Reasoning Questions - 7

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Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5) : In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. Thestatements are followed by conclusions. Study theconclusions based on the given statements and select theappropriate answer.

Give answer :
(a) If either conclusion I or II is true
(b) If only conclusion I is true
(c) If both conclusions I and II are true
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II is true
(e) If only conclusion II is true

1. Statements : C > W ≥ E = R < B < S ; H < R ≥ D

Conclusions :
 I. C > D
II. H < S

(Ans : c)

2. Statements : V = D < Y < A ≥ G ≥ E ; P = A; R <V

Conclusions :
I. E = P
II. P > E

(Ans : c)

3. Statements : S > J = T < O ; T < P

Conclusions :
 I. S > O
II. P < S

(Ans : d)

4. Statements : V = D < Y < A ≥ G ≥ E ; P = A ; R < V

Conclusions :
 I. R < A
II. V > G

(Ans : b)

5. Statements :C > W ≥ E = R < B < S ; H < R ≥ D

Conclusions :
 I. B > C
II. W ≥ D

(Ans : e)

Directions (6-10) : Study the given information carefullyand answer the given questions.
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing sixpeople each, in such a way that there is equal distancebetween adjacent persons. In row-L, T, U, V, W, X and Yare seated and all of them are facing south. In row-2, B,C, D, E, F and G are seated and all of them are facingnorth. Therefore in the given seating arrangement eachmember seated in a row faces another member of the other
row. Only two people sit to the left of E. Only one personsits between E and F. V is an immediate neighbour of theone who faces F. X sits second to the right of V. Only twopeople sit between X and T. G faces one of the immediateneighbours of X. Y sits second to the right of U. D faces W.B does not face X.

6. What is the position of U with respect to T ?

(a) Second to the left 
(b) Second to the right 
(c) Third tothe left
(d) Third to the right 
(e) Fourth to the right 

( Ans : b)

7. Four of the following five are alike in a certain waybased on the given arrangement and hence form a group.Which of them does not belong to that group?

(a) V 
(b) E 
(c) U 
(d) W 
(e) B 

( Ans : d)

8. Who amongst the following is facing V?

(a) B 
(b) E 
(c) G 
(d) F 
(e) C

 ( Ans : a)

9. Who amongst the following is facing T?

(a) B 
(b) G 
(c) E 
(d) C 
(e) F

 ( Ans : e)

10. Which of the following statements is true regarding C ?

(a) C sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. 
(b) C is an immediate neighbour of B.
(c) C faces U. 
(d) C faces one of the immediate neighbours of V.
(e) None of the given statements is true.

( Ans : e)

Directions (11-12) : Study the following information andanswer the given questions. Point B is 4m to the south ofpoint A. Point C is 5m to the east of point B. Point D is 4mto the north of point C. Point E is 10m to the west of pointD. Point F is 4m to the south of point E.

11. Which of the following represents the direction of pointA with respect to point C ?

(a) North-west 
(b) North 
(c) North-east 
(d) South-west
(e) South-east 

( Ans : a)

12. How far is point B from point F ?

(a) 7 m 
(b) 5 m 
(c) 4 m 
(d) 10 m 
(e) 2 m

 (Ans : b)

Directions (13-17) : In these questions, •two/threestatements followed by two conclusions I and II have beengiven. You have to take the given statements to be trueeven if they seem to be at variance from the commonlyknown facts and then decide which of the given conclusionslogically follows from the given statements disregardingcommonly known facts.

Give answer :

(a) If neither conclusion I nor II is true
(b) If both conclusions I and II are true
(c) If either conclusion I or II is true
(d) If only conclusion II is true
(e) If only conclusion I is true

13. Statements : 
All roses are lotuses. 
Some lotuses are orchids.
 No orchid is a daisy.

Conclusions :

I. All rows are orchids.
II. No daisy is a lotus. 

(Ans : a)

14. Statements : 
Some huts are canopies. 
Some canopies are tents.

Conclusions :

I. No tent is a hut.
II. At least some tents are huts.

 (Ans : c)

15. Statements : 
Some salads are vegetables. 
All vegetables are fruits. 
All fruits are juices.

Conclusions :

I. All vegetables are juices.
II. Some salads are definitely not fruits.

 (Ans : e)

16. Statements : 
No stem is a root. 
Some roots are trunks.
All trunks are woods.

Conclusions :
I. All trunks can never be stems.
II. At least some roots are woods. 

( Ans : b)

17. Statements : 
All flowers are garlands. 
No garland is anaccessory.

Conclusions :
I. All garlands are flowers.
II. No flower is an accessory. 

(Ans : d)

18. This question is based on the given four-digit numbers :

2413 9406 8492 6736 4940

Which of the following will be the sum of the fourth digit ofthe number which is third from the left and the second digitof the number which is first from the right?

(a) Other than those given as options
(b) 5 
(c) 12 
(d) 9 
(e) 11

 ( Ans : e)

19. How will the word GRAPES be written, if all its letters are arranged in alphabetical order and then each letter is replaced by its immediately next letter in the English alphabetical series?

(a) CGIPRS 
(b) BEIQSR 
(c) BFHQST 
(d) CEUPTS 
(e) BFHQUW

(Ans : c)

20. In a certain code language, 'BAKED' is coded as 'YZPVW'and 'PRINT' is coded as 'KIRMG', then how will 'SHRED' becoded in the same code language ?

(a) HSIVW 
(b) HSITH 
(c) GRJVW 
(d) GRJJV 
(e) Cannot be determined

 (Ans : a)