Quest For Clerk Mains: Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

R D A K 5 B I 2 M J E N 9 7 U Z V 1 W 3 H 4 F Y 8 P 6 T G

1.How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a vowel?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

2.Which of the following is the eighth to the left of the seventeenth from the left end?

(1) M

(2) J

(3) 8

(4) 5

(5) None of these.

3.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) E9J

(2) Z1U

(3) HW4

(4) Y48

(5) B2K

4.Which of the following is the sixth to the right of the nineteenth from the right end?

(1) 5

(2) Z

(3) V

(4) 1

(5) None of these

5.How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by another consonant?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

Directions (6-10): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and Give answer

(1)if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

(2)if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

(3)if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

(4)if the data given in both, the statements I & II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

(5)if the data in both the statements I & II together are necessary to answer the question.

6.How is ‘never’ written in a code language?

I.‘never ever go there’ is written as “najani ho’ in that code language.

II. ‘go there andcome back’ is written as ‘mahosani da’ in thatcode language.

7.Among M, P, K, J,T and W, who is lighter than only the heaviest?

I.P is heavier than M and T.

II.W is heavier than P but lighter than J who is not the heaviest.

8.What does ‘$’ mean in a code language?

I.‘5 $ # 3’ means ‘flowers are really good’.

II.‘7 # 3 5’ means ‘good flowers are available’.

9.How is P related to J?

I.M is the brother of P and T is the sister of P.

II.P’s mother is married to J’s husband who has one son and two daughters.

10.How many students are there between Suresh and Mohan in a row of fifty students?

I.Suresh is twelfth from the left end and Mohan is seventeenth from the right end.

II.Suresh is six places away from Jayesh, who is twentieth from the left end.

Answers:

1.1

2.1

3.5

4.3

5.4

6.4

7.5

8.5

9.5

10.1