Monday, December 1, 2014

Reasoning Quiz

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(1) 4 
(2) 9
(3) 16 
(4) 25
(5) 49


2. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word GENUINE each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
(1) None 
(2) One
(3) Two 
(4) Three
(5) More than three

Directions-(3-5) The following questions are based upon the alphabetical series given below-    

I W D Q L C O H S B P T U V A N K J R G E F 

3. What will come in place of question-mark (?) in the following series based on the above alphabetical series? 

F G N B ? 

(1) I
(2) D
(3) W
(4) L 
(5) Q

4. If in a certain code 'WORK' is coded as 'DHGJ' and 'GOLD' is coded as 'EHCQ' how will 'JUNK' be coded in the same code language? 
(1) KTAJ
(2) RVKJ
(3) KVKJ
(4) RVAJ
(5) KTAN

5. 'WD' is related to 'EG' in a certain way. Similarly 'LC' is related to 'JK' in the same way. To which of the following is 'HS' related to, following the same pattern? 
(1) NT
(2) AP 
(3) NP
(4) AN
(5) AV

6. In which of the following expression will the expression 'C > A' as well as 'E > B' be definitely true?
1) A > B = C ≤ D < E 
2) E > D ≥ C > B < A
3) B > C ≤ D > A ≥ E 
4) E > D ≥ C > B > A
5) None of these

Directions (7-12) : Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1 Amit, Sumit, Rohit, Harshit, Mohit and Shobhit are seated and all of them are facing south. In row-2 Sita, Rita, Gita, Nita, Mita and Anita are seated and all of them are facing North. Therefore in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.

Harshit sits third to the right of Sumit. Either Harshit or Sumit sits at an extreme end of the line. The one who faces Sumit sits second to right of Mita. Two people sit between Rita and Anita. Neither Rita nor Anita sits at an extreme end of the line. The immediate neighbour of Rita faces the person who sits third to the left of Amit. Rohit and Mohit are immediate neighbours of each other. Gita sits second to the left of Sita. Mohit does not face the immediate neighbour of Nita. 

7. Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the rows?
1) Harshit, Nita 
2) Sumit, Sita
3) Shobhit, Gita 
4) Amit, Nita
5) Sumit, Anita

8. Who amongst the following faces Harshit?
1) Sita 
2) Rita 
3) Gita 
4) Nita
5) Anita

9. How many persons are seated between Shobhit and Rohit?
1) One 
2) Two 
3) Three 
4) Four
5) None

10. Amit is related to Sita in the same way as Harshit is related to Rita based on the given arrangement. To which of the following is Mohit related to, following the same pattern?
1) Gita 
2) Nita 
3) Mita 
4) Anita
5) Cannot be determined

11. Which of the following is true regarding Mohit?
1) Anita faces Mohit
2) Shobhit is an immediate neighbour of Mohit
3) Anita faces the one who is second to right of Mohit
4) Mohit sits at one of the extreme ends of the line
5) Sumit sits second to the right of Mohit

12. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
1) Sita − Mohit 
2) Rita − Mohit 
3) Anita − Amit 
4) Gita – Shobhit  
5) Mita − Sumit



ANSWERS
1. (3)
All except (3) are squares of prime numbers.

2. (1)
There is no such pair.

Solutions (3-5)

3. (3)
There is a gap of one, three, five and seven letters in the given series.

4. (2)
The letters are shifted by one position in the given series.

5. (5)
The letters are changed to the letters at same position from the other end of the given series.

6. (4)

Solutions  (7-12)

7. (4)
8. (1)
9. (2)
10. (2)
11. (3)
12. (5)

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