Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q1 – Q5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given question :

‘P × Q’ means, ‘P’ is the mother of ‘Q’. 
‘P ÷ Q’ means, ‘P’ is the daughter of ‘Q’.
‘P + Q’ means, ‘P’ is the son of ‘Q’. 
‘P – Q’ means, ‘P’ is the sister of ‘Q’.

Q1. Which of the following is true if the given expression A + B – C ÷ D + E ÷ F is true ?

1) A is the granddaughter of E. 

2) F is the great – grandmother of A.

3) D is the grandfather of B. 

4) B and C are the great – grandchildren of F.

5) None of these

Q2. What will come in place of question mark to establish that ‘A and B are the granddaughter of D’ ?

A – B ? C ÷ D ÷ E

1) + 
2) ÷ 
3) Either + or ÷ 
4) –
5) None of these

Q3. Which of the following implies ‘P is the cousin of L’ ?

1) M ÷ L × N – P + R 

2) N ÷ M × L + P – R 

3) L ÷ M – N × P + R 

4) L × M – N × P – R 

5) None of these

Q4. How is ‘R related to M’ in the following expression ‘ N ÷ M × L + P + R’ ?

1) Daughter – in – law 

2) Daughter 

3) Son–in–law 

4) Can’t be determined 

5) None of these

Q5. How is ‘P related to Q’ if ‘ L × Q – N × P – R’ is true ?

1) Niece 

2) Nephew 

3) Aunt 

4) Can’t be determined 

5) None of these

Q6. In a certain code, ‘ATITUDE’ is written as ‘JUBSFEV’. How is ‘SYMBOLS’ written in that code ?
1) NZTCTMP 
2) NZTATMP 
3) NZRATMP 
4) LZTATMP 
5) None of these

Q7. How many pairs of the letter are there in the word ‘CONTRIBUTE’ each of which has as many letters between them as in the actual English alphabetical series ?
1) One 
2) Three 
3) Four 
4) Five 
5) More than Five

Q8. Rohita moves towards South–East a distance of 10 km, she moves towards West and travels a distance of 20 km. From here she moves a distance of 10 km towards North–West and finally she moves a distance of 10 km towards East. How far is she from the starting point ?
1) 10 km 
2) 20 km 
3) 4 km 
4) 7 km 
5) None of these

Q9. P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting in a row facing South. U sits between T and R. Q is neighbor of S and P. S is the neighbor of R. How many persons are there between U and Q ?
1) None 
2) One 
3) Two 
4) Three 
5) Can’t be determined

Q10. Reena is thirty first from the left end in a row of 50 boys and Preeti is thirty first from the right end in the same row. How many boys are there between them in the row ?
1) One 
2) Two 
3) Three 
4) Data inadequate 
5) None of these

Solutions:

Q1 – 4
Q2 – 2
Q3 – 3
Q4 – 4
Q5 – 1
Q6 – 2
Q7 – 5
Q8 – 1
Q9 – 3
Q10 – 5

Solution 7:

Solution 8: More than five pairs of the letter are there.

Solution 9: There are two possibilities
T U R S Q P Or P Q S R U T
But, in any case two persons are sitting between U and Q.

Solution 10: Total strength = 50
Reena’s rank from right end -> 1 + 50 – 31 = 19 + 1 = 20th
Preeti’s rank is 31st from the right end = 20th = 31 – 20 = 11
11 people are there between Reena and Preeti.