Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q1. to Q5.): Read the information/ statement given in each question carefully and answer the questions.

Q1. Which of the following expressons will not be true if the expression ‘H ≤ G = K < F’ is definitely true?
1. K ≥ H
2. G = F
3. H < F
4. F > G
5. None is true

Q2. Which of the following expressions will be true if the expression ‘P ≤ Q = R < S’ is definitely true?
1. S ≥ P
2. P < R
3. S > Q
4. P > S
5. None of these

Q3. In which of the following expressions does the expression ‘W < Z’ hold true?
1. W > Y < X ≤ Z
2. Z > X ≤ Y ≤ W
3. Z > Y > X > W
4. Z > Y = X < W
5. Z ≥ X > Y ≤ W

Q4. In which of the following expressions will the expression ‘L < R’ be definitely true?
1. L > M > N = R
2. L = M < M > R
3. L < M < N < R
4. R ≥ M = N < L
5. None of these

Q5. In which of the following expressions does the expression ‘D > A’ not hold true?
1. A < B ≤ C = D
2. D ≥ B > C ≥ A
3. A ≤ B = C < D
4. D ≥ C ≥ B > A
5. A > B ≤ C = D

Directions (Q. 6-9) : Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
In a certain code language :
“can we skip” is written as “& 4 2”.
“we skip this” is written as “$ & 2”.
“that was part” is written as “9 3 5”.
“skip that part” is written as “3 & 9”.

Q6. What is the code for ‘that‘ ?
1. 3
2. 9
3. 5
4. &
5. Either 3 or 9

Q7. Which of the following represents ‘we was this‘ ?
1. 3 & 4
2. $ 2 4
3. $ 2 5
4. & 2 3
5. None of these

Q8. What is the code for ‘skip‘ ?
1. &
2. $
3. 4
4. 2
5. 9

Q9. Which of the following represents ‘can skip that part‘ ?
1. 2 & 4 9
2. 3 4 9 &
3. 3 5 & 2
4. 2 & 9 3
5. 5 3 $ 9

Q10. B is 7 metres away in the north of A. A moves 9 metres towards east from the starting point, takes a right turn and walks 2 metres, then takes a left turn and moves 1 metre and finally he takes a left turn and moves 9 metres. Now, how far and in which directions is A from the B?
1. 5 metres East
2. 10 metres West
3. 5 metres West
4. 10 metres East
5. None of these

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Q1. 2) 

Q2. 3) 

Q3. 3) 

Q4. 3) 

Q5. 5)

Q6. 5) 

Q7. 3) 

Q8. 1) 

Q9. 2) 

Q10. 4)

Reasoning Quiz

Directions(Q1.-Q5.): Study the following information given below and answer the following questions.

Five Persons; A,B,C,D and E likes different fruits that are Grapes, Watermelon, Cherries, Mango and Banana but not in same order and two of them belongs to same profession and rest each belongs to different profession not in the same pattern. The professions are Accountant, Lecturer, Doctor and Architect.
B is neither a Lecturer nor doctor but he likes Cherries. A is neither an Accountant nor an Architect and does not likes Grapes and Water melon. C likes Mango and is a Lecturer. The one who is an Accountant likes Cherries. Architect likes Watermelon. D does not likes Watermelon.

Q1. Who’s Profession is Lecturer?
1. The one who likes grapes
2. B
3. E
4. One who likes Banana
5. C

Q2. “E” likes which Fruit?
1. Mango
2. Grapes
3. Watermelon
4. Banana
5. Cherries

Q3. Which two people are in same Profession?
1. A, C
2. B, E
3. The one who likes Banana & D
4. C and the one who likes Grapes
5. E, A

Q4. What is the profession of B?
1. Accountant
2. Doctor
3. Architect
4. Lecturer
5. Can’t be Determined

Q5. Who likes Mango?
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. E

Directions (Q6.-Q10.): In the following questions, the symbols @, %, $, & and # are used with the following meaning as illustrated below:

‘P@Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q’
‘P%Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’
‘P$Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’
‘P&Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’
‘P#Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’

Now, in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the conclusions I, II, III and IV given below them is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

Q6. Statements: A@B, B$C, C#D, D%E

Conclusions:
I. A@D
II. B%E
III. D$B
IV. D@C
1. Only II is true
2. Only II and either III or IV are ture
3. Only I is true
4. Only III is true
5. Both III and IV are true

Q7. Statements: M&N, N@O, O$P, P#Q

Conclusions:
I. M@P
II. O$Q
III. Q%N
IV. M&Q
1. Only I is true
2. Only II is true
3. Either II or III is true
4. Either III or IV is true
5. None of these

Q8. Statements: W%X, X#Y, Y$Z, Z&V

Conclusions:
I. V$X
II. X$Z
III. W%Z
IV. Y&V
1. Only I is true
2. Only III is true
3. Either II or IV is true
4. Either II or III is true
5. Both III and IV are true

