Monday, October 27, 2014

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
Eight friends, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside.
P, who faces the centre, sits third to the right of V. T, who faces the centre, is not an immediate neighbour of V. Only one person sits between V and W. S sits second to right of Q. Q faces the centre. R is not an immediate neighbour of P.


1. Who sits second to the left of Q?
(1) V
(2) P
(3) T
(4) Y
(5) Cannot be determined

2. What is the position of T with respect to V?
(1) Fourth to the left
(2) Second to the left
(3) Third to the left
(4) Third to the right
(5) Second to the right

3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(1) R
(2) W
(3) V
(4) S
(5) Y

4. Which of the following will come in place of the question mark based upon the given seating arrangement?
WP      TR      QW      RS      ?

(1) YT
(2) VY
(3) VQ
(4) PY
(5) QV

5. Which of the following is true regarding R?
(1) R is an immediate neighbour of V.
(2) R faces the centre.
(3) R sits exactly between T and S.
(4) Q sits third to left of R
(5) None of these

Directions (6-10): Study the following information, carefully to answer the given questions.
In a summer camp of a school, there were eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. Who have taken dinner at a round table. The arrangement of these eight friend is in the following manner -
(i)   A is second left of F and not immediate of C and H.
(ii)  D is in front of G who is third right of B
(iii) F and B opposite each other. 

6. Who is 3rd right of A?
(1) C
(2) H
(3) E
(4) G
(5) None of these

7. Who is sitting on the 2nd left of B
(1) C
(2) E
(3) H
(4) F
(5) can't be determined

8. If D is 2nd right of H then who is opposite to H?
(1) E
(2) A
(3) D
(4) C
(5) F

9. Who is definitely near to A?
(1) G
(2) E
(3) C
(4) D
(5) H

10. Who is 3rd right of D. If E and C are opposite to each other.
(1) C
(2) H
(3) B
(4) E
(5) Can't be determined

Directions (11-15): Following are the criteria laid down by a company for the selection of Marketing Officer: The candidate must
(i) be a graduate in any discipline with at least 55% marks.
(ii) have completed postgraduate degree or diploma in Marketing Management with at least 65% marks.
(iii) be not less than 21 years and more than 28 years of age as on 1.3.2010.
(iv) have work experience of at least one year.
(v) have secured at least 50% marks each in the selection test and interview.
However, if a candidate satisfies all the above mentioned criteria except
(a) at (i) above, but has secured at least 75% marks in HSC, his/her case is to be referred to the Marketing Head.
(b) at (iv) above, but is willing to sign a bond for five years, his/her case is to be referred to the HR Head.

In each question below, details of a candidate are provided. You have to take an appropriate decision based on the information provided and the criteria indicated above and mark your answer as one of the choices given below. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on 1.3.2010.
Mark answer:
1) if the case is to be referred to the Marketing Head.
2) if the case is to be referred to the HR Head.
3) if the data provided are inadequate to take a decision.
4) if the candidate is to be selected.
5) if the candidate is not to be selected.

11. Naresh Kr is B Sc passed in first class with 65% marks. He has completed a postgraduate diploma in Marketing Management with 70% marks. Thereafter he has been working for the last two years as IT Officer. He has secured 53% marks in interview and 56% marLj in selection test. His date of birth is 22.8.1983.

12. Vandana is a graduate in economics with 62% marks and a postgraduate in Marketing Management with 76% marks. She has been working for last two years after completing MBA. She has cleared the selection test with 54% marks and interview with 62% marks. Her date of birth is 11.7.1982.

13. Mohan has passed B Com degree examination in second class with 58% marks and MBA Marketing in 1st class with 67% marks. He has scored 83% marks in HSC. He has been working as an officer since June 2007 in a private organisation. He has cleared the selection test with 62% marks. He completed 25 years of age in February 2008.

14. Rashmi has passed B Sc with 52% marks and M Sc with 52% marks. She has also completed MBA Marketing with 69° o marks. She scored 73% marks in SSC as well as in HSC, 56% marks in selection test and 59% marks in interview. She is willing to sign a bond for five years. Her date of birth is 15.4.1984. She has been working since 2006.

15. Sushant has passed the degree examination in Commerce with 52% marks and MBA Marketing in first class with 72% marks. He has secured 84% marks in HSC examination, 53% marks in selection test and 59% marks in interview. He has been working as an officer in a private firm for the last two years. His date of birth is 29.6.1983.


ANSWERS
Solutions (1-5)


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

Solutions (6-10)

6. (5)  H or C
7. (5); can't be determined
8. (1) E
9. (1) G
10. (2) H

Solutions (11-15)

11. 3
12. 4
13. 3
14. 3
15. 2

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