Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Reasoning Quiz

Eight representatives P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W of different countries - India, Australia, Pakistan. Srilanka, New zealand, England, S. Africa, Ireland are seated around a rectangular table, in such a way that males face females. P is facing the representative of Ireland, who is a female. Representative of India and Pakistan are diagonally opposite to each other. T and a representative of Srilanka are also diagonally opposite to each other. The representative of Newzealand is between Q and the representative of Srilanka, who is female. Australia’s representative is opposite to the representative of Pakistan, who is male. U is the representative of Srilanka and opposite to W, P and R are alone on their respective sides. Representative of Ireland faces the representative of South Africa. Representative of India is sitting between female representatives.


1. Which is the group of female representatives?
(1) S, R, V, Q
(2) V, R, U, Q
(3) V, S, U, R
(4) Data Inadequate
(5) None of these

2. Who is between T and Q?
(1) P
(2) R
(3) S
(4) V
(5) None of these

3. If S is the representative of England, then who is the representative of Newzealand and what is his/her sex? 
(1) V, Female
(2) V, Male
(3) P, Male
(4) T, Male
(5) None of these

4. Which of the following combinations is not correct?
(1) P-male-South Africa
(2) W - male - India
(3) Q - female - Pakistan 
(4) T - female - Australia
(5) All are correct

5. What is the position of the representative of England with respect to U?
(1) Third to the left
(2) Fourth to the left
(3) Third to the right
(4) Either (1) or (3)
(5) None of these

Directions (6-10): A word arrangement Machine, when given a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of rearrangement.

Input : we again 36 early 17 morning in day 7  11
Step I : again we 36 early 17 morning in day 7  11
Step II : again 36 we early 17 morning in day 7  11
Step III : again 36 early we 17 morning in day 7  11
Step IV : again 36 early 7 we 17 morning in day 11
Step V : again 36 early 7 in we 17 morning day 11
Step VI : again 36 early 7 in day we 17 morning 11
Step VII : again 36 early 7 in 17 day we morning 11
Step VIII : again 36 early 7 in 17 day 11 we morning
Step IX : again 36 early 7 in 17 day 11 morning we
Step IX is the last step.

6. If the following is the II step of an input what will be Vth step?

Step II: After 89 she 38 wins 11 Olympic 22 the 7
(1) after 89 she 7 the 22 Olympic 11 wins 38
(2) after 89 Olympic she 38 wins 11 22 the 7
(3) after 89 Olympic 7 she 38 the wins 11 22
(4) after 89 Olympic 7 she 38 the 11 wins 22
(5) None of these

7. Which of the following is the last step for the Input 'eat 9 fast icecream 22 3 umbrella cat 5'?
(1) cat eat 9 fast 5 icecream 22 umbrella 3
(2) eat 22 icecream 3 umbrella 9 cat 5 fast
(3) eat 22 umbrella 3 icecream 9 cat 5 fast
(4) eat 22 icecream 3 umbrella 5 cat 9 fast
(5) None of these

For (8-10) Input 'elephant 17 free open 41 27 danger 15'?

8. Which step will be the last step for the above given Input?
(1) IV
(2) V
(3) VI
(5) VII
(5) None of these

9. Which word/number will be at 4th from the left in step V for the given input?
(1) 41
(2) danger
(3) open
(4) 15
(5) None of these

10. Which word/number will be 3rd to the right of "41" in step IV for the given input in Q. 13 ?
(1) open
(2) danger
(3) 15
(4) 17
(5) None of these

11. Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.

Strict gun control laws cause a decrease in violent crime; in the six months since the city council passed a gun control law, armed robberies in Bombay have dropped by 18 per cent.

Which of the following, if true, would strengthen the argument above?
I. Before the law was passed, the number of armed robberies had been steadily increasing.
II. The more severe the punishment mandated for a crime, the less likely that the crime is to occur.
III. Three-fourths of all violent crimes involve the use of a gun.

(1) I only
(2) III only
(3) I and II only
(4) II and III only
(5) I, II and III

Direction (12-15): Read the following proposition and statements thereupon carefully and answer the questions which follow.

The provisional Census 2011 figures suggest that two contrasting demographic “nations” are emerging in the country with all four south Indian States - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu — already having achieved the replacement level fertility of 2.1 children per women required to initiate the process of population stabilisation, while the four large north Indian States — Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh — have still a long way to go before they achieve the required level.
(A) This emerging “demographic divide” could pose problems for socio-economic developments as well as unity of the country.
(B) Replacement level fertility is the number of children a woman should have to replace herself and her mate for a stable population.
(C) India has been in the middle of the demographic transition over the past several decades where the death rate has fallen sharply because of improved public health as well as sanitation.
(D) The birth rate has remained high in the four large north Indian States of Bihar, M.P, Rajasthan and U.P. due to slow progress towards socio-economic development as well as limited access to quality reproductive health and contraceptive services.
(E) The use of ante-natal and post-natal as well as family planning services in the four large southern states is satisfactory which leads to slower population growth.

12. Which of the statements numbered A, B, C, D and E mentioned above would strengthen the argument that four large north Indian states - Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have still a long way to go before they achieve the required level.”
(1) Only B and C
(2) Only A and C
(3) Only A and B
(4) Only D
(5) Only C and D

13. Which of the statements numbered A, B, C, D and E can be assumed/inferred from the facts/information given in the statements? (An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted and an inference is something which is not directly stated but can be inferred from the given facts.)
(1) Only A, B and C
(2) Only A and B
(3) Only A and C
(4) Only A, D and E
(5) All of the Above

14. Which of the following can be inferred from Statements (E) if it is considered to be true with regard to the given statements?
(1) The southern Indian states have achieved the optimum population level
(2) In near future no any demographic problem will occur in south Indian states
(3) The population of four major south Indian states has been stablised
(4) The south Indian states will register a moderate population growth
(5) None of these

15. Which of the statements numbered A, B, C, D and E mentioned above represents a reason behind achieving the replacement level fertility in south Indian states?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E



ANSWERS
Solutions (1-5):
(+) = male
(–) = female


1. 4; Since the gender of S and V is not confirm.
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 4

(6-10):
Word arrangement machine first arranges words having first letter vowel in alphabetical order, after that words having first letter consonent will be arranged in alphabetical order. Alternately the numbers are choosen such that - greatest, lowest, 2nd greatest, 2nd lowest and so on.

6. 3;
Step II: after 89 she 38 wins 11 olympic 22 the 7
Step III: after 89 olympic she 38 wins 11 22 the 7
Step IV: after 89 olympic 7 she 38 wins 11 22 theStep V: after 89 olympic 7 she 38 the wins 11 22

7. 2

8. 3;
Input : elephant 17 free open 41 27 danger 15
Step I: elephant 41 17 free open 27 danger 15
Step II: elephant 41 open 17 free 27 danger 15
Step III: elephant 41 open 15 17 free 27 danger
Step IV: elephant 41 open 15 danger 17 free 27
Step V: elephant 41 open 15 danger 27 17 free
Step VI: elephant 41 open 15 danger 27 free 17

9. 4

10. 2

11. 5

Solutions (12-15)

12. 4

13. 4

14. 4

15. 5

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