Thursday, November 6, 2014

Reasoning Quiz

1. Five executive F, J, K, M and Q have different height; K is smaller than at least 2 persons. F is taller than only two persons; M is the smallest and only one person is between K and Q. Who is the second tallest?
(1) Q
(2) F
(3) J
(4) Can’t be determined
(5) None of these


2. Pankaj starts to walk in west direction and walked 24 metres then he moves to the right and walked 15 metres then he turned to the right direction and walked 50 metres, then approximately how far is he from his starting point?
(1) 32 metres
(2) 30 metres
(3) 29 metres
(4) 31 metres
(5) None of these

3. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word COMBINED each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
(1) One
(2) Two
(3) None
(4) Three
(5) None of these

4. Pointing at a photograph P tells Q, “The person in the photograph is your mother’s only sibling’s father’s daughter-in-law’s husband”. How Q’s sister related to the person in the photograph?
(1) Aunt
(2) Sister
(3) Sister in law
(4) Niece
(5) None of these

5. If 13th August 1999 is Wednesday, then which day will be occurring on 16 July 2004?
(1) Friday
(2) Saturday
(3) Thursday
(4) Wednesday
(5) None of these

6. Read the following information carefully and answer the question.
Never again will you have to pay high prices for imported spring water. It is now bottled locally and inexpensively. You’ll never taste the difference, however, if you’re likely to be embarrassed to serve domestic spring water, simply serve it in a leaded vessel.
What is the assumption made by this ad?
(1) It’s not hard to tell domestic water from imported water based on its flavor
(2) The majority of spring water is bottled at its source
(3) Spring water tastes best when it’s served from a glass
(4) Some people purchase imported spring water instead of domestic, as a status symbol.
(5) None of these

Direction (07-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the question.
An increasing number of people prefer to retain their own individuality and their own identity and consequently this has led to a decline in the marriage rate.
7. Which among the following assumptions are used in the above premises?
I. When a person is married, he or she loses his or her own identity and is no longer accountable to himself or herself only.
II. Married persons do not find contentment as opposed to unmarried people.
III. There has been a steady increase in the divorce rate.
(1) Only I
(2) Only II
(3) Only III
(4) Only I and II
(5) None of these

8. Among the following statements, which would weaken the above argument?
(1) The stability resulting from marriage offsets the negative aspects of the dual responsibility of husband and wife.
(2) Most people are not mature enough to be married.
(3) Among most married couples the wife wants to have children.
(4) There are a different sets of values honoured by men and women.
(5) None of these

9. Which among the following would strengthen the above argument?
(1) Very few people prefer to bring up a family.
(2) Emotionally divorce is not an easy procedure.
(3) 700 couples from 1000 surveyed couples complained that they were losing their identity.
(4) Married people have to make a considerable effort to make the marriage last.
(5) None of these

10. A monopoly is distinguished through the decline or lack of competition. The TNC Company recognizes that its operations are within a competitive field.
Consider the following conclusions, which one may be an implication of the above statement.
(1)  There is no family competition in the TNC Company.
(2) The TNC Company’s focus is non-monopolistic.
(3) The TNC Company operates within a service industry.
(4) The TNC Company is owned publicly.
(5) None of these



ANSWERS
1. 1;
J > Q > F > K > M
Q is the second tallest.

2. 2;

√(15)^2 + √(26)^2 = √(225 + 676) = √901 = 30 m

3. 2;
Only 2 such pairs are possible - BE, ED.

4. 4;
Q’s mother’s only sibling ---> Q’s uncle or Aunt
Aunt’s Uncle’s father ---> grandfather
Grandfather’s daughter-in-law ---> aunt
Aunt’s husband ---> Q’s uncle
Q’s sister is niece of that person.

5. 4;
13 August 1999 - Wednesday
13 August 1999 – 12 August 2000 = 366
13 August 2000 – 12 August 2001 = 365
13 August 2001 – 12 August 2002 = 365
13 August 2002 – 12 August 2003 = 365
13 August 2003 – 12 August 2004 = 366
= 1827 - 28 = 1799
(1799/7) Remainder is zero. So 16 July 2004 would be Wednesday.

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

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