Friday, October 31, 2014

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-4): These questions are based on the following letter/number/symbol arrangement. Study it carefully and answer the questions. 

3 D 6 $ C 4 E 8 # N 5 F 1 A P * 9 M @ K 2 B % 7 H U


1. Based on the above arrangement, #51 is related to NFA in the same as P9@is related to which of the following groups of letter/number/symbol? 

a) KB7
b) M*A
c) *M2
d) *M@
e) None of these

2. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a number but not immediately followed by another consonant? 
a) None
b)Two
c) Four
d) Five
e) None of these

3. Four of the following 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? 
a) A*F
b) MK9
c) 2%@
d) $4D
e) #5E

4. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed by a number? 
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) None of these

Directions (5-9): Each question below is followed by two statements I and II. You are to determine whether the data given in the statement is sufficient to answer the question. You should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose between the possible answers. 

Give answer—
(1) If the statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement II alone is not sufficient.
(2) If the statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement I alone is not sufficient.
(3) If either the statement I alone or the statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
(4) If you cannot get the answer from the statements I and II together, but need more data.
(5) If both statements I and II together are needed to answer the question.

5. What are the codes for “green” and “apple” respectively?
I. “Khulja Ka Dabra Aabra” means “green and yellow apple”.
II. “Aabra Ka Dabra Simsim” means “apple yellow and red”

6. A cube is being cut into 64 smaller identical size cubes. How many smaller cubes have no face painted?
I. 3 faces of the bigger cube are painted blue.
II. 2 faces of the bigger cube are not painted and 1 face is painted red.

7. Is ‘x’ a leap year?
I. Chunky, was not able to celebrate his birthday in that year.
II. The year is not divisible by 4.

8. Who is the tallest among A, B, C, D and E.
I. C is shorter than D but taller than at least two people. E is shorter than B.
II. D is taller than at least 3 people. A is taller than E and C.

9. In a family of 5 people. How is Tanya related to Dhruv?
I. Rakesh is father-in-law of Tanya and Dhruv is son of Tanya.
II. Dhruv's sister is Payal who is Kapil's daughter. Dhruv is grandson of Rakesh.

Directions (10-14): Study the following information to answer the given questions: A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. 

Input: sum 28 have 19 96 48 luck nice 78 rope 
Step I: have sum 28 19 48 luck nice 78 rope 96 
Step II: luck have sum 28 19 48 nice rope 96 78 
Step III: nice luck have sum 28 19 rope 96 78 48 
Step IV: rope nice luck have sum 19 96 78 48 28 
Step V: sum rope nice luck have 96 78 48 28 19 

And step V is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the input given below:

Input: 49 last zen 16 82 yet can vast 33 aim 87 54 

10. How many steps will be needed to complete the arrangement? 
(1) IV 
(2) V
(3) VI 
(4) VII
(5) None of these

11. Which step number would be the following output?
Vast last can aim zen 16 yet 33 87 82 54 49 
(1) III 
(2) II
(3) VII 
(4) IV
(5) There will be no such step

12. Which of the following would be step I? 
(1) aim 49 can zen 16 yet vast 33 54 87 82
(2) vast last can aim zen 16 yet 33 87 82 54 49
(3) zen 49 last 16 82 yet can vast 33 aim 54 87
(4) aim 49 last zen 82 yet can vast 33 87 54 16
(5) None of these

13. In step V, which of the following words/numbers would be at 6th position from the right? 
(1) 87 
(2) 16
(3) 33 
(4) zen 
(5) aim

14. Which of the following would be the final arrangement? 
(1) zen yet vast last can aim 16 33 49 54 82 87
(2) aim can last vast yet zen 16 33 49 54 82 87
(3) aim can last vast yet zen 87 82 54 49 33 16
(4) zen yet vast last can aim 87 82 54 49 33 16
(5) None of these


ANSWERS
Solutions (1-4)

1.(5)

2. (4) Five
D 6, 4 E 8, 5 F 1, 9 M @, 2 B %

3. Ans (2) MK9
4. Ans (3) P * 9,  B % 7

Solutions (5-9)
5. 4; Code for apple cannot be determined even by using both the statements together.
6. 4; Can’t be determined even by using both the statements together.
7. 3; By using any of the statements alone we can determine that x is not a leap year.
8. 4
9. 4; Even by using both the statements together gender of Tanya cannot be determined. So, we cannot say if Tanya is mother or father of Dhruv.

Solutions (10 – 14):
Input: 49 last zen 16 82 yet can vast 33 aim 87 54
Step I: aim 49 last zen 16 82 yet can vast 33 54 87
Step II: can aim 49 last zen 16 yet vast 33 54 87 82
Step III: last can aim 49 zen 16 yet vast 33 87 82 54
Step IV: vast last can aim zen 16 yet 33 87 82 54 49
Step V: yet vast last can aim zen 16 87 82 54 49 33
Step vi: zen yet vast last can aim 87 82 54 49 33 16


10. Ans: (3) VI step
11. Ans: 4: IV step
12. Ans: (5)
13. Ans: (2) 16
14. Ans (4)

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