Thursday, November 6, 2014

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-2): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a row facing east.
(i) D is sitting third to the left of H.
(ii) F is in the South of C, who is not near to E, who is not at the extreme end.
(iii) G is in the North of D, who is immediate Left of C.
(iv) There are 3 friends between G and C.
(v) A is third to the left of B.

1. Who is sitting third to the left of F?
(1) B
(2) A
(3) C
(4) B or C
(5) None of these

2. Which two friends are sitting on the extreme end?
(1) F and H
(2) G and F
(3) A and H
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these

Directions (3-7): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.
Pollution control can no longer be viewed as a national problem to be addressed by individual countries on the basis of national sovereignty. As the international effects of the Chernobyl nuclear accident make clear, pollutants do not respect political boundaries; thus every nation has a legitimate stake in the environmental practices and policies of its neighbours.
3. Which of the following would be the most logical continuation of the argument above?
(1) So, growth of the nuclear power industry should be halted until more rigorous safety procedures have been developed.
(2) Hence, attempts made by one nation to impose its environmental policies on another should be resisted, if necessary, by force.
(3) Consequently, issues of pollution should be handled by an international commission with the authority to set policies for all nations.
(4) Thus, every nation should pledge itself to environmental policies that will minimise the danger to its neighbourhood.
(5) None of these

4. Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the views expressed in the above passage?
(1) Acid rain from factories in the mid-western United States pollutes lakes in Canada.
(2) Soviet leaders refused western reporters’ access to safety records after the Chernobyl accident.
(3) Neighbouring states within the United States are often unable to agree on joint pollution control efforts.
(4) Existing international bodies have no authority to impose pollution control regulations on member nations.
(5) None of these

5. If you’re a fitness walker, there is no need to commute to a health club. Your neighborhood can be your health club. You don’t need a lot of fancy equipment to get a good workout either. All you need is a well-designed pair of athletic shoes.
This paragraph best supports the statement that:
(1) Fitness walking is a better form of exercise than weight lifting.
(2) A membership in a health club is a poor investment.
(3) Walking outdoors provides a better workout than walking indoors.
(4) Fitness walking is a convenient and valuable form of exercise.
(5) None of these

6. In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice cream. But that isn’t the case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in all categories has made low-fat ice cream a very profitable item for ice cream store owners.
This paragraph best supports the statement that:
(1) Low-fat ice cream produces more revenue than other low-fat foods.
(2) Ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream.
(3) Ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item.
(4) Low-fat ice cream is more popular than other kinds of ice cream.
(5) None of these

7. Today’s high school students spend too much time thinking about trivial and distracting matters such as fashion. Additionally, they often dress inappropriately on school grounds. Rather than spending time writing another detailed dress policy, we should make school uniforms mandatory. If students were required to wear uniforms, it would increase a sense of community and harmony in our schools and it would instill a sense of discipline in our students. Another positive effect would be that teachers and administrators would no longer have to act as clothing police, freeing them up to focus on more important issues.
This paragraph best supports the statement that:
(1) Inappropriate clothing leads to failing grades.
(2) Students who wear school uniforms get into better colleges.
(3) Teachers and administrators spend at least 25% of their time enforcing the dress code.
(4) School uniforms should be compulsory for high school students.
(5) None of these

Directions (8-12): Read the information given below and then answer the questions that follow.
Eight delegates at a conference are sitting around a rectangular table with three seats on each of the longer sides and one each on the other two smaller sides. The delegates are Prashant, Karan, Rohit, Sagar, Tradip, Usman, Vaibhav, Wasim. Vaibhav and Wasim are sitting opposite to each other, but not at any extreme end of the longer side nor in the single seats on the smaller sides. Tradip is the head of the conference and is seated on one of the smaller sides, opposite to another leading delegate. Usman is sitting to the immediate left of Karan but not on the same side of the table. Prashant is in the same row as Vaibhav and Sagar. Rohit is sitting opposite Prashant and to the immediate right of Tradip.
8. Who sits opposite to Usman?
(1) Karan
(2) Rohit
(3) Sagar
(4) Tradip
(5) None of these

9. Which of the following persons are seated diagonally opposite to each other?
(1) Vaibhav and Usman
(2) Sagar and Rohit
(3) Prashant and Wasim
(4) Rohit and Vaibhav
(5) None of these

10. Who is sitting to the immediate right of Sagar?
(1) Rohit
(2) Usman
(3) Wasim
(4) Vaibhav
(5) None of these

11. Who is sitting between Karan and Wasim?
(1) Prashant
(2) Vaibhav
(3) Sagar
(4) Usman
(5) None of these

12. What is the minimum number of persons seated between Rohit and Sagar?
(1) 5
(2) 6
(3) 3
(4) 7
(5) None of these



ANSWERS
Solutions (1-2)

According to the given information there are two possibilities:

1.  A   G  E   B   D  C   F  H

2. G   E   A  D  C   B   H   F

1. 4
2. 4

Solutions (3-7)

3. 3
4. 1
5. 4
6. 3
7. 4

Solutions (8-12):
On the basis of the given information the sitting arrangement is as follows:

8. 3; Sagar is opposite to Usman.
9. 2; Diagonally opposite—Rohit and Sagar and Prashant and Usman.
10. 4; Vaibhav is immediate right of Sagar.
11. 4; Usman is between Karan and Wasim.
12. 3; From both sides number of person between Rohit and Sagar is 3.

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