Thursday, October 16, 2014

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and 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 steps;

Input: money 26 your 45 61 invest market 37 53 share 49 in 


Step I: 61 26 your 45 money invest market 37 53 share 49 in 
Step II: 61 in your 45 money invest market 37 53 share 49 26 
Step III: 61 in invest 45 money your market 37 53 share 49 26
Step IV: 61 in invest 53 money your market 37 45 share 49 26
Step V: 61 in invest 53 49 your market 37 45 share money 26 
Step VI: 61 in invest 53 49 market your 37 45 share money 26
Step VII: 61 in invest 53 49 market money 37 45 share your 26
Step VIII: 61 in invest 53 49 market money 45 37 share your 26
Step VIII is the last step of the arrangement of the above input.

As per the rules followed in the above steps, indicate the answer in each of the following questions with respect to the appropriate step for the given input.

1. If Step III of an input is "72 all are 52 ground 67 45 students in 32 41 playing, which of the following will be step VIII?
(1) 72 all are 67 52 group in 45 students 32 41 playing
(2) 72 all are 67 52 group in 45 41 32 students playing
(3) 72 all are 67 52 group in 45 41 playing 32 students
(4) 72 all are 67 52 group in 45 41 playing students 32
(5) None of these

2. Input : "listeners 41 for 32 57 ratio 68 is". Which of the following steps wll be the last but one?
(1) III
(2) VI
(3) IV
(4) VII
(5) V

3. Step IV of an Input: "to 32 it 67 build 37 is 59 42 tough relationship 51". How money more steps will be required to complete the arrangement?
(1) VII
(2) X
(3) VIII
(4) VI
(5) IX

4. Step II of an input : "92 also but 51 72 kills 45 thrills 62 speed". Which of the following is definitely the input?
(1) 51 also 72 kills 45 but 92 thrills 62 speed
(2) 45 thrills but 51 72 kills 92 also speed 62
(3) 45 thrills 72 51 but kills 92 also 62 speed
(4) Can't be determined
(5) None of these

Direction (5-9): In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.
Mark answer
(1) If only conclusion I follows.
(2) If only conclusion II follows.
(3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(5) If both conclusions I and II follow.

5. Statement: A < B, B < C, C = D, D > E
Conclusion:
I. B = D
II. B < D

6. Statement: M = N ³ O < P = Q £ R
Conclusion:
I. N  ³ P
II. R > N

7. Statement: S < T, T < U, U = W, W < X
Conclusion:
I. S ³ W
II. W ³ T

8. Statement: G < H, I < G, H < J, J £ K
Conclusion:
I. H < K
II. H > I

9. Statement: C < B, K ³ G, G = M, B £ K,
Conclusion:
I. M £ K
II. C = G



ANSWERS
Solutions (1-4)

First of all largest digits shifts to the left hand side and that word or digits shifts to the shifting digit.

For ex. In step I: 61 shifts to the left hand side and it replaces money and money shifts to the place of 61.
Similarly in the given series two words and two digits are arranged in ascending order.

1. 2
2. 5
3. 5
4. 4

Solutions (5-9)

5. 2
6. 4
7. 4
8. 5
9. 1


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