Thursday, December 10, 2015

Quest For Clerk Mains : Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below
1 R Z T 4 A 9 $ D F 1 U # B # 8 H I © X M H 3 2 P $ 5 N P 6 D

1. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a number?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three

2. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a letter but not immediately followed by a symbol?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three

3. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a symbol?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three

4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(1) RTA
(2) 9DF
(3) ##H 
(4) 5PD
(5) IXH

5. Which of the following is the fourth to the left of the twelfth from the left end?
(1) %
(2) $
(3) 2
(4) H
(5) None of these

Directions (6-10): In each of the following questions, a group of letters is to be coded by number/symbol codes given below and the conditions that follow. In each question, a group of letters is given followed by groups of number/ symbol code numbered ( I ), (2), (3) and (4). The correct combination of codes is your answer. If none of the four combinations is correct, your answer is (5), ie none of these.

P
D
A
F
L
H
M
R
K
T
B
E
U
3
6
#
8
$
4
2
7
@
9
5
1
%

Conditions:
(i) If the first letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant, both are to be coded as '0'. 
(ii) If the first letter is a consonant and the last letter is a vowel, both are to be coded as '©'. 
(iii) If the first as well as the last letter are vowels, both are to be coded as the code for first letter. 

6. KEDURT 
1) @16%7@
2) 916%7@
3) 916%79 
4) @16$79
5) None of these 

7. EDRTMP 
1) 167923
2) 167921
3) 067920
4) 067923
5) None of these 

8. FHRAMU 
1) 847428
2) %47#28
3) 847#2%
4) © 47#2 ©
5) None of these 

9. ULTPHE 
1) %$934%
2) 1$9341
3) %$9341
4)15934%
5) None of these 

10. HKEDLB 
1) 5@16$4
2) 4@1655
3) 4@16$5
4) 0@16S5
5) None of these


Answers:

1. (5) There are 4 such combinations – ZT4, DF1, MH3, NP6.
2. (5) There are 4 such combinations – T4A, F1U, H32, P6D
3. (3) There are 2 such combinations – U#, I©.
4. (2) Except 9DF, every other combination has a gap of one position between each letter in the arrangement.
5. (2) ; $
6. (5)
7. (3)
8. (4)
9. (1)
10. (3) 


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