Reasoning Quiz

Directions for questions 1 to 5: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input: sum 28 have 19 96 48 luck nice 78 rope
Step I: have sum 28 19 48 luck nice 78 rope 96
Step II: luck have sum 28 19 48 nice rope 96 78
Step III: nice luck have sum 28 19 rope 96 78 48
Step IV: rope nice luck have sum 19 96 78 48 28
Step V: sum rope nice luck have 96 78 48 28 19
And step V is the last step of the rearrangement.

As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate option for the input given below:

Input: 49 last zen 16 82 yet can vast 33 aim 87 54

Q.1. How many steps will be needed to complete the arrangement?
1) IV
2) V
3) VI
4) VII
5) None of these

Q.2. Which step number would be the following output?
vast last can aim zen 16 yet 33 87 82 54 49
1) III
2) II
3) VII
4) IV
5) There will be no such step

Q.3. Which of the following would be step I?
1) aim 49 can zen 16 yet vast 33 54 87 82 last
2) vast last can aim zen 16 yet 33 87 82 54 49
3) zen 49 last 16 82 yet can vast 33 aim 54 87
4) aim 49 last zen 82 yet can vast 33 87 54 16
5) None of these

Q.4. In step V, which of the following words, numbers would be at 6th position from the right?
1) 87
2) 16
3) 33
4) zen
5) aim

Q.5. Which of the following would be the final arrangement?
1) zen yet vast last can aim 16 33 49 54 82 87
2) aim can last vast yet zen 16 33 49 54 82 87
3) aim can last vast yet zen 87 82 54 49 33 16
4) zen yet vast last can aim 87 82 54 49 33 16
5) None of these

Directions for questions 6 to 10: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

A group of seven persons – 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.

Q.6. Who amongst the following works as an Agriculture Officer?
1) C
2) B
3) F
4) D
5) None of these

Q.7. What is the profession of C?
1) Terminal Operator
2) Agriculture Officer
3) Economist
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these

Q.8. For which bank does B work?
1) M
2) S
3) L
4) Either M or S
5) None of these

Q.9. What is the profession of the person who works for bank S?
1) Clerk
2) Agriculture Officer
3) Terminal Operator
4) Forex Officer
5) None of these

Q.10. Which of the following combinations of person, profession and bank is correct?
1) A – Forex Officer – M
2) D – Clerk – L
3) F – Agriculture Officer – Q
4) B – Agriculture Officer – S
5) None of these

Solutions.
for Question(1 – 5):
After careful analysis of the given input and various steps of rearrangement it is evident that words have been rearranged in the reverse alphabetical order and the numbers have been rearranged in descending order. In the first step the word which will appear first in a dictionary is placed at the extreme left position and the highest number is placed at the extreme right position. In the second step, the word which will appear at the second place is placed at the extreme left position and the second highest number is placed at the extreme right position. Similar rearrangement is carried on till we get the final output.
Input: 49 last zen 16 82 yet can vast 33 aim 87 54
Step I: aim 49 last zen 16 82 yet can vast 33 54 87
Step II: can aim 49 last zen 16 yet vast 33 54 87 82
Step III: last can aim 49 zen 16 yet vast 33 87 82 54
Step IV: vast last can aim zen 16 yet 33 87 82 54 49
Step V: yet vast last can aim zen 16 87 82 54 49 33
Step VI: zen yet vast last can aim 87 82 54 49 33 16




Answers:

Q.1. 3
Q.2. 4
Q.3. 5
Q.4. 2
Q.5. 4

Q.6. 2
Q.7. 3
Q.8. 1
Q.9. 4
Q.10. 5