Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Quest For Clerk Mains: Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q. 1-2): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

A polling was held in a particular constituency last month. Rakesh, who is a voter of the constituency, walked 40 metres towards east from his home and took a right turn and walked 20 metres. He again took a right turn and walked 30 metres. Finally he took a right turn and reached the polling station, which was 10 metres away.
There was a long queue at the polling station and when Rakesh reached there it was 4’o clock. He was a little worried about whether he would be able to cast his vote or not as it was taking two-and-a half minutes for every voter to complete the whole procedure before casting a vote.

1. What was the total distance covered by Rakesh to reach the polling station and also find out the direction of polling station located from origin?
1) 100m, southeast- Answer
2) 100m, north
3) 80 m, same
4) 60 m, east
5) 100 m, south


2. If there were 22 people ahead of Rakesh, at what time did he cast his vote?
1) 55 minutes past 4’o clock-  Answer
2) 50 minutes pas 4’o clock
3) 52 minutes past 4’o clock
4) 58 minutes past 4’o clock
5) 56 minutes past 4’o clock



3. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CRITIQUE each of which has as many letters between them as in the English alphabet?
1) One- Answer
2) Four
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than four

4. Pointing to a boy, Radhika says, “He is the son of my grandfather’s only son.” How is the boy’s mother related to Radhika?
1) Mother -Answer
2) Aunt
3) Sister
4) Cousin
5) Data inadequate

5. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letter ELSTA, using all the letter, but each letter only once in each word?
1) Three
2) Four
3) Five- Answer(SLATE, STEAL, LEAST,TALES,STALE)
4) Six
5) Seven



Directions (Q. 6-10): 

Given answer
1) if only conclusion I follows.
2) if only conclusion II follows
3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusions I nor II follows.
5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

6. Statements:
All politicians are corrupt.
Some politician are honest.
No leader is honest.

Conclusions:
I. Some politicians are not leaders.
II. All honest being corrupt is a possibility.

 Answer-5

7. Statement: 
Some people are intelligent.
All intelligent are honest. 
No intelligent is smart.

Conclusions:
I. Some honest are not smart.
II. All people being honest is a possibility.

 Answer-5

8-9)
Statement:
Some writer are poets.
All poets are singers.
Many singers are actors.
No singer is a dancer.

8. Conclusions:
I. Some writers are singers.
II. Some actors are not dancers.

Answer-5

9. Conclusions:
I. All poets being actors is a possibility.
II. No poet is a dancer.

Answer-5

10. Statements:
No American is Indian.
Some Indians are Pakistanies.
All Indians are honest.

Conclusions: 
I.Some Pakistani are honest
II. No America is a Pakistani

Answer-1

Directions (Q. 11-15): Study the following carefully and answer the questions given below.

Germany, France, UK, Italy, Japan, US, Canada and Russia are the members of G-8 committee sitting around a circular table facing the centre, but not necessarily in the same order. All the member countries have different cars at the venue. These cars are Porsche, McLaren, Hennessey Venom, Zenvo, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Maruti and Bugalti, but not necessarily in the same order. 
The President of Germany is sitting third to the right of the President of France. The President whose car is Porsche is sitting second to the right of Japan's President. The President who used Ferrari is sitting fourth to the right of the person coming in Hennessey Venom, which is owned by the Canadian President. The President of Italy is sitting a opposite the President who is comming in Bugalti. The UK and Canadian presidents are the neighbours of the Italian president. The President of Russia is sitting fifth to the left and third to the right of the Italian President. 
There are two persons sitting between the US President and the Canadian President. The President coming in Lamborghini is sitting second to the left of the US President and the President coming in McLaren is sitting second to the right of the US president. The President of a UK is coming in Zenvo.

11. The President of which country is coming in Porsche? 
1) Russia 
2) US 
3) France 
4) Italy -Answer
5) Canada 

12. The President of which country is sitting to the right of the Italian President and the President of which country is sitting to the left of the President who is coming in Ferrari, respectively? 
1) Japan and Canada 
2) USA and Canada 
3) UK and Canada 
4) Japan and UK 
5) UK and France - Answer

13. Which president has come in Zenvo? 
1)UK -Answer
2) Canada 
3) France 
4) Germany 
5) Can't be determined 

14. Which of the following pairs is correct? 
1) Russia — Zenvo 
2) France — Ferrari 
3) Italy— McLaren 
4) Japan — Porsche 
5) USA — Bugalti -Answer

15. How many presidents are sitting between the President of Canada and the President of US if we count in anticlockwise direction, starting from the Canadian President? 
1) Four -Answer
2) Two 
3) Three 
4) Five 
5) Can't be determined 



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