Q9. Statements: A&B, D$B, C#D, E%C

Conclusions:
I. A$C
II. E@B
III. E#D
IV. C%A
1. Only I is true
2. Only III is true
3. Either I or IV is true
4. Both II and III are true
5. None is true

Q10. Statements: Q$N, N#M, P%N, O$M

Conclusions: 
I. Q$O
II. O@P
III. N%M
IV. P$M
1. Only I is true
2. Only II is true
3. Both I and II are true
4. Both III and IV are true
5. None is true

Answers :

Sol (1-5)

Q6 – 1
Q7 – 1
Q8 – 2
Q9 – 3
Q10 – 2

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q1.-Q5.): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions :
In a BIMSTEC summit Prime Minister of Bangladesh, India, Maldives, South Africa, China, Taiwan and Myanmaar are sitting around a circular table. Some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside the centre. After the summit every Prime Minister is visiting to different countries, viz U.S.A, Russia, Kenya, Singapore, Japan, Sri Lanka and Italy. PM of India is sitting second to the right of Bangladeshi PM. PM of Maldives is sitting third to the right of Taiwan’s PM and facing outside the centre. The PM who is going Singapore is sitting 3rd to the right of China’s PM. The Bangladeshi PM is going to USA and facing outside the centre. PM of India is facing the centre and going to Russia. The PM sitting second to the left of Indian PM is facing the centre and going to Italy. PM of china is going to Japan. Myanmar Prime Minister is going to Italy. The Prime Minister who is sitting between Bangladeshi and Chinese Prime Minister is facing outside the centre and going to Sri Lanka.

Q1. Prime Minister of Taiwan is going to which country ?
1) Sri Lanka 
2) USA 
3) Russia 
4) Kenya 
5) Japan

Q2. Which Prime Minister is going to Kenya ?
1) India 
2) Myanmar 
3) Bangladesh 
4) Maldives 
5) China

Q3. What is the position of South African (S. A) Prime Minister with respect to Myanmar Prime Minister ?
1) Third to the left 
2) Second to the right 
3) Third to the right 
4) Fourth to the right 
5) None of these

Q4. Which of the following countries Prime Minister is facing inside the centre ?
1) India – S. A – Myanmar 
2) Taiwan – India – China
3) Myanmar – Bangladesh – S. A 
4) Maldives – Taiwan – India
5) Myanmar – India – Taiwan

Q5. Which of the following pair is correct ?
1) India – Russia 
2) China – Japan 
3) Maldives – Kenya 
4) Bangladesh – USA 
5) All of the above

Directions (Q6.-Q10.): Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions :
India has the largest postal networks in the world with over 1.55 lakh post offices. Most of them in rural areas. The network has grown seven fold since independence with the focus of this expansion primarily on rural areas, yet the growth in terms of numbers and reach is slowing down.
A) Several new products and services like speed post, Internet banking for saving account, i– money and e–post have added a contemporary resonance to the post office.
B) All the Government of India has announced that all post offices in the country will be modernised by using modern technology as the post card still takes lots of time to deliver.
C) Post office has inaugurated its first ATM’s in Chennai and by 2015 March the department will be opening 2800 more such ATM’s.
D) Government of India is thinking of giving license of Indian post for banking by which government can easily tapped the customers in rural areas, which will need in financial inclusion.
E) People are neither interested in reading the letters nor they are interested in writing it. Even in the villages peoples are beginning to find electronic means of interacting. More convenient and user friendly.

Q6. Which of the following among (A), (B), (C) and (D) may be the reason behind the modernisation of Indian Post ?
1) Only B 
2) Only C 
3) Only D 
4) Both B and C 
5) Only A

Q7. Which of the following among (A), (C), (D) and (E) may be a future course of action by the Indian Post ?
1) Both A and C 
2) Both A and D 
3) Both C and D 
4) Only D 
5) Only E

Q8. Which of the following among (B), (C), (D) and (E) may weaken the statement of preserving the Post Office?
1) Only B 
2) Only E 
3) Only D 
4) Both D and E 
5) Both C and E

Q9. Which of the following among (C), (D), (E) and (B) shows that Indian post will help the government in financial inclusion?
1) Only B 
2) Only C 
3) Both C and D 
4) Only D 
5) Both B and E

Q10. Which of the following among (A), (B), (C) and (D) shows sign of change and use of modern technology by the Indian Post.
1) Both A and C 
2) Only B 
3) Only C 
4) Only D 
5) None of these

Answers:

Correct Arrangement Q(1-5)

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

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Reasoning Quiz

Direction (Q1-Q5): In the questions some symbols +, *, &, – and ! are used with the following meaning as illustrated below:

‘P + Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q‘
‘P * Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q‘
‘P & Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q‘
‘P – Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q‘
‘P ! Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor greater than Q‘
Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the three conclusions I, II and III given below them is/are definitely true and give your answers accordingly.

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Q1. Statements: R ! S, T + U, V & T, W * V, U & S
      Conclusions: I. W * R, II. W – U,  III. T & R

a. Only III is false
b. Only I and II are false
c. Only Either I or III is false
d. Only I and III are false
e. None is true

Q2. Statements: A & E, I – R, R * A, W + I, E – S
      Conclusions: I. R * E, II. W + R, III. S & I

a. Only I is false
b. Only II and III are false
c. Either I or II and III are false
d. Only II is false
e. Only III is false

Q3. Statements: A ! B, R * S, T & R, U * T, S – A
      Conclusions: I. U – A, II. U * S, III. T * S

a. Only I is false
b. Only II and III are false 
c. Either I or II is false
d. Only II is false
e. Only I and II are false

Q4. Statements: M * R, T + U, Z + W, U – M, R * Z
      Conclusions: I. M * W, II. T + M, III. Z – U

a. Only II is false 
b. Only II and III are false
c. Either I or II is false
d. Only I and III are false
e. Only I and II are false

Q5. Statements: R ! S, T – U, V + R, W + T, S – W
      Conclusions: I. U – V, II. U * V, III. V * U

a. None is true
b. Only I is false
c. Only II is false
d. Only III is false
e. Only I and III are false

Directions (Q6-Q10): Each of the questions consists of a question and three statements numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements is sufficient to answer the question and mark the appropriate answer choice.

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Q6. Who among Amitoj, Briney, Chris, Diljeet and Eliza, each having a different weight, is the heaviest?
a. Briney is heavier than Eliza but lighter than Diljeet
b. Briney is lighter than Chris and heavier than Amitoj
c. Diljeet is heavier than Chris

a. Only I and II
b. Only I and III
c. Only II and III
d. All the statements together are required
e. Question cannot be answered even with I, II and III taken together

Q7. Towards which direction is Manya standing from Tanya?
I. Param is to the East of Tanya and to the South of Aamya.
II. Manya is to the West of Kiran and to the North of Aamya.
III. Divya is North-west of Kiran and to the North of Manya.

a. Only I and II
b. Only I and III
c. Only II and III
d. All the statements together are required
e. Question cannot be answered even with I, II and III taken together

Q8. How is “Chair” written in the code language?
I. “chair is a furniture” is written as “kaw miw raw naw”.
II. “a furniture of wood” is written as “kaw raw law sow”. 
III. “wall is ceiling” is written as “jaw faw naw”

a. Only I and II
b. Only I and III
c. Only II and III
d. All the statements together are required
e. Question cannot be answered even with I, II and III taken together

Q9. On which day of the week did Dia go for shopping?
I. Dia went for shopping neither on Saturday nor on Wednesday. 
II. Dia went for shopping after Tuesday.
III. Dia went for shopping either on Wednesday or on Friday

a. Only I and II
b. Only I and III
c. Only II and III
d. All the statements together are required
e. Question cannot be answered even with I, II and III taken together

Q10. How is A related to B?
I. B is the sister of C
II. C is the only son of his parents.
III. B, A and C are children of D.

a. Only I and II
b. Only I and III
c. Only II and III
d. All the statements together are required
e. Question cannot be answered even with I, II and III taken together

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Answers:

 1-5

None is true
Statement: W > V = T < U = S = R
Conclusions: I. W > R (False), II. W = U (False), III. T = R (False)

2-e

Only III is false
Statement: W < I = R > A = E = S
Conclusions: I. R > E (True), II. W < R (True), III. S = I (False)

3-a
Only I is false
Statement: U > T = R > S = A = B
Conclusions: I. U = A (False), II. U > S (True), III. T > S (True)

4-d
Only I and III are false
Statement: T < U = M > R > Z < W
Conclusions: I. M > W (False), II. T < M (True), III. Z = U (False)

5-e
Only I and III are false
Statement: V < R = S = W < T = U
Conclusions: I. U = V (False), II. U > V (True), III. V > U (False)

6-d

7-a

8-d

9-b

10-c

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Reasoning Quiz

Q1)-Which word does NOT belong with the others?

inch

ounce

centimeter

yard

Ans.- B

Q2)-Which word does NOT belong with the others?

tulip

rose

bud

daisy

Ans.-

Q3)-Which word does NOT belong with the others?

Book

Paper

Pencil

Pen

Ans.- A

Q4)-Which word does NOT belong with the others?

Hostel

Inn

Hotel

Club

Ans.- D

Q5)-Which word does NOT belong with the others?

parsley

basil

dill

mayonnaise

Ans.- D

Q6)-Which word does NOT belong with the others?

China

Japan

London

New Zealand

Ans.- C

Q7)-Which word does NOT belong with the others?

4

529

573

9

Ans.- C

Q8)-Which word does NOT belong with the others?

Mercury

Earth

Jupiter

Pluto

Ans.- D
Pluto is not not a planet

Q9)-Which word does NOT belong with the others?

Cuba

Canada

Norway

Germany

Ans.- D

Q10)-Which word does NOT belong with the others?

Gorakhpur

Deoghar

Agra

Allahabad

Ans.- B