Reasoning Quiz for NICL AO Exams

Directions (Q. 1-7): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight colleagues, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them holds a different post — Manager, Company Secretary, Chairman, President, Vice President, Group Leader,

Financial Advisor and Managing Director. 

A sits third to the right of the Managing Director. Only two people sit between the Managing Director and H. The Vice President and the Company Secretary are immediate neighbours. Neither A nor H is a Vice President or a Company Secretary. The Vice President is not an immediate neighbour of the Managing Director. The Manager sits second to the left of E. E is not an immediate neighbour of H. The Manager is an immediate neighbour of both the Group Leader and the Financial Advisor. The Financial Advisor sits third to the right of B. B is not the Vice President. C sits on the immediate right of the Chairman. A is not the Chairman. F is not an immediate neighbour of A. G is not an immediate neighbour of the Manager.

1. Who amongst the following sits third to the left of E?

1) Manager 

2) G 

3) A

4) Financial Advisor 

5) B

2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) F–Chairman 

2) G–President

3) D–Manager 

4) A–Financial Advisor

5) B–Managing Director

3. Who among the following is the President of the company?

1) A 

2) C 

3) H

4) G 

5) D

4. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

1) The Group Leader of the company is an immediate neighbour of the Vice President.

2) G sits second to the right of D.

3) The Group Leader and the Company Secretary are immediate neighbours.

4) The Chairman of the company sits to the immediate left of the Managing Director.

5) The Group Leader sits second to the left of D.

5. Which of the following posts does B hold in the company?

1) Chairman 

2) Manager

3) Company Secretary 

4) Vice President

5) Financial Advisor

6. Who among the following sits exactly between the Managing Director and H?

1) H and the Chairman 

2) B and G

3) The Chairman and C 

4) F and C

5) E and the Group Leader

7. Who among the following is the Group Leader?

1) C 

2) F 

3) G

4) H 

5) A

Directions (Q. 8-11): Read the following information and the sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) given below it carefully and answer the questions which follow:

A host of foreign companies are in talks with the Indian government for selling B150, a tough, short-haul plane ideal for connectivity of smaller towns which is lacking in India at present.

(A) B150 planes have not only low operating costs than competing planes like Cezana but also a much better track record in terms of safety and efficiency.

(B) The profit margin of road transport operators in the smaller towns connected by B150 planes has been reduced substantially as a majority of people prefer air transport over other means of transport.

(C) Smaller towns, at present, are better connected by roads and railways as compared to flight services.

(D) B150 planes are capable of operating in sectors where large airlines cannot fly due to challenging conditions such as mist, short runways, etc. Such planes can also double up as cargo planes and charter flights for the rich and the elite.

(E) B150 planes need to operate in the existing airports which are situated in bigger cities only and are poorly connected to the smaller cities.

8. Which of the statements (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) can be inferred from the facts/information given in the statement? (An inference is something which is not directly stated but can be inferred from the given facts.)

1) Only A 

2) Only B 

3) Only C

4) Both B and D 

5) Only E

9. Which of the statements (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) mentioned above would weaken the offer made by the foreign companies for selling B150 planes to Indian government?

1) A 

2) B 

3) C

4) D 

5) E

10. Which of the statements (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) mentioned above represents a possible consequence of the success of B150 planes in smaller cities?

1) A 

2) B 

3) C

4) D 

5) E

11. Which of the statements (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) would favour the foreign companies’ bid to sell B150 planes in India?

1) Only A 

2) Only B 

3) Both B and C

4) Both A and D 

5) Both E and C

(1-7):  

Q. 1 (4)	Q. 2 (5)	Q. 3 (1)	Q. 4 (4)	Q. 5 (3)
Q. 6 (5)	Q. 7 (2)

8. (3); Even (C) can he inferred only probably.

9. (5); If the infrastucture does not exist, the deal will be a wastage of money.

10. (2); Getting connected by air is bound to have an impact on road traffic.

11. (4); Takes care of the compatibility factor and (A) states the advantage over other competing planes.