Reasoning Quiz

Q1)-In the following question, a word is given followed by four different words, one of which can be formed by using the letter of the given word. Find the word.
‘IMMEDIATELY’

DIALECT

LIMITED

DIAMETER

DICTATE

Ans.- B
DIALECT requires ‘C’ which is not in the given word.
DIAMETER requires ‘R’ which is not in the given word.
DICTATE requires ‘C’ which is not in the given word.
LIMITED is the word that can be formed using letters of the given word.

Q2)-What should come next in the following letter series?
H G F E D C B A H G F E D C B H G F E D C H

F

G

B

A

Ans.- B
The pattern of the letters in the series is :
H G F E D C B A H G F E D C B H G F E D C H
G will be the next letter.

Q3)-In a certain code language, 'ne ri so' means 'good rainy day', 'si ne po' means 'day is wonderful' and 'ri jo' means 'good boy'. Which of the following means 'rainy' in the code?

ne

si

ri

so

Ans.- D
'ne ri so' = 'good rainy day' --(i)
'si ne po' = 'day is wonderful' --(ii)
'ri jo' = 'good boy' --(iii)
From (i) and (iii), 'good' and 'ri' are common. So, good = ri
From (i) and (ii), 'day' and 'ne' are common. So, day = ne
Code for 'rainy' = so

Q4)-Pointing to a photograph, Shubha said, “ he is the only grandson of my mother’s father”. How the man in photograph is related to Shubha?

Cousin

Brother

Uncle

Cannot be determined

Ans.- B
Only grandson of Shubha’s mother’s father means brother of Shubha.

Q5)-Each consonant is the word DISTEMPER is replaced by the next letter in the English alphabet and each vowel in the word is replaced by the previous letter in the English alphabet, which of the following will be the fourth letter from the right end after the replacement?

T

M

S

N

Ans.- D

Q6)-In question (6 to 10) : Read the given information and answer the questions that follow
Seven friends P, Q, R, S, T, W and X stay in three cities - Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai. Three of them are females and rest are males (not necessarily in the same order). Atleast two and not more than three of them stay in a particular city. By professions they are Doctor, Dancer, Chemist, Engineer, Teacher, Artist and Student (not necessarily in the same order). There is no female in Kolkata. There is no male in Chennai. The artist stays in Kolkata. S is a Student and stays in Kolkata. T is a male Engineer. The Dancer and Doctor stay in Chennai. X is not a Dancer. P stays in Kolkata. W is a Chemist and stays in Mumbai. R stays in the same city as S and is not an Artist.
Where does Q stay ?

Mumbai

Chennai

Either Chennai or Mumbai

Kolkata

Ans.- B
Friend Gender City profession
P Male Kolkata Artist
Q Female Chennai Dancer
R Male kolkata Teacher
S Male kolkata Student
T Male Mumbai Engineer
W Female Mumbai Chemist
X Female Chennai Doctor

Q7)-Who are the three females in the group?

W, X and P

R, W and X

Q, W and X

R, W and Q

Ans.- C

Q8)-Which of the following correctly identifies the professions of the males?

Artist, Teacher, Student, Engineer

Artist, Teacher, Student, Dancer

Artist, Doctor, Chemist, Engineer

Chemist, Teacher, Dancer, Engineer

Ans.- A

Q9)-Which of the following is true as per the facts provided?

W is male Chemist and stays in Mumbai

R is a male Dancer and stays in Kolkata

T is a male Engineer and stays in Kolkata

None is true

Ans.- D

Q10)-Which of the following combination is definitely true?

P-Kolkata-Teacher

Q-Kolkata-Dancer

T-Mumbai - Engineer

W - Mumbai - Doctor

Ans.- C