passage followed by an inference which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine the inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.

(1) if the inference is ‘definitely true’, i.e. it properly follows from the statement of the given facts. 
(2) if the inference is ‘probably true’ though not ‘definitely true’ in the light of the given facts. 
(3) if the ‘data are inadequate’, i.e. from the given facts you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false. 
(4) if the inference is ‘probably false’, though not ‘definitely false’ in the light of the given facts. 
(5) if the inference is ‘definitely false’, i.e. it cannot possibly be drawn from the given facts or it contradicts the given facts.

Between 2002-03 and 2006-07, Indian economy grew annually at 8.7% led by the services sector at 9% per year. In 1990, India’s share of services, at 40% of GDP, was consistent with the average for low income countries, considering India’s per capita income. By 2001, its share in India’s GDP, at 50% of the GDP was five percentage points higher, compared to the average for low-income countries. Economic reforms that energized the private corporate sector and technological changes that opened up new vistas in telecommunications, IT and outsourcing are believed to be responsible for the impressive performance. However, the services led growth remains a puzzle at a low per capita income, with 55% of the work force still engaged in agriculture, and when agriculture decelerated and industry stagnated – defying a styled fact in economics.

Question.8. 

Inference:
Share of services sector in India’s GDP has crossed the half way mark in early 2000.

Directions for question 9: In making decision about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between ‘strong’ arguments and ‘weak’ arguments. ‘Strong’ arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. ‘Weak’ arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question.

The question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument.

Give answer (1) if only argument I is strong.
Give answer (2) if only argument II is strong.
Give answer (3) if either argument I or II is strong.
Give answer (4) if neither argument I nor II is strong.
Give answer (5) if both arguments I and II are strong.

Question.9.Statement:
Should the Government substantially increase the tax on water supplied to the farmers for the irrigation of their fields?

Arguments :
I. No, the farmers are even otherwise hard pressed to meet their expenditure for cultivating their lands.
II. Yes, the rich farmers make huge profits, as the water tax for irrigation is considerably lower than otherwise.

Directions for questions 10 : In each question given below, four statements are followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Question.10.
Statements:
Some grapes are apples.
Some apples are bananas.
All bananas are guavas.
No guava is pomegranates.

Conclusions:
I. No grapes are pomegranates.
II. Some guavas are grapes.
III. Some guavas are apples.
IV. No bananas are pomegranates.
1) Only II and III follow
2) Either I or III follow
3) Both III and IV follow
4) All I, II, III and IV
5) None of these

Solutions:

Solutions for Question (1 – 5):

Answer.1. 1
Answer.2. 4
Answer.3. 4
Answer.4. 3
Answer.5. 2

Solutions for Question (6 – 10):

Answer.6. 5; Option (5) is the correct answer because the statement mentions that the BPOs in India are being ‘challenged by’ the American accent of their customers, which means that Indian employees find its difficult to understand their customer’s language because of their American accent.

Answer.7. 4; The problem mentioned in the statement is decoity and looting in passenger trains. Course of action I does not follow because it is impracticable to arrange for so many policemen. Course of action II also does not follow because training each and every passenger of every passenger train is also not feasible. Hence, option (4) is the correct answer.

Answer.8. 3; Data is inadequate.

Answer.9. 1; If the farmers are already meeting the expenditure of cultivating their lands with great difficulty, then it is a strong reason for the government to not increase the water tax for farmers. Therefore, argument I is a strong. Argument II is weak because it only talks about ‘rich farmers’. Hence, option (1) is the correct answer.

Answer.10. 3;