Reasoning Quiz

Direction (Q. 1-5): Study the given information and answer the following questions:

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of an input and rearrangement:

Input : 45 navel change 33 48 down town frown 62 88 98 gesture orange 21

Step I: 45 navel change 33 48 down frown 62 88 98 gesture orange town 21

Step II: 45 navel change 48 down frown 62 88 98 gesture town 21 orange 33

Step III: change 48 down frown 62 88 98 gesture town 21 orange 33 navel 45

Step IV: change down frown 62 88 98 town 21 orange 33 navel 45 gesture 48

Step V: change down 88 98 town 21 orange 33 navel 45 gesture 48 frown 62

Step VI: change 98 town 21 orange 33 navel 45 gesture 48 frown 62 down 88

Step VII: town 21 orange 33 navel 45 gesture 48 frown 62 down 88 change 98

Step VII is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained. As per the rules followed in the given steps, find out the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input: 35 quant hear cute 50 65 98 silent giant 71 82 19 oliver melody

1. How many steps will be required to complete the given input ?

1) Five 

2) Six 

3) Seven

4) Eight 

5) None of these

2. Which of the following is the fourth element from the left end of Step VI?

1) cute 

2) melody 

3) 71

4) oliver 

5) None of these

3. What is the position of ‘melody’ from the left end in the final step?

1) Sixth 

2) Seventh 

3) Eighth

4) Fifth 

5) Ninth

4. Which element is fourth to the right of ‘giant’ in Step V?

1) cute 

2) 19 

3) quant

4) 98 

5) 35

5. Which of the following is Step III of the given input?

1) quant 82 hear 50 giant 35 cute 19 65 98 silent 71 oliver melody

2) hear cute 65 98 giant 71 82 melody silent 19 quant 35 oliver 50

3) hear cute 98 giant 71 82 silent 19 quant 35 oliver 50 melody 65

4) hear cute 98 65 giant 71 82 melody silent 19 quant 35 oliver 50

5) None of these

Directions (Q. 6-10): Each of the question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions. 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 in statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

5) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

6. How is Sunita related to Kaushal?

I. Purvi is a daughter of Kaushal. Geet, Sunita’s sister, has a son Rishab and a daughter Lavi.

II. Maya is maternal aunt of Lavi and mother of Piyush Rishabh is cousin of Piyush. Piyush is brother of Purvi.

7. A salesman sold six magazines A, B, C, D, E and F during a period from Monday to Saturday, one on each day. How many magazines were sold after magazine D?

I. Magazi ne C was sold at least before three magazines. Magazine F was sold on Tuesday.

Magazine D was sold immediately after C.

II. Both Magazine B and E were sold at least before one magazine. At least four magazines were sold after Magazine E.

8. Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are seated around a circular table facing towards the centre.  Who is sitting on the immediate right of E?

I. C and E are not adjacent to each other. There are three persons between B and H.

II. A is adjacent to F. F is on the left of C.

9. Five books of subject Hindi, English, Marathi, Punjabi and Bengali are arranged from right to left. Which book is placed at third from the left?

I. Marathi is placed second to the left of Hindi. English is on the immediate left of Marathi. There are only two books between Marathi and Bengali.

II. Punjabi is exactly in the middle of Hindi and Marathi. Both the Hindi and Marathi books are not at the extreme ends of the rack.

10. What is the code of ‘sky’ in a code language?

I. In the code language, ‘hu ta ki nu’ means  ‘kites fly in sky’, and ‘ta ki ru’ means ‘birds in sky’.

II. In the code language, ‘nu pa le’ means ‘kites needs thread’ and ‘nu ki cu da’ means ‘kites available in colours’.

(1-5):
Words are arranged in reverse alphabetical order and the numbers are arranged in
ascending order. One word and one number is arranged in each step. The arrangement is
done from right to left.
Input: 35 quant hear cute 50 65 98 silent giant 71 82 19 oliver melody
Step I. 35 quant hear cute 50 65 98 giant 71  82 oliver melody silent 19
Step II. hear cute 50 65 98 giant 71 82 oliver melody silent 19 quant 35
Step III. hear cute 65 98 giant 71 82 melody silent 19 quant 35 oliver 50
Step IV. hear cute 98 giant 71 82 silent 19 quant 35 oliver 50 melody 65
Step V. cute 98 giant 82 silent 19 quant 35 oliver 50 melody 65 hear 71
Step VI. cute 98 silent 19 quant 35 oliver 50 melody 65 hear 71 giant 82
Step VII. silent 19 quant 35 oliver 50 melody 65 hear 71 giant 82 cute 98

Q. 1 (3)

Q. 2 (5)

Q. 3 (2)

Q. 4 (3)

Q. 5 (2)

6. (5); 

7. (1); From I. Since Magazine C was sold at least before three magazines, it was sold on Mon, Tue or Wed. But F was sold on Tue. So C was sold on Mon or Wed. Again, it can’t be Mon because then D would be sold on Tue. Hence, C was sold on Wed and D on Thu. Thus, two magazines were sold after D. 

From II. At least four magazine were sold after E. So, E was sold on Mon or Tue. Hence, II is not sufficient.

8. (4); 

9. (3); 

10. (5); 

From I. hu ta ki nu =>  kites fly in sky           ... (i)

ta ki ru =>  birds in sky            ... (ii)

in sky =>  ki/ta

Hence, I is not sufficient to answer

From II. nu pa le =>  kites needs thread             ... (iii)

nu ki cu da  => kites available in colours        ... (iv)

From I and II,

using equation (iv), (i) and (ii) sky =>  ta

Both I and II together are sufficient to answer the question